The indictment of two former Twitter employees accused of spying for the Saudis highlights the platform’s power and the kingdom’s efforts to control it.
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He Left His 310-Year-Old Violin on a Train. He Retrieved It in a Parking Lot.
The musician Stephen Morris said, “I’m still getting over the shock” at the unlikely recovery of his instrument.
War Zone Stories, Liberated via Social Networking
Vivian Yee and Hwaida Saad, who cover the Middle East, have found Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube vital to getting information out of Syria.
Brother of Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani Internet Star, Gets Life Term for Her Murder
The case had returned the spotlight to a rampant practice of “honor killings” in Pakistan. The assailants often go free because the victim’s family forgives the killer.
China’s Soft-Power Failure: Condemning Hong Kong’s Protests
Beijing wants greater sway over global public opinion. Instead, its propaganda outlets make Chinese leaders look like bullies.
He Gave a Bike to a Refugee Girl. 24 Years Later, She Got to Thank Him.
Mevan Babakar was a 5-year-old refugee in the Netherlands when she received a present that changed her life. Social media helped her find the man who gave it.
We Wanted to Know How Online Radicalization Was Changing the World. We Started With Brazil.
What we found there, for an article and an episode of “The Weekly,” went far beyond anything we had anticipated, with important, disturbing lessons for us all.
Ad Tool Facebook Built to Fight Disinformation Doesn’t Work as Advertised
The social network’s new ad library is so flawed, researchers say, that it is effectively useless as a way to track political messaging.
‘What You Gonna Do Phone the Police?’ London Police Twitter Is Hacked
For about 40 minutes on Friday, the account spewed a series of curious messages, including some that used profanity to denigrate police officers.
Covering Protests Where There Is a Distrust of Social Media
Daniel Victor, a reporter in Hong Kong, on why protesters there chose not to go after the Instagram moments while marching.