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In an era of rampant platformization, the deplatformed - like Alex Jones and Donald Trump - have emerged as a rarefied class of media celebrity, conspicuous by their absence on mainstream social media.

Ownership of the microblogging site gives the business tycoon unprecedented power and influence over Twitterspace. But is that...

In a letter to the chair of Twitter, Musk claimed he would "unlock" Twitter's "extraordinary potential" to be "the platform for free speech around the globe".

Heineken has beaten Corona Extra to become the worlds most valuable beer brand...

In a surprise capitulation, the board of Twitter has announced it will support a takeover bid by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. But is it in

Eric Risberg/AP In a surprise capitulation, the board of Twitter has announced it will support a takeover bid by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person.

Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is co-author of “Platforms and Cultural Production,” which explores the processes and implications of platformization in cultural industries.

Summary: There are unique challenges in handling adult content on a website, whether it’s an outright ban...

With its 2.8 billion users and stance as the platform that stands for communities, Facebook is particularly important to disabled groups and the companies that serve them. And Instagram is the fashion worlds platform of choice.

Over the four years of the Trump presidency, social media platforms generally took a soft line in enforcing their policies against threats and misinformation, allowing most borderline speech to stand.