‘I’m Going to Bluesky’ Is the New ‘I’m Moving to Canada’
The Swifties were the canaries in the coal mine. Last week, as the fallout from the US presidential election ricocheted across the internet, Taylor Swift fans took a stand. In….
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Elon Musk Is Already Doing Exactly What He Said He Would
Less than a week after the election results were called for former president Donald Trump, his centibillionaire backer Elon Musk is already doing what he promised: taking an active role….
Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump’s Election
Following the US presidential election, Swifties, the name for Taylor Swift’s fans, are fleeing X for Bluesky. X’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, was one of Donald Trump’s biggest backers, funneling….
Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk About Screen Real Estate
“For those of you who want Election Night to feel even more unhinged, I highly recommend elections.omg.lol.” That’s WIRED senior editor Andrew Couts talking about a single-serving site with a….
Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left
While at publication time the Associated Press’ vote count was indeed 16 million votes lower than that for the 2020 election, the explanation is trivially simple: The entirety of the….
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Set Off a Race to the Bottom
When Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, he quickly fired more than 50 percent of the company’s workers, including almost all of the company’s trust and safety and policy….
Will Social Platforms Take Down a Premature Donald Trump Victory Post?
One of the big questions going into election night is whether former president Donald Trump will prematurely declare victory. That declaration would likely be accompanied by social media posts on….
Elon Musk Has Spent the Final Days Before the Election Posting About Peanut the Squirrel
Billionaire X owner Elon Musk has become one of former president Donald Trump’s most important backers. Since Musk endorsed Trump in July, he has pulled out all the stops to….
Elon Musk’s America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X
For months, billionaire and X owner Elon Musk has used his platform to share election conspiracy theories that could undermine faith in the outcome of the 2024 election. Last week,….
Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms
These questions, says immigration lawyer Ira Kurzban, are asked to see whether an applicant obtained their residence validly, a prerequisite for citizenship. US immigration authorities have, he says, become “very….