Twitter’s New Privacy Policy Is Making It Harder to Spread Warnings About Online Fascists
Stephanie Keith/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Tuesday, Twitter rolled out an update to its privacy policy that bans people from posting certain “images or videos of private individuals without their consent.” Many journalists and researchers immediately lambasted the new so-called “private…
It’s Time to Use the F-Word for Fox
Tucker Carlson at Politicon in Los Angeles on October 20, 2018Christian Monterrosa/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Editor’s note: This must-read essay from David Corn first appeared in his new newsletter, This Land. Given the importance of covering right-wing disinformation and David’s spot-on analysis,…
The FBI Received Highly Specific Tips About Violence Set for Jan. 6—but Declined to Act
In this Jan. 6 file photo, U.S. Capitol Police watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A sprawling new investigation by the Washington Post into the events leading up to the Capitol…
Hollywood Producers and Union Leaders Reach Deal They Hope Will Avert a Strike on Monday
A poster advocating union solidarity hangs this month from an office building in Burbank, California, housing IATSE Local 705.Chris Pizzello/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Union leaders and Hollywood producers have reached an agreement that they hope will avert a strike that…
What Does It Mean to Call Someone a “Male Chauvinist Pig”?
Chris Piasick Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It would be hard to deny today that the male chauvinist pig is still alive and kicking, running amok in his own filth. The election of Donald Trump and his “grab ’em by the pussy”…
Extremism Experts Say the Media Is Overhyping Potential Violence at Tomorrow’s “Justice for J6” Rally
Security fencing is seen around the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, ahead of a weekend rally planned by allies of former President Donald Trump that is aimed at supporting the the rioters of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts…