Meta Wants to Make it Harder to See Political Content On Threads. What Does that Even Mean?
AP/Jaap Arriens Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this week, Meta decided to create the grandest of Gordian knots for itself when Adam Mosseri, its executive in charge of Instagram and Threads, announced that the company doesn’t want Threads to “proactively amplify political content…
A New Study on Medication Abortion Refutes the Arguments Conservatives Are Taking to the Supreme Court
A new study refutes some of the arguments that are the basis of a forthcoming Supreme Court case seeking to restrict access to abortion pills.Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A key argument from anti-abortion activists bringing a case to the Supreme Court is…
“Did You Expect Anything Else?”: Kremlin Insiders Weigh in on Alexey Navalny’s Death
A woman holds flowers and a portrait of opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a protest in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany.Markus Schreiber/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story first appeared on Meduza, an independent, reader-supported Russian newsroom based in Latvia.…
The NY Judge Just Ordered Trump to Pay $355 Million and Stop Doing Business in the State
Donald TrumpEvan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A New York judge ruled on Friday that former President Donald Trump must pay $355 million and cease doing any business in New York for three years after being found liable for years of deceiving banks…
Report: Trump “Favors” a 16-Week National Abortion Ban
According to the New York Times, “one thing Mr. Trump likes about a 16-week federal ban on abortions is that it’s a round number.” Yes, really.Hunter Cone/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the past, former President Donald Trump has promised a consensus on…
Aleksei Navalny, Putin’s Most Prominent Critic in Russia, Is Dead
AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Aleksei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, has died in a remote prison near the Arctic Circle, the country’s penitentiary system announced on Friday. According to authorities, Navalny lost consciousness during a walk at the…