Twitter Tries Calming Employees as Deal With Elon Musk Looms by BY KATE CONGER, RYAN MAC AND LAUREN HIRSCH


By BY KATE CONGER, RYAN MAC AND LAUREN HIRSCH

With Mr. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter set to close no later than Oct. 28, the company is trying to reassure workers about their employment and compensation.

Published: October 21, 2022 at 04:34PM

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How Disinformation Splintered and Became More Intractable by BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND SHEERA FRENKEL


By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND SHEERA FRENKEL

Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics.

Published: October 20, 2022 at 12:20PM

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