If you don't take Oliver Anthony's surprise hit song too seriously, it's a lot of fun. Regrettably, a lot of people are taking the song much too seriously indeed.
Plus: A listener inquires about the potential positive effects of ranked-choice voting reforms.
Plus: Ohio Issue 1 defeated, Supreme Court pauses order vacating gun regulations, and more...
When it comes to conflicts with people engaged in unpopular or disfavored speech, too many journalists side with the feds.
The Kids Online Safety Act imposes an amorphous "duty of care" that would compromise anonymous speech and restrict access to constitutionally protected content.
Plus: Why don't journalists support free speech anymore?
A new documentary film argues that the second-largest website on the planet is flooded with misinformation. Is that right?
The legislation is also terrible on free speech and poses global risks.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with director Alex Winter about his new documentary The YouTube Effect.
Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage.
"Government in general does a lot of things that aren't necessary," says Jared Polis.
New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence to suggest algorithms are shifting our political views.
A boomer, a Gen Xer, and a Millennial discuss the causes and conflicts of today's generational gaps.
The E.U.’s Digital Services Act will encourage censorship around the world and even in the U.S.
The senators say they're creating an "independent, bipartisan regulator charged with licensing and policing the nation's biggest tech companies." What could go wrong?
Plus: court strikes down Arizona law against filming cops, GOP candidates want to cut Social Security for young people, and more...
The country's favorite blue-collar champion calls attention to the 'skills gap' and asks why young men spend so much time online.
Plus: GOP candidate defends “limited role of government” in parental decisions for transgender kids, some common sense about Diet Coke and cancer, and more…
One thing is clear about Missouri v. Biden: The decision cannot be understood by viewing it through a polarized lens.
"Disinformation" researchers alarmed by the injunction against government meddling with social media content admire legal regimes that allow broad speech restrictions.
Plus: Groups ask Supreme Court to say public officials can't block people, latest jobs report shows openings down, and more...
How not to distribute federal funds
Wired's "senior maverick" on his new book of accumulated wisdom, backlash against tech, and why the future still looks bright.
More than 90 percent of Americans already have access to high-speed internet.
The New York Times tries to blame social media for conspiracy theories that have been around for decades. Don't fall for it.
When your business relies on volunteer moderators and user-generated content, angry denizens can threaten the whole enterprise.
Nearly two years after most children returned to the classroom, educational losses continue to grow.
The ideal number of clicks to cancel an online subscription may be four or five instead of six, but we don't need government to make that decision.
New mandates in states like Utah and Virginia will lock in large incumbents like PornHub while discouraging positive trends and self-regulation in the industry.
A new study has found that the more schools kept kids online, the worse their pass rates on state standardized tests were.
Online platforms should resist binding us all to the rules of censorship-happy jurisdictions.
"We find that while removing this content does curb some misinformation, it could also have the unintended effect of curtailing political speech."
A study suggests that "selectively targeting large-scale drug vendors" on the dark web can succeed where all previous enforcement efforts have failed.
Plus: Debt ceiling deal passes House, Congress wants to childproof the internet, lactation consultant licensing law is unconstitutional, and more...
How online “child protection” measures could make child and adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves, and snoops.
The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two.
Expect the very foundations of the internet to come under attack from politicians and the mainstream media.
Plus: A new lawsuit in Montana over the state's TikTok ban, the economic realities of online content creation, the rights of private companies, and more...
Author Kaitlyn Tiffany offers a history of fandoms.
Plus: Americans are increasingly changing religions, court pauses rejection of "free" preventative care mandate, and more...
The amount of knowledge that's freely available on the internet is staggering. Politicians shouldn't try to restrict that.
The co-creator of Skype says yes. The George Mason University economist says no.
From Russiagate to COVID discourse, elites in government and the media are trying to control and centralize free speech and open inquiry.
Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.
The Chinese app has become a magnet for every possible cultural concern.
A decade ago, online startups seemed poised to vanquish legacy media. That didn't happen.
Politicians attack social media for spreading conspiracies and so-called misinformation. But what about when social media helps someone become an NBA star?
