A Special (Mostly) Kennedy Episode
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The New York Times tries to blame social media for conspiracy theories that have been around for decades. Don't fall for it.
When your business relies on volunteer moderators and user-generated content, angry denizens can threaten the whole enterprise.
But don't expect taxpayers to rescue adventurers when they fail, either.
Confirmation of Wuhan scientists as "patients zero" makes the lab leak theory look likely—and the misinformation police look like fools.
Plus: RIP Daniel Ellsberg, the Pioneers of Capitalism, and more...
New mandates in states like Utah and Virginia will lock in large incumbents like PornHub while discouraging positive trends and self-regulation in the industry.
Plus: Court using anti-pornography software to track a criminal defendant, $25 million verdict against Starbucks over fired employee, and more...
The You Can't Joke About That author says that free speech and dark humor can bring a fragmented country together.
Online platforms should resist binding us all to the rules of censorship-happy jurisdictions.
"We find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech."
Plus: Debt ceiling deal passes House, Congress wants to childproof the internet, lactation consultant licensing law is unconstitutional, and more...
How online “child protection” measures could make child and adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves, and snoops.
Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors," or Chinese Communists, the presidential candidate’s grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.
The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two.
The record penalty seems to be based less on the Facebook parent company's lax data practices than the U.S. intelligence community's data-collection programs.
Expect the very foundations of the internet to come under attack from politicians and the mainstream media.
A new report calls for policy makers to take action when none is required.
Plus: A new lawsuit in Montana over the state's TikTok ban, the economic realities of online content creation, the rights of private companies, and more...
Author Kaitlyn Tiffany offers a history of fandoms.
The narrow rulings concluded the platforms aren’t responsible for bad people using their communication services.
Media literacy education invites a slew of nonprofit organizations and consultancies into the public school system, many of whom may have their own political agendas.
Plus: Americans are increasingly changing religions, court pauses rejection of "free" preventative care mandate, and more...
Anger about social media censorship should be directed at repressive governments, not the companies they threaten.
The amount of knowledge that's freely available on the internet is staggering. Politicians shouldn't try to restrict that.
Plus: Flight attendants report dad as human trafficker, the suburbs are thriving, and more...
The controversial host launches his effort at a promising moment for dissident voices.
Her viral video received 4 million views—and the police's attention.
Not only is that claim factually incorrect, but it's also wrong to be so pessimistic about young people's economic future.
From Russiagate to COVID discourse, elites in government and the media are trying to control and centralize free speech and open inquiry.
The loss of public key encryption service providers would make us all more vulnerable, both physically and financially.
Plus: Connecticut may exonerate witches, federal regulators are waging a quiet war on crypto, and more...
Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.
The Chinese app has become a magnet for every possible cultural concern.
"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.
Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of Jacob Siegel's broadside against the "counter-disinformation complex" in Tablet magazine.
Politicians attack social media for spreading conspiracies and so-called misinformation. But what about when social media helps someone become an NBA star?
Plus: Missouri attempts to ban gender transition treatments for adults, another bad social media bill hits Congress, and more...
Morgan Bettinger might sue the University of Virginia for violating her First Amendment rights.
Plus: Should committed libertarians be opposed to pro-natalist policies?
Morgan Bettinger was accused on social media of telling protesters they would make good "speed bumps." It was more than a year before investigations cleared her.
Online media companies got exactly what they said they wanted.
The feds invoke national security to take away more of your rights and pretend they're keeping you safe.
The lawsuit blames the companies for stoking "anxiety, depression, thoughts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation."
Never underestimate officials’ ability to turn embarrassing moments into awful opportunities.