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Siva Vaidhyanathan

Ideas Contributor

What If Regulating Facebook Fails?

It seems increasingly likely that antitrust and content moderation tools aren’t up to the task. Here’s what we do next.

The Dangers of Seeing the World Through Ubiquitous Video

Moving images bombard our brains and fog our thoughts—but every now and then they expand our minds.

There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore

Members of Congress clearly don’t understand the tech companies they’re supposed to regulate. But neither does anyone else.

Mark Zuckerberg Believes Only in Mark Zuckerberg

Why is he abetting Trump while civil rights leaders and his own employees rebuke him? It's about dominance.

Facebook and the Folly of Self-Regulation

The company's new review board is designed to move slowly and keep things intact.

Google Will Not Save America From Coronavirus

President Trump is acting like the search giant will be a deus ex machina for public health. He's out of his mind.

The Two Myths of the Internet

The 2010s began with one story about the political power of technology. It ended with another. Both were wrong.

Facebook Needs to Shut Up

Opinion: Since 2017, nearly every time Mark Zuckerberg has tried to sound thoughtful, he sounds unprepared, shallow, and full of hubris. Time to zip it.