Just before the vote, a video with homophobic overtones appeared across multiple social media networks and may have helped steer the election toward far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro.
New research pinpoints how the desire for excitement inspires support for violent extremism.
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Alison Head, a co-author of a new report on the media habits of almost 6,000 college students, explains why news consumption has become an arduous task for younger generations.
There's new evidence that we trust the expertise of fellow political partisans, even when there is reason not to.
A new analysis finds that, between February of 2012 and July of 2018, a total of 1,367 cheetahs were offered on sale through 906 posts on social media.
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Monopolization, data-privacy, and on-going labor concerns are all aspects of the issue that are seemingly flying under the radar.
New research finds incivility decreases politicians' public approval, even in a hyper-partisan environment.
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We spoke with John Vigna about the boycott that wasn't, social media headaches, and the post-2016 politicization of everything.
The Chinese Communist Party is exploiting and exporting technological innovations to establish a panoptic form of governance—one through which it becomes possible for the state to constantly monitor individuals.
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But only if they are structured in a way that deemphasizes users' partisan identities.
HUD's complaint alleges that, by allowing landlords and sellers to choose who sees their ads, the social media platform is fostering housing discrimination.
As negative comments accumulate, they start to come across as bullying—even if they're justified.
A second study links use of the social media platform with lower political knowledge.
The social media company says it's working to resolve concerns that the policy will silence countless activists, particularly undocumented people decrying the Trump administration.
New data on voter purges emerges, companies will no longer pay for their damage to public lands, and the Department of Energy gets some heat for an old tweet.
A new book argues that American democracy depends on an unlikely source: the English department.
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Social media, governmental dysfunction, and Supreme Court malfeasance have all combined to create an atmosphere ripe for constitutional chaos.
Trapped in an arrivals hall in a Malaysian airport, Hassan Al Kontar has the vagaries of the modern global systems of asylum to blame. To pass the time, he narrates his strange new life through selfie videos.
Her top-rated show was suddenly canceled after her racist tweet. A historian evaluates the deeper meaning of the decision.