The Influencers with as Much Presidential Access as the Press
[ad_1] “The right has long had its own ecosystem, even before the internet,” Katie Harbath, former public policy director at Facebook, told me on Wednesday. “The left continues to try…
Truth Social Can’t Meme Its Way Into Becoming the Next Gamestop
[ad_1] On Reddit and Truth Social, users have been trying to recreate the meme stock magic for Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, that boosted companies…
TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending
[ad_1] The days of buying ultracheap stuff on TikTok Shop may be winding down. Starting today, the fees TikTok charges sellers increase from 2 percent to 6 percent of the…
Welcome (Back) to Beyoncé’s Internet
[ad_1] There’s a nasty not-so-secret secret no one likes to talk about, so it’s best to start there: Black women are among the most hated demographic worldwide. In America especially,…
Antiabortion Disinformation Ads Ran Rampant on Facebook and Instagram
[ad_1] Ads containing abortion-related misinformation are allowed to run on Facebook and Instagram in countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, while legitimate health care providers struggle to get theirs…
‘Trump 2024 To the Moon’: MAGA Fans Go All In on Truth Social Stock
[ad_1] Truth Social, former President Donald’s Trump’s clone of Twitter, has a fraction of the users of competitors like Reddit and X. The company has never turned a profit, and…
Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time
[ad_1] Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would be shutting down CrowdTangle, the social media monitoring and transparency tool that has allowed journalists and researchers to track the spread…
Trump’s Truth Social Is Going Public
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social, a shameless Twitter clone, is set to become a publicly traded company as soon as next week. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp.…
Reddit Stock Surges on Its First Day of Trading
[ad_1] A big concern ahead of the public listing was that Reddit, the platform that gave birth to the memestocks of 2021, could also suffer the wild price swings caused…
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…