A Topsy-Turvy Online Election
[ad_1] Hey, everyone! Welcome to the first edition of the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter. I’m Makena Kelly, a senior politics writer at WIRED, and I’m so glad you’re here. After…
Why—and How—WIRED Is Covering Politics
[ad_1] Since taking the helm as WIRED’s global editorial director last August, I’ve heard from plenty of avid audience members—some with enthusiastic feedback about WIRED stories or coverage areas, and…
Parler’s New Owners Swear This Time Will Be Different
[ad_1] Rhodes said the new version of Parler will include a native video player and messaging service, in a bid to differentiate the company from its former iterations and competing…
Meet the Arizona Election Official Combating Misinformation One Tweet at a Time
[ad_1] Election conspiracists haven’t quit since the election, either: A Maricopa Board of Supervisors ended in chaos last month after a group of election conspiracists rushed the dais at the…
Sinking US Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat
[ad_1] A bill introduced by senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program is the fifth introduced in the US Congress this winter. The authority…
New Far-Right Conspiracy Claims Boeing’s Accidents Are Intentional
[ad_1] Over the past week, airplanes made by Boeing have been involved in numerous incidents, including midair emergencies, leaking hydraulic fluid, a wheel falling off a plane as it took…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men
[ad_1] In his continued quest to become either the president of the United States or else a very interesting footnote to someone else’s reelection, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has enlisted…
How a TikTok Ban Would Play Out
[ad_1] Lauren Goode: Makena, as our guest of honor and in-house TikTok expert, what’s your recommendation? Makena Kelly: Oh, man. I am back in the office for the first time…
The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency
[ad_1] Donald Trump appears to dream of being an American authoritarian should he return to office. The former US president, who on Tuesday secured enough delegates to win the 2024…
The House Passed the Bill That Could Ban TikTok—and It Wasn’t Close
[ad_1] This morning, the US House of Representatives voted to essentially ban TikTok, unless Chinese-owned Bytedance divests from the app entirely. If passed in the Senate, TikTok would have about…