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AFP: Second coming of once-banned conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty

Jonathan Nagler explains how letting bad actors back on Twitter could make the platform less hospitable for users.

January 8, 2023

The Washington Post: Two years after Jan. 6, Facebook mulls if Trump is still a threat

Even if Facebook reinstates Trump, we don't know if he'd come back, Joshua A. Tucker notes.

January 7, 2023

AFP: What George Santos's alleged lying might say about US politics

Joshua A. Tucker discusses why politicians don't face consequences for lying.

January 6, 2023

KCBS Radio: Elon Musk is banning journalists from Twitter for speaking out

Joshua A. Tucker discusses the implications of Elon Musk's move to suspend journalists.

December 16, 2022

Tech Policy Leaders Podcast: Researching Social Media & Politics

Zeve Sanderson discusses our research on social media and politics, lessons from the 2022 midterms, and what we're watching going forward.

December 12, 2022

BBC: Why Donald Trump isn't returning to Twitter (for now)

Joshua A. Tucker explains why financial incentives may keep Trump on Truth Social.

November 25, 2022

The Washington Post: Democrats fear Musk may retaliate against Twitter researchers

Zeve Sanderson and Megan A. Brown analyze what would happen if Elon Musk stopped data access for researchers.

November 18, 2022

Columbia Journalism Review: Revealed: Just one in four Trump-endorsed candidates using Truth Social actively

Megan A. Brown explains how Truth Social fits into the social media ecosystem.

November 18, 2022

The Markup: Investigating YouTube’s Ideological “Rabbit Hole”

Megan A. Brown talks to Julia Angwin about our latest study challenging the view that YouTube's recommendation algorithm leads to radicalization.

November 12, 2022

The Washington Post: This year, GOP election deniers got a free pass from Twitter and Facebook

Joshua A. Tucker explains how political elites are driving the GOP's election denial narrative.

November 6, 2022

AFP: Twitter layoffs before US midterms fuel misinformation concerns

Zeve Sanderson discusses the possible impact of Elon Musk's Twitter layoffs.

November 5, 2022

KCBS Radio: Musk likely to scale back Twitter's content moderation, opening it up for misinformation

Joshua A. Tucker discusses what could happen if Twitter pulls back on content moderation.

October 28, 2022

The New York Times: For Trump’s Backers in Congress, ‘Devil Terms’ Help Rally Voters

Joshua A. Tucker comments on an analysis finding Republican members of Congress are increasingly using negative and polarizing language.

October 23, 2022

ABC: Potential mass layoffs at Twitter could cripple content moderation, some experts say

Zeve Sanderson discusses how Elon Musk's plan to slash the Twitter workforce would impact content moderation.

October 22, 2022

AFP: Furries and fakes: Debunked myth litters US midterm campaign

Joshua A. Tucker discusses why some politicians would embrace conspiracy theories to advance their political standing.

October 20, 2022

AFP: Parler seen as home for far-right -- and now Kanye West

Megan A. Brown and Joshua A. Tucker discuss the implications of Kanye West's bid to buy Parler.

October 17, 2022

CNBC: Here’s what Musk’s potential takeover of Twitter could mean for Trump

Jonathan Nagler explains how reinstating Trump on Twitter could mobilize his base to turn out to the polls, but could also turn off moderate Republicans.

October 7, 2022

Nieman Lab: Most people on Twitter don’t live in political echo chambers — but mostly because they don’t care enough to bother building one

Coverage of our latest paper on political echo chambers.

October 5, 2022

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