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Social Media Reduced Two Horrific Killings to Cheap Snuff Films

Social media is turning tragic events into snuff films.

13.09.2025 7

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

The A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional.

Critical thinking is not going to save us.

11.08.2025 20

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part.

The folks at X say don’t worry; they’re on it.

11.07.2025 8

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

A Fact About the Floods the Government Doesn’t Seem Eager to Discuss

The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

09.07.2025 20

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

For One Hilarious, Terrifying Day, Elon Musk’s Chatbot Lost Its Mind

Just don’t ask it about “white genocide.”

18.05.2025 10

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

‘What Is Our Country Becoming?’ Four Columnists Map Out Where Trump Is Taking America.

America is in a period of profound national regression. Where will the country end up?

04.04.2025 10

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

‘Of Course People Are Angry’: Four Columnists Unpack What the Democrats Are Missing

Why has fighting and opposing Trump proved so hard? It’s not just because Republicans hold all the cards in government.

28.03.2025 5

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives

The same dangerous mistakes. The same lack of candor.

16.03.2025 150

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Even Scarier Than It Looks

Kennedy may not be worried, but everyone else should be.

28.02.2025 6

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To

What will DOGE do with access to personal data on almost all Americans?

21.02.2025 30

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Musk’s Wood Chipper

Who needs N.I.H. grants? A lot of red-state universities, for one.

11.02.2025 10

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

The Dangerous A.I. Nonsense That Trump and Biden Fell For

This is not a Sputnik moment. It’s way past that.

05.02.2025 10

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice

Focus on what the Meta chief does, not what he says.

16.01.2025 10

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci

How to Make the Drone Panic So Very Much Worse

Advertisement Supported by Zeynep Tufekci By Zeynep Tufekci Opinion Columnist In 1954, a few people in the town of Bellingham, Wash., reported...

24.12.2024 6

The New York Times

Zeynep Tufekci