Annals of Communications
How Elon Musk Could Affect the 2024 Election
The personal politics of Twitter’s owner wouldn’t matter so much if he hadn’t also demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for pettiness.
Our Columnists
Tucker Carlson Is Sort of Back
The former Fox host is embracing his new outsider status with “Tucker on Twitter.”
Letter from Biden’s Washington
It Was More Than a #DeSaster
Ron DeSantis’s botched campaign launch suggests that he’s no Trump-killer.
Our Columnists
What Bluesky Tells Us About the Future of Social Media
The new platform aims to be a decentralized alternative to Twitter. The vibe there is mostly like that of a Portland coffee shop.
Infinite Scroll
BuzzFeed, Blue Check Marks, and the End of an Internet Era
Just a decade ago, Twitter and BuzzFeed were the popular poles of online life. Now their struggles are emblematic of where social media went wrong.
Rabbit Holes
Do You Speak New York Times?
A Twitter bot shows how the newspaper has come to shape mainstream English usage.
Infinite Scroll
The Supreme Court Probably Won’t Break the Internet—At Least for Now
In Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, the Court considers whether the Web’s most foundational law still makes sense.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Sees Trial as Way to Finally Force People to Be in Same Room with Him
“I thought if I required Twitter employees to come to work in the office, that would do the trick,” Musk said. “Instead, they quit en masse.”
The Political Scene
What the Twitter Files Reveal About Free Speech and Social Media
The company’s internal documents were supposed to prove a progressive agenda—mostly, they have exposed the limitations of the platform and its new owner.
Infinite Scroll
Is This the End of Elon Musk’s Twitter Odyssey?
By offering to step down as C.E.O., Musk may be admitting that a social network can’t be a one-man show.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Named Most Exhausting Person of 2022
The Twitter C.E.O. wrested the title from Donald J. Trump, who had won the honor every year from 2016 to 2021.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Poll: Most People Want to Know Elon Musk’s Location so They Can Avoid Him
The results reveal that a visceral fear of encountering Musk is what drives eighty-nine per cent of those who follow his movements.
Daily Shouts
I’d Like to Announce My Departure from Masochist
Through the years, I’ve returned, multiple times every day, to get that bone-crushing rush, just to know that I’m alive. But there comes a time to admit that the rush just isn’t doing it anymore.
Our Columnists
What Elon Musk Doesn’t Know About Free Speech
The First Amendment does not protect one’s right to have a social-media account, but today’s dissent has mostly moved online, and, as a result, is privately owned.
Daily Comment
Why I Quit Elon Musk’s Twitter
A platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy is being used by the world’s richest man to troll us all.
Infinite Scroll
What Fleeing Twitter Users Will—and Won’t—Find on Mastodon
The burgeoning social network is “designed to be against virality,” as one user put it. Can it be the future of social media?
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Elon Musk Praised by Americans Thirsting for Content from Marjorie Taylor Greene
“Now that Marjorie Taylor Greene is back on Twitter, Elon’s going to be laughing all the way to the bank,” a resident of Phoenix said.
