The US president often provides meandering non-answers and strange speeches, but news reports omit the weirdness. Does it matter?
- Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being made on well-timed oil bets occurring just before Trump posts. But can we call it insider trading?
Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.
Amid picking fights internationally, Donald Trump has been chipping away at the DoJ back home. It’s resulted in firings, resignations and accusations of dirty deals.
Riset terbaru ini menimbulkan kecurigaan apakah Musk telah mengubah algoritme X untuk meningkatkan jangkauan unggahannya menjelang pemilihan presiden AS.
Musk’s tweets are worth paying very close attention to in order to understand the inner workings of the campaign to return Trump to the White House.
The findings raise suspicions as to whether Musk has tweaked the X’s algorithm to increase the reach of his posts in advance of the US presidential election.
Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.
There is a new type of political messaging strategy in town – and it needs urgent attention.
Setelah mengakuisisi Twtter, Elon Musk mengusulkan bahwa pengguna bisa ‘membeli’ lencana verifikasi dengan harga hanya US$8. Sistem yang problematis ini akan punya konsekuensi yang luas.
With the World Cup under way (bringing in more traffic) and more than 1,000 employees having reportedly resigned, concerns for the platform’s future are warranted.
As of this weekend, users can ‘buy’ a verification badge on Twitter for just US$8. This problematic system will have widespread consequences.
Efforts to fight online disinformation often give oxygen to the very things they’re trying to fight.
Government Twitter accounts are dodging restrictions on state-backed media to churn out disinformation.
Years ago it may have been inconceivable to think events such as today’s riots could occur. But the writing was on the wall — and we missed our chance to fix things.
It only took a relatively small number of Twitter accounts to get hashtags #DictatorDan and #DanLiedPeopleDied trending. And “bots” weren’t really a part of the story.
Small groups of fringe activists pushing online disinformation are a growing threat to Australian democracy.
The social media spread of news, information and myths about coronavirus can help keep the public informed but can also stoke panic.
We found about 300 suspicious Twitter accounts, which we suspect included a high proportion of bots and trolls pushing the #ArsonEmergency narrative.
Analysis of tweets from the election campaign reveal two key trends: independents are organising, and embattled Liberal candidates are having to take the fight to their rivals.
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