Twitter News and Blog Posts

X (formerly Twitter) has a relatively new feature that generates headlines and summaries on “trending” stories. But it’s the feature itself that’s in the headlines recently – for spreading misinformation.

To deal with our systemically-deranged public discourse—brought about by the changes to the national information environment of the last three decades—solutions are needed that match the scale of the problem. Almost certainly including legislative solutions that might impinge on corporate power and privilege. But corporate power is not something to be underestimated, particularly in media and tech.

Last week, AllSides published its 2023 Google News bias analysis which found the the aggregator skews significantly in favor of sources on the left, particularly those with a Lean Left rating. The study was widely viewed on X, and written about by several media outlets, mostly from the right.

Concerns about censorship on Musk's Twitter haven't been limited to one side of the political spectrum.

Twitter’s decision to mark NPR as "state-affiliated" sparked a debate at AllSides over whether NPR truly deserved the label. 

Elon Musk has Tweeted an apology for the sharing of misinformation regarding the attack on Paul Pelosi. The Tweet has garnered media coverage from primarily left-rated sources, and has been widely ignored by right-rated sources.

In Part 8 of the Twitter Files, journalist Lee Fang revealed the military’s overseas psychological operations on the platform.

Troves of apparent communications between Twitter and government agencies have been made public as part of the releases.

Since billionaire Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter last month, big changes have already come to the company.

Ever since Elon Musk took over as owner and CEO of Twitter in late October 2022, he’s been the subject of media attention and criticism.