Explainers

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s decision to ban political ads from the platform lit up Twitter with praise. But this issue isn’t as straightforward as many believe.

Last fall, the Change the Terms coalition began urging tech companies to crack down on hate. Here’s how the platforms have responded — and what needs to happen next.

On Nov. 13, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Comcast that would make it harder for victims of discrimination to take legal action.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai never met a broadcast merger he didn’t like. But a court was not amused with his decision to overturn longtime ownership rules.

A report alleges that two firms working on behalf of a cable-industry group submitted millions of fraudulent comments in favor of the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal.

A federal appeals court largely upheld the Trump FCC's destruction of Net Neutrality. But that's not the whole story.

From urging platforms to ban white supremacists to telling advertisers to #DropFox, Free Press Action has been working on a bunch of crucial campaigns this summer.

The FBI is using undercover agents to track Black activists. And the Bureau is prioritizing these investigations over ones involving white supremacists.

Carlson has a long history of making revolting comments about immigrants and people of color on his Fox News show.

The Justice Department sold you out, but there's hope that we can still stop this disastrous deal.