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  1. twitter
    World’s Most Negative Place Expands Tipping PolicyTwitter Tips is now available for everyone.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. the national interest
    Trump Lawsuit Says He’s Too Addicted to Twitter to Make Rational DecisionsThis is in a lawsuit to get Trump back on Twitter.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. politics
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspended by Twitter After ‘Fourth Strike’The representative can’t help herself from pushing vaccine misinformation.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  4. twitter
    You Can Now Pay Twitter for Your AddictionA new subscription service for people who can’t get enough scrolling.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. comebacks
    Trump Adviser Says Ex-President Will Launch Social-Media PlatformFinally, we’ll get to hear his unfiltered thoughts.
    By Benjamin Hart
  6. pivot
    The Kindler, Gentler TwitterKara Swisher and Scott Galloway think Donald Trump’s absence has already made the platform a healthier place.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  7. extremely online
    The Capitalist Case for Overhauling TwitterWe know it’s terrible for society. But it’s also a terribly run company.
    By Scott Galloway
  8. extremism
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden FamilyNobody drives the crazy train like Greene, who may represent where the MAGA movement is going.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. log off
    Does Ted Cruz Truly Have Nothing Better to Do?The senator has been trying, and failing, to win a Twitter beef with actor Seth Rogen … for days.
    By Claire Lampen
  10. extremely online
    Okay, You Can Unmute @POTUS NowThe Twitter handle is under new management.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  11. end-times
    The Most Important Takeaways From Big Tech’s Deplatforming of TrumpBetween San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day.
    By Scott Galloway as told to James D. Walsh
  12. platform wars
    Why Deplatforming Might Be Useless — Or Worse — in Combating Right-Wing ViolenceThe science isn’t clear yet — but there might be a moderating effect to more public forums like Facebook and Twitter
    By Jesse Singal
  13. president trump
    In Twist Ending, Trump Presidency Revealed to Be Morality TaleBy putting victory above all else, the greedy old man lost what he valued most.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. conservatism
    As ‘Woke Capital’ Turns on Trump, the GOP Turns on ‘Small Government’The movement for “small government” is starting to realize that it has more influence over the state than it does over the corporate sector.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. the swamp
    The Silence of the DamnedWithout his tweets, it’s like Trump’s presidency is already over.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  16. politics
    Twitter Bans Trump for LifeThe president got banned from his personal account, then got busted using the White House and campaign accounts.
    By Justin Miller
  17. politics
    Will Donald Trump Try to Take His Act to TikTok?I asked the company whether he’d be welcome on the platform. Its silence raises some interesting questions.
    By Chris Stokel-Walker
  18. vision 2020
    The Swing State Experts to Follow on Election NightA guide to the voices on Twitter that can help make sense of the scene on the ground in the key states that could decide the election.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. unfriend
    If Republicans Hate Silicon Valley, Why Don’t They Do Something About It?Republicans complain that Twitter and Facebook are out to get them, but it’s liberal customers who have the real power.
    By Josh Barro
  20. vision 2020
    Twitter Backs Down After Squelching New York Post’s Hunter Biden StoryAfter two days of backlash, the platform announced new rules for dealing with possibly hacked materials. But the damage had been done.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. vision 2020
    2020’s Top Election Forecasters Are Fighting on TwitterNate Silver and G. Elliott Morris are trying to make sense of 2020 — and each other.
    By Matthew Zeitlin
  22. white house outbreak
    Trump Brags About His COVID-19 Immunity, Feuds With FauciHe’s heralding the “protective glow” of his immunity, but antibodies can’t shield him from the political consequences of his incompetence.
    By Chas Danner
  23. social media
    Twitter Adds ‘Friction’ to Limit Election Chaos, But Is It Enough?With one eye on President Trump, the company introduced a raft of changes to prevent dangerous misinformation from going viral on Election Night.
    By Chas Danner
  24. vision 2020
    Social-Media Platforms Will Discourage Premature Election Victory ClaimsWhat Twitter and Facebook are doing should be emulated and expanded by all broadcast and cable networks before Election Night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. coronavirus
    Twitter, Facebook Delete Video Trump Tweeted Over COVID-19 MisinformationThe video, in which doctors decry masks and call hydroxychloroquine a COVID-19 cure, had millions of views and a Trump retweet before it was removed.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. regret
    Trump Admits Regret (for Some of His Tweets)The president explains in a new interview that “you find out a lot of things” after sending problematic tweets and retweets.
    By Chas Danner
  27. conspiracy theories
    Twitter Bans Thousands of QAnon AccountsThe platform will suspend accounts pushing the conspiracy theory, along with other measures meant to limit its spread.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. twitter
    Twitter Accounts of Bloomberg, Obama, Apple and Others Hacked in Bitcoin ScamThe accounts of Mike Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Kanye West, and Bill Gates all posted messages encouraging followers to give to the same Bitcoin wallet.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. trump tweets
    Trump Likes Tweet Praising ‘Stripper’ Vibes in New Summer Walker SongThe president baffles with another late-night Twitter “like.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  30. mistaken identity
    7 Times Internet Detectives Got the Wrong GuyWhen online sleuths jump to conclusions to find a villain, they sometimes create a new victim instead.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. mistaken identity
    What It’s Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike RidePeter Weinberg didn’t even know what “doxing” was before a Twitter mob falsely accused him of assaulting some kids on a bike trail.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  32. pivot
    Twitter’s Trump Problem Is Just BeginningKara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss the company’s attempt at fact-checking, Trump’s toothless executive order, and more.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  33. storytime
    Gangs of Californian Children Are Not Actually Stealing BallotsIt’s storytime with President Trump.
    By Sarah Jones
  34. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Trump vs. Twitter Is No ContestThe president’s constant lies will overpower any attempt at fact-checking — plus, he gets to play the victim.
    By Frank Rich
  35. the national interest
    Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media for Challenging His LiesThe president isn’t pretending to have any neutral principles. He wants to control all media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. president trump
    Twitter Fact-Checks Trump Tweet for the First TimeThe platform flagged a Trump tweet on voting by mail as misinformation, raising several practical questions on how to use such a measure.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. reply guys
    Steve Mnuchin Came for Axl Rose on Twitter, Mixed Up the U.S. and Liberian FlagYes, the American and Liberian flags are quite similar, but … come on.
    By Chris Murphy
  38. pivot
    Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway on Tech Giving: ‘It’s Lipstick, Not Philanthropy’“Anytime you put a press release out for your philanthropy, it should immediately not become tax deductible.”
    By Intelligencer Staff
  39. coronavirus
    Thank God David A. Clarke Isn’t Running a County Jail AnymoreHe really wants you to expose yourself to novel coronavirus.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  40. show fleet sweetie
    Twitter Is Testing Disappearing TweetsThe new feature, Fleets, will be familiar to anyone who has posted a Story on Instagram or Snapchat.
    By Brian Feldman
  41. smh/lol
    You’ve Gotta Respect How Lazy the Bloomberg Social Media Recruits AreSome are posting so robotically that Twitter thinks they are bots. They make $2,500 per month.
    By Brian Feldman
  42. media
    Can Twitter Fix ‘Misinformation’ Like Mayor Bloomberg’s Manipulated Video?On March 5, Twitter is rolling out new policies around misinformation. Will they work?
    By Max Read
  43. andrew cuomo fix the subway
    Resolving the Great Subway Seat DebateWhat seat you choose on the subway says a lot about who you are and whether or not you’re a monster.
    By Brian Feldman
  44. choices
    Which Type of Gatsby Party Are You Hosting?You’ve had a year and a half to decide. Now 2020 is upon us.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. what were the 2010s?
    The Decade in Internet Culture, in 34 Funny, Stupid, Genius, Emblematic PostsBillions and billions of posts were published this decade. These are the ones that mattered.
    By Brian Feldman
  46. interviews
    The True Story Behind the Viral ‘Moves Like Bloomberg’ Video“We really didn’t think it would trick people. In our heads we were just like, This is a dumb comedy bit, and people will know that we’re comedians.”
    By Megh Wright
  47. trump tweets
    The White House Scheduled Trump Tweets to Keep His Afghanistan Trip SecretIf Trump doesn’t tweet for 12 hours, people start asking questions.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. twitter
    Trump Deletes Tweet Supporting Sean Spicer After His Dancing With the Stars LossTrump’s pettiness and frequent habit of violating the Presidential Records Act were on display after Sean Spicer exited Dancing With the Stars.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. tech boot camp
    How to Block, Mute, and Avoid Your Enemies OnlineCleansing your feed has only grown more granular over time.
    By Brian Feldman
  50. reach
    Twitter Bans Political AdvertisingJack Dorsey thinks politicians shouldn’t be able to pay to give their ideas artificial reach.
    By Brian Feldman
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