Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor …
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Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, sues Media Matters as advertisers flee over report of ads appearing next to neo-Nazi posts
Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show …
Elon Musk May Have Just Signed X’s Death Warrant
Elon Musk may have put the final nail in X’s coffin. On Wednesday, Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic post by user @breakingbaht alleging that “Jewish communities have been pushing …
The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far Right
Still, it is unclear what sparked the sharing of bin Laden’s letter. Based on a review of TikTok conducted by WIRED before the platform began removing videos, the first video …
DePape convicted for hammer attack on Paul Pelosi
By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking …
Few Republicans have confidence in elections any more
By Christine Fernando | Associated Press SUAMICO, Wis. — Kim Pytleski could barely sleep the night before. She replayed the PowerPoint slides in her head, packed her notebook and took …
The Truth About the Taylor Swift, Jets Game, Google Search Conspiracy Theory
Taylor Swift, as WIRED has reported in the past, rules the internet. She’s one of the most Googled celebrities in the world. Her search engine optimization, or SEO, in industry …
The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream
Back in February, when a Conservative Party lawmaker in the UK’s House of Commons voiced support for the 15-minute city conspiracy, he was laughed at by his fellow members of …
The Dark Economics of Russell Brand
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There was a brief, strange moment in 2015 when Russell Brand mattered in mainstream British politics. With an election looming, the opposition Labour Party was trailing in the polls against …
Unhinged Conspiracies, AI Doppelgangers, and the Fractured Reality of Naomi Klein
In Doppelganger, you wrote about a South Korean politician who used AI to look younger. The thing about the Korean example is, it was not hidden. Everyone knew. And it …