Explainers

Hearing the most powerful people in the world repeatedly proclaim that the internet is a necessity — “not a luxury” — is no small thing.

An appeals court ruled that Facebook can be sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of race and sex in housing advertisements. Here’s what that means.

Cruz and his cronies were up to their old shenanigans during a Senate hearing on the nomination of Anna Gomez to fill the fifth and final seat at the agency.

During its broadcast of Trump’s post-indictment rally, PBS NewsHour added factual context to the former president’s claims. Right-wing “influencers” vowed revenge.

Allowing Twitter to become a hate-posting hellscape has imperiled any of the company’s remaining business prospects.

The paper has harmed both journalists of color and communities of color — and shows no interest in changing.

Sinclair seems determined to get rid of local news and replace it with right-wing spin. And the company would reap rewards from two terrible journalism bills.

No single company has done more combined harm to our planet than Fox News. We need a national reckoning on the harms the Murdoch empire has inflicted.

Free Press Action and the Disinfo Defense League held a Capitol Hill briefing on the harms that privacy violations, digital redlining, hate speech and disinformation pose for communities of color and others who experience online discrimination.