By Caitlin Johnstone Twitter has done an about-face and sold the company to the richest person in the world for $44 billion. Rightists are having a merry old time making fun of the melodramatic reactions from high-profile liberals who fear Elon Musk’s purchase will lead to more free […]
Conspiracy theories have always existed. They flourish when people don’t trust their government.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to reports that Twitter is considering letting Elon Musk purchase the social media platform.
Saagar issues a sharp critique of Barack Obama’s speech about online ‘disinformation’ and the refusal by he and the Democratic Party to take a hard look at his actual legacy
Krystal and Saagar respond to the decision by Reddit moderators to censor the word ‘union’ from the Amazon workers subreddit ahead of a union election in NYC
Krystal and Saagar cover the breaking news that Twitter will agree to a deal with Elon Musk and the events that unfolded over the weekend that revived the hostile takeover bid that the company board had rejected
The Signal Why has Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter provoked such an intense reaction? Gilad Edelman on free speech, content moderation, and the less obvious challenges of social media to public life. Ashkar Dave The wealthiest man in the world has offered US$43 billion for Twitter, and it […]
Elon Musk buying Twitter, may be the downfall of Twitter. For that reason alone, he should be nominated for a peace prize.
Briahna Joy Gray makes the case against the influence of ‘megalomaniac billionaires’ in regulating content on platforms on Twitter.
Batya Ungar-Sargon criticizes the Right for embracing Elon Musk as a way to ‘own the libs.’
Krystal and Saagar break down the ‘poison pill’ used by the Twitter board and its top shareholders to reject the bid by Elon Musk to buy the company at a major premium
Saagar chronicles the history of free speech on the internet up to Elon Musk’s Twitter bid as the amount of censorship online has rapidly increased over the past couple of years in the death of free speech
Robby Soave describes the latest developments in Elon Musk’s attempted purchase of Twitter.
Krystal and Saagar review the back and forth between a top Twitter shareholder Saudi royal and Elon Musk after he Tweeted about rejecting the bid made by Musk to buy the company
Established social media giants are never removed by competition. They are only ever replaced by a different type of social media. Network effects make up such a large part of the utility of a social media platform that no new platform can ever hope to compete. Even established […]
By Ariel Zilber New York Post Elon Musk has launched a $41 billion bid to buy Twitter, saying the proposed deal is part of his plan to bring “free speech around the globe.” Musk’s offer price of $54.20 per share, which comes just days after he rejected a […]
The Atlantic Council’s Jamie Metzl calls for a bipartisan investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
By Caitlin Johnstone YouTube has been deleting videos disputing the US government narrative about Russian war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, validating concerns we’ve discussed previously that Silicon Valley platforms would begin censoring anyone who challenges the authorized version of events in this war. “By the way, my video […]
By Matt Taibbi The Great Elon Musk panic of 2022 is revealing a big fat boatload of blue-check hypocrites. Elon Musk has reportedly attempted to purchase Twitter, and I have no idea whether his influence on the company would be positive or not. I do know, however, what […]
Briahna Joy Gray, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave debate whether Elon Musk owning Twitter would be a good or bad thing.
Krystal and Saagar along with Kyle and Marshall talk about the Elon Musk Twitter offer and ensuing saga live from New York City as he vows to fight for free speech regardless of the business model
Former weapons inspector and US Marine Scott Ritter recently tweeted that he believed that Ukrainian forces, and not Russians, were responsible for the civilian killings in Bucha, and by blaming Russia, American President Joe Biden was committing a war crime. Inexplicably, Twitter then suspended Ritter’s account, alleging that […]
Robby Soave criticizes Robert Reich’s op-ed about free speech online.
Krystal and Saagar consider the possibility of Elon Musk pursuing a hostile takeover of Twitter after he changed his mind about joining the company’s board following his large investment
Kim Iversen and Robby Soave debate the future of online censorship and Big Tech.
Krystal and Saagar examine the shakeup in social media policy at The New York Times after leadership expressed concern to staff that they have been spending too much time on Twitter
Krystal and Saagar comment on the decision by YouTube to ban the Russian parliament’s live video feed that resembles the function CSPAN plays for the US government
By Caitlin Johnstone British politician and broadcaster George Galloway has made headlines in the UK with his threat to press legal action against Twitter for designating his account “Russia state-affiliated media”, a label which will now show up under his name every time he posts anything on the […]
Richard Medhurst Interviews Scott Ritter
Marshall Kosloff talks to technology journalist Alex Kantrowitz about Elon Musk’s large purchase of Twitter stock and whether it could lead to the platform fixing its problems ahead of the 2024 election
Julia Manchester and Rachel Bovard discuss Elon Musk’s purchase of 9.2% stake in Twitter and polling users about adding an edit button feature.
Saagar gives his view of the decision by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk to purchase a large amount of Twitter stock after he has publicly criticized the company for its lack of free speech
Julia Manchester and Rachel Bovard discuss Elon Musk’s purchase of 9.2% stake in Twitter.
Krystal and Saagar bring the latest details on the collapse of Trump’s Truth Social tech platform as top executives resign and app downloads plummet from initial totals
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss Elon Musk’s latest high-profile investment.
Trump voice: Nobody knew a social media app was so difficult to create.
Journalist Abby Martin criticizes Big Tech’s influence in shaping media coverage of U.S. foreign policy.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave debate the difference between free speech and free discussion.
Krystal and Saagar defend longtime journalist Chris Hedges after his show was censored by big tech for being aired on RT and they cover his response to being wiped from the internet
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss competition and monopoly in Big Tech.
YouTube is spreading it’s wings to carry their users to Suckville. All will be Borg!
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to Spotify rolling out Covid disclosures two months after the Joe Rogan boycott.
Alex Thompson details his new reporting alleging that billionaire former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, got too close for comfort at the White House Office of Science and Technology.
Batya Ungar-Sargon makes the case for why big tech censorship isn’t only bad for conservatives.
Kyle needs to diversify his information storage design. Screenshot the tweet. Save the link to the article. Gotta have backups…
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the suspension of The Babylon Bee’s Twitter account.
Krystal and Saagar respond to the decision by YouTube to take down foreign policy journalist Abby Martin’s content and the documentary about Ukraine by famous filmmaker Oliver Stone
Abby decided to fight against the Israel lobby’s attempt to curb free speech in America. This has resulted in a huge target being painted on her back. She’s extremely brave and I wish her all the best in her fight.
Kim Iversen details the suspension of The Kim Iversen Show’s YouTube channel.
Krystal and Saagar push back on the temporary policy by Facebook to permit calls for violence against Russians and praise for the Ukrainian neo-nazi Azov battalion in response to Putin’s invasion
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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