Facebook’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 ArticlePolitics Podcast: The Politics Of The Debt Ceiling
FiveThirtyEight More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS Last week, the Senate voted to temporarily raise the debt ceiling through early December, but the political conflict over a longer-term increase...
View ArticleIs Government About To Regulate Facebook?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the debt ceiling’s role in politics, why the debt ceiling exists in the first place and the chances of it being abolished...
View ArticleFacebook’s Algorithm Is Broken. We Collected Some Suggestions On How To Fix It.
Facebook’s algorithm1 is its superpower — and its kryptonite. Yes, it leads to higher engagement that earns the company billions of dollars, but it’s also tied to some of the company’s biggest...
View ArticleThere’s A Racial Bias on Police Facebook Pages
Police There's A Racial Bias on Police Facebook Pages By Maggie Koerth Mar. 13, 2023, at 6:00 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGES There was nothing overtly biased about the way the...
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