Two women tell WIRED that when they were 18-year-old college freshmen, John McEntee, a former Trump administration official and co-founder of a Peter Thiel-backed dating app, behaved in ways they considered inappropriate in online conversations.
Author: Vittoria Elliott
Ten years ago, much of the frustrations gamers were expressing came from anger over no longer being the target audience. Now those feelings are everywhere, from fandom to politics.
Lawmakers want to make online platforms more responsible for hate speech and misinformation. Google, Meta, and others are fighting back.
The former Fox News host didn’t just fuel far-right politics in the US. His rants have fed conspiracy theorists and extremists all over the world.