Internet and New Media

The “Voyager” stroboscopic headsets, an early VR device, 1991.

The First Great Novel About Virtual Reality? The First Great Novel About Virtual Reality?

Colin Winnette’s disorienting Users examines the limits of morality and imagination as they exist online and in video games.

Aug 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer

How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform

How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform How Rumble Is Planning to Be the Premier MAGA Platform

The home of Power Slap has become the video platform of choice for powerful MAGA interests.

Jul 11, 2023 / Feature / Jacob Silverman

A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media

A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media

A Trump-appointed judge imposed limits on the Biden administration's contact with online platforms, potentially opening the floodgates for unregulated misinformation.

Jul 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

When Teens Send Nudes

When Teens Send Nudes When Teens Send Nudes

Teenagers are sexting. Their parents are afraid. How can they find a middle ground for a better, safer way forward?

Jun 27, 2023 / Feature / Gail Cornwall

Elon Musk at the Viva Tech fair in Paris on Friday, June 16, 2023.

Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter’s Core Features Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter’s Core Features

The billionaire constantly uses the platform as an outlet for his vicious transphobia—and he's expanding his campaign all the time.

Jun 23, 2023 / Sydney Bauer

Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists

Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists

Though hyped in the media as the latest thing, the images generated by AI art are actually old, trapping the viewer in a time loop of kitsch.

Jun 14, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe

Someone on the Internet using a binary code.

Why the Internet Hates Gay People Why the Internet Hates Gay People

A conversation with Alexander Monea about his recent book on the history of search engines, content moderation, AI, and the ways they form biases against queerness.

Jun 5, 2023 / Jacob Bruggeman

Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide, speaks onstage

How CNN Went From Bad to Worse How CNN Went From Bad to Worse

Chris Licht’s disastrous reign is governed by reactionary centrism.

Jun 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A visitor takes a picture with his mobile phone of an image designed with artificial intelligence inspired by Johannes Vermeer’s painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”

Truth in the Age of the Deepfake Truth in the Age of the Deepfake

Could our interest in true-crime podcasts and celebrity biopics be telling us something about our collective discomfort with faking it?

Jun 2, 2023 / Marianela D’Aprile

The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

Calling out corrupt judges and reactionary courts is good policy—and good politics.

May 29, 2023 / Column / Jeet Heer

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