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Mainstream Media Resort to Political 'Gotchas' With X’s Locations Update
Opinion / November 26th, 2025 / by Andy Gorel

Opinion from the CenterOne of the biggest stories in mainstream media over the past few days has been the implementation of a new X update that allows users to see where an account is based.Media outl...
See moreMisinformation Watch: X’s ‘For You’ Headlines Spread Falsehoods
Misinformation Watch / March 20th, 2025 / by AllSides Staff

X (formerly Twitter) has a relatively new feature that generates headlines and summaries on “trending” stories. But it’s the feature itself that’s in the headlines recently – for spreading misinformat...
See moreDemocratic Discourse and the Impunity of Media and Tech Corporations
Recommended Reading / August 14th, 2024 / by David A. Foster

To deal with our systemically-deranged public discourse—brought about by the changes to the national information environment of the last three decades—solutions are needed that match the scale of the...
See moreOur Google News Bias Analysis Blew Up on X, Here’s How The Media Reacted
Bias / February 29th, 2024 / by Andy Gorel

Last week, AllSides published its 2023 Google News bias analysis which found the the aggregator skews significantly in favor of sources on the left, particularly those with a Lean Left rating. The stu...
See moreCommon Ground Alert: Left and Right Criticize Elon Musk’s Free Speech Record at Twitter
Common Ground / April 13th, 2023 / by Clare Ashcraft

Concerns about censorship on Musk's Twitter haven't been limited to one side of the political spectrum.
See moreInside AllSides: Is NPR ‘State-Affiliated Media’?
Bias / April 11th, 2023 / by AllSides Staff

Twitter’s decision to mark NPR as "state-affiliated" sparked a debate at AllSides over whether NPR truly deserved the label.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Elon Musk Apologizes for Sharing Paul Pelosi Attack Theory
Bias / January 31st, 2023 / by Andy Gorel

Elon Musk has Tweeted an apology for the sharing of misinformation regarding the attack on Paul Pelosi. The Tweet has garnered media coverage from primarily left-rated sources, and has been widely ign...
See moreHow Twitter Became the Pentagon’s War Propaganda Tool
Recommended Reading / January 6th, 2023 / by Upward News Editorial Team

In Part 8 of the Twitter Files, journalist Lee Fang revealed the military’s overseas psychological operations on the platform.
See more'Twitter Files' Show Platform's Relationship with Government, Raise Censorship Questions
Story of the Week / December 22nd, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Troves of apparent communications between Twitter and government agencies have been made public as part of the releases.
See moreElon Musk Begins to Reshape Twitter
Story of the Week / November 23rd, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Since billionaire Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter last month, big changes have already come to the company.
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