Political consultant Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí presents this space, in which he analyzes for EL PAÍS the political communications of the president of the United States in his second term in office
The most vocal of the tycoon’s 14 children has given a couple of interviews where she says she has not spoken to Donald Trump’s right-hand man, or received his financial support, for five years
Political consultant Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí presents the ‘Trump Observatory,’ a space in which he analyzes Donald Trump’s political communication during his second presidential term for EL PAÍS. In this first installment, the ‘flooding the zone’ strategy
In a world that is hyper-connected in the digital sphere, yet isolated when it comes to real life, Latino culture can offer vital inspiration
The rise of Status AI, an app for interacting with AI-generated characters, is the latest example of a rapidly growing phenomenon that has yet to be fully studied
The turbulent politics of the White House are setting the stage for instability, fueled by the spread of questionable information on social media
Critics say Elon Musk and Donald Trump are the high ‘priests’ of this phenomenon, warning that the unchecked use of AI could make the end of informed societies
Closed online communities and platforms offer us an accessible, aspirational, and increasingly cloned universe. And, following the dictates of ‘likes,’ algorithms erase differences and identities and transform us into passive users. Are we losing our personality?
One in 20 people develops a mild form of depression called SAD during prolonged adverse weather events
If we want to preserve democracy as a conversation based on shared facts, we must build a digital environment in which that conversation is possible. And the US is not the model. On the contrary, it is time to tell the emperor that he is naked
The author talks to EL PAÍS about the search for more democratic alternatives to the current oligopolistic model of the digital world
The number of toxic messages rose by 50% in the months following the purchase of the social media platform, now named X, and they also received 70% more likes
The two Silicon Valley giants co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but their mutual animosity has only intensified since then
A handful of technocrats, convinced of their intellectual superiority, occupy key positions of power. They champion a supposed critical thinking — ‘think for yourself’ or ‘find your own truth’ — which they want us to pursue by surfing their social media platforms, where propaganda and disinformation thrive
The Spanish actress, nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in ‘Emilia Pérez,’ speaks to EL PAÍS about her tweets, which have caused a scandal in Hollywood, her current feelings and her future
After a series of offensive tweets and a lukewarm apology, the actress now faces a difficult month leading up to the Hollywood awards. Experts argue that ‘Emilia Pérez’ may not win any of the 13 awards it is nominated for as a result of the scandal
Other more dedicated players kept track of the tycoon while he worked at his companies or posted on X
The billionaire has begun to hire employees for the Department of Government Effectiveness and to point out some expenses to be cut
As social media removes anti-hoax controls and relegates the serious media to the sidelines, China is jailing the journalist who documented the 2022 Zero-Covid protests in ‘Not the Foreign Force’. Yet Musk claims that the real tyranny comes from Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom
Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without the necessary tools to combat harmful misinformation
Mark Zuckerberg’s company argues that its initiative to flag misinformation ‘became a tool to censor’ and will adopt an approach similar to community notes on X
Some artists and movements are claiming back the innocent world wide web of 25 years ago, but other experts note that all the current errors already existed back then, and that this nostalgia is preventing us from focusing on finding solutions
The Tesla boss’s support of the far-right AfD in Germany and the insults to the British government, are compounding nervousness on the continent
Platforms now include references to their generative artificial intelligence tools in their terms of service. They acknowledge that these tools may make errors, but place the responsibility on the user for the content they generate
If Musk can monetize the angst of teenage girls who hate their bodies, he will. It’s already happening
More than 74 land defenders from various First Nations have created an online space they say is free of ‘racism and neoliberal discourse,’ designed for the posting of stories from Mesoamerican lands and their diasporas
A new study finds that it’s not the use of the internet, screens, or platforms that harms mental health, but rather the type of content consumed
