Which 2020 Candidates Have The Most In Common … On Twitter?
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates use Twitter like an earlier generation of politicians may have used a soapbox: to announce policy plans, solicit donations, marshal their supporters and...
View ArticleIs There A Problem With How The Media Covers Elizabeth Warren?
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): In recent months, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has come a long way...
View ArticleCould Social Alienation Among Some Trump Supporters Help Explain Why Polls...
Donald Trump was once again underestimated by the polls. On the one hand, this polling error is fairly normal. We’re not talking about huge polling misses, and the polls still “called” the election...
View ArticleFacebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Upheld Its Trump Ban, But It’s Little More Than...
You may have already heard that on Wednesday Facebook’s oversight board upheld the site’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump’s account, at least for the time being. That’s a noteworthy...
View ArticleHow Trump’s Removal From Social Media Could Affect His Grasp On The GOP
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week Facebook said last month that it plans to suspend Donald Trump for at least the next two years, which, coupled with his...
View ArticleWhy Twitter Is Unlikely To Become The ‘Digital Town Square’ Elon Musk Envisions
Social Media Why Twitter Is Unlikely To Become The ‘Digital Town Square’ Elon Musk Envisions By Monica Potts and Jean Yi and Monica Potts and Jean Yi Apr. 29, 2022, at 6:00 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY...
View ArticlePolitics Podcast: Is Social Media Turning Us Into Political Extremists?
FiveThirtyEight More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS What effect is social media having on our politics and society more broadly? According to critics, we’re living through an unregulated era of...
View ArticleWhy Misinformation Spreads So Quickly On Social Media
What effect is social media having on our politics and, for that matter, society more broadly? According to critics, we’re living through an unregulated era of social media that will one day look as...
View ArticleWhy ‘Kidfluencers’ Have So Few Protections — Even As Americans Support...
Social Media Why 'Kidfluencers' Have So Few Protections — Even As Americans Support Regulating The Industry By Zoha Qamar Jan. 3, 2023, at 11:33 AM JoJo Siwa, now 19 years old, has racked up billions...
View ArticleHow Did TikTok Bans Go Viral In State Legislatures?
State Legislatures How Did TikTok Bans Go Viral In State Legislatures? The moves come years after former President Donald Trump’s effort to prohibit TikTok fell flat. By Alex Samuels Feb. 22, 2023, at...
View ArticleCongress Is Trying To Ban TikTok. Younger Americans Don’t Like That.
Pollapalooza Congress Is Trying To Ban TikTok. Younger Americans Don’t Like That. By Cooper Burton Mar. 31, 2023, at 6:00 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to...
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