Social Media
How a National Digital ID System Could Improve the Internet
But is the federal government up to the challenge?
Welcome to Mars, Jonathan Haidt
How ‘The Anxious Generation’ stumbles into a hidden problem at the heart of American childhood.
Florida’s New Social Media Law, Explained
The measure targeting minors is sure to face legal challenges before going into effect.
Our Best Stuff on Online Discourse, Sports Gambling, and the Conservative Legal Movement
Plus: the lingering effects of schooling during the pandemic.
Echoes in the Echo Chamber
How a handful of trolls online can create the ‘majority illusion.’
The TikTok Ban’s Free Speech Dilemma
TikTok’s national security risks don’t invalidate free speech concerns.
Defund the Speech Police
Both nationalists and progressives keep running into the wall that is the First Amendment.
Llamas, Life Online, and Lessons Learned
How the news media followed social media mobs into the darkest corners of political life.
Social Media Platforms and the ‘Common Carrier’ Question
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether social media companies should be regulated like utilities.
Let Parents, Not Politicians, Keep Kids Safe Online
Regulating social media behavior for kids runs into privacy trade-offs most Americans won’t tolerate.
‘Saltburn’ and the Allure of Social Media Influence
The film’s scathing critique of unchecked ambition applies to politics in the TikTok era.
The Thanksgiving Table Is Not Your Personal Stage
Choose gratitude over performative politics this holiday.
Hamas’ Online War
How disinformation from the terrorist group and its backers reaches millions daily.
Senate Advances Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Bills—Again
Plus: Congress reacts to another Trump indictment as the House GOP investigates the Bidens.
