In November, a chasm opened in the middle of one of the most popular online reading spaces. It started after the election, as political chatter bled into BookTok. On one side of the app, readers ...

In January, multiple government accounts, from Homeland Security to the White House, posted images of a penguin walking by itself toward an Antarctic mountain range. This nihilistic penguin has become ...

The bottom line is this: women in politics are not simply subjected to a louder version of the abuse men face. They face a different phenomenon that operates through personal denigration, ...

Elon Musk has become one of the most influential and controversial figures in online politics, increasingly shaping debates around free speech, media, and right-wing internet culture. His influence ...

When Donald Trump picked J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate back in July, the predictable scrutiny a vice presidential nominee typically gets quickly devolved into a very online ...

Many of us fondly recall a world before social media. We engaged with TV and print ads that were nonpolarizing ways to “Just do it,” “Share a Coke” or answer “Where’s the beef?” The internet and ...

The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, ...

Think back to the last time you scrolled through your social media feed and encountered a political ad that perfectly aligned with your views—or perhaps one that outraged you. Could you tell if it was ...

Donald Trump’s running mate has been leaning in on the lessons of ultra-online political rabble rousing. JD Vance’s performance on the trail and in the news media reveals both the opportunities and ...