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Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month

Pay Up

Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month

Morgan Meaker

X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court

Bird App

X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court

Morgan Meaker

Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation

Political Platform

Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation

Eliza Gkritsi

Inside Elon Musk’s First Election Crisis—a Day After He ‘Freed’ the Bird

Flip the Bird

Inside Elon Musk’s First Election Crisis—a Day After He ‘Freed’ the Bird

Vittoria Elliott

TikTok Streamers Are Staging ‘Israel vs. Palestine’ Live Matches to Cash In on Virtual Gifts

War Profiteers

TikTok Streamers Are Staging ‘Israel vs. Palestine’ Live Matches to Cash In on Virtual Gifts

David Gilbert

The UK’s Controversial Online Safety Act Is Now Law

Tech Crackdown

The UK’s Controversial Online Safety Act Is Now Law

Peter Guest

Elon Musk Mocked Ukraine, and Russian Trolls Went Wild

Influence Operations

Elon Musk Mocked Ukraine, and Russian Trolls Went Wild

Matt Burgess

The 5 Instagram Features That US States Say Ruin Teens’ Mental Health

Social Media

The 5 Instagram Features That US States Say Ruin Teens’ Mental Health

Paresh Dave

The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media

Horrors of War

The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media

David Gilbert

Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives

Blackout

Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives

Lila Hassan

Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

Fog of War

Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Explosion? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real

David Gilbert

Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Weighed Down

Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Vittoria Elliott and David Gilbert

X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal

Clickbait

X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal

Vittoria Elliott

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Feed the Troll

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Morgan Meaker

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

Noted

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

David Gilbert

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

Self Owns

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

David Gilbert

A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies

Shallow Fake

A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies

Vittoria Elliott

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Bad News

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

David Gilbert

How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People

WIRED Podcasts

How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Manipulated Media

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Morgan Meaker