Who’s really being silenced on Twitter?

Twitter is wrong: facts are not enough to combat Alex Jones

Jack Dorsey thinks unfettered speech will save the world, but all the evidence says it won’t

'We won't be silenced': Meta removes Instagram accounts of pro-Palestine advocacy group

Pro-Palestinian activists have complained of suppression of speech since the war on Gaza began on 7 October

"Did We Create This Monster?" How Twitter Turned Toxic - Fast Company

For years, the company’s zeal for free speech blinded it to safety concerns. Now it’s scrambling to make up for lost time.

Trump Lost the Shutdown, But At Least God Made Him President, and He’s Building That Wall

In the days since his shutdown humiliation, Trump has holed up watching cable news and tweeting his alternative reality.

Your Angry Tweets Aren't Helping

Spend any time on Twitter and you'll quickly conclude that everyone is outraged about everything. It's time we put that energy to use in the real world.

Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.

Trump designated a collective that provides anonymous email services as a foreign “terrorist” group. It could curtail free speech in the U.S.

Is Twitter finally dying?

Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.

No, The FBI Is NOT ‘Paying Twitter To Censor’

Sigh. Look. I want to stop writing about Twitter. I want to write about lots of other stuff. I have a huge list of other stories that I’m trying to get through, but then Elon Musk does someth…

I Speak Fluent ‘New Social Media CEO Who’s In Over Their Head’; Let Me Translate The Last Few Days Of Twitter Policy

The last few days on Twitter have been, well, chaotic, I guess? Beyond the blocking of the ElonJet account, followed by the blocking of the @JoinMastodon account, then the blocking of journalists a…

An Attack on Tech Freedom, an Assault on Dissent

We live in a world of surveillance states, militarized police, and crackdowns on dissent. Meanwhile, corporate behemoths will often ally with the state to shut down dissident speech or aid and abet surveillance.  In this context, it’s important for independent groups to develop and maintain encrypted communications platforms and independent web hosting. But the Trump...

Breaking the silence

Research on science communication has largely focused on teaching scientists how to describe their studies in ways that interest the public while deepening their understanding of scientific exploration. However, there is another, often overlooked side to science communication—how scientists respond when questions arise about the integrity of their research. Often, the tendency has been to stay silent and wait for any controversy to pass or be resolved in professional forums. But in an age of growing, intense attacks on science, silence can be detrimental to both public trust and the careers of scientists who are under scrutiny. For better or worse, journalists, social media professionals, and the public may take a response of “no comment” as a concession that the critics are correct, so forthright communication about research questions is more urgent than ever.

Twitter ‘Blue’: Sex workers, censorship and the fight for online visibility - Index on Censorship

After being shut out online, sex workers saw Twitter Blue as a tool for more visibility. However, it's had the opposite effect

The Danger of Exaggerating the Political Importance of Social Media - Cal Newport

The Pew Research Center recently released a new study on American Twitter use. As Jennifer Rubin reported in the Washington Post, one of the most ... Read more