Social Media
Platform Pivot
What Billionaire Frank McCourt Would Actually Do With TikTok
Frank McCourt says his bid for TikTok is part of a broader mission to move millions of people to healthier online platforms. “I compare this to large-scale, human physical migration.”
Makena Kelly and Zeyi Yang
Uncanny Valley
Is This the Year Everyone Quits Social Media?
Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer
Dirty Jobs
The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses
Lily Hay Newman
The Big Interview
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
Reece Rogers
Dollars Incensed
Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions
Meriem Mahdhi and Claire Wilmot
Freedom of Reach
X’s First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Finally Here
Vittoria Elliott
X Is Working With a GOP Consulting Firm
Vittoria Elliott