Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230

Was the FCC’s pressure to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air illegal? Here’s what the Constitution and Supreme Court say. #firstamendment #supremecourt #fcc #politics #news #jimmykimmel

Who really profits from America's wars? Check out my new explainer on the defense lobby and tell me your thoughts in the comments. #News #Investigation #USA #War #Gaza

ICE just reactivated its contract with an Israeli firm that makes phone-hacking spyware. Here's what you should know. #ICE #NewsUS #Hacking #spyware

Trump’s AI plan is here. What's in it, what does it leave out, and what happens to your job? #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #OpenAI #Politics

I got an encrypted email from a prosecutor who told me she was desperately trying to apprehend a serial rapist and encountering obstruction: “I believe there is a possibility that this person is being protected.” Catch up on my latest @newyorker.com investigation: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What a recent policy reversal by Attorney General Pam Bondi on confidential sources means and why it threatens press freedom—and, in turn, democracy. Through rigorous, fair, and factual reporting, we can make the world more informed. @newyorker.com #journalism #news #US #press #pressfreedom

The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Department employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...

How do undocumented immigrants actually impact crime and the economy? If we want to design effective, lawful, and fair immigration policies, it helps to start with the facts. #news #politics #immigration #investigativejournalism

I keeping thinking about this Musk profile from 2023, in which national security officials said they were scared AF at how dependent our govt is on him. "We are living off his good graces,” said a DoD official. “That sucks.” by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Your data can be a weapon. A brief explanation, from a reporter who’s investigated privacy and surveillance issues, on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com.

What can we really learn from the growing body of reporting about Elon Musk’s erraticism? If you want more explainers, find me on TikTok @ theronanfarrow and Instagram @ ronanfarrow :

the inaugural edition of How Bad Is It?, feat. @ronanfarrow.bsky.social subscribe to get these in your inbox: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/d...

Even before Elon Musk began working with the Trump Administration, his government influence was “brazen and expansive,” @ronanfarrow.bsky.social wrote, in 2023. Revisit his reporting on the U.S.’s growing reliance on the tech billionaire.

Harrowing story of police and prosecutorial misconduct that meant dozens of women and several children were raped long after the perp could have been stopped by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social @newyorker.com apple.news/AOd61yDwCThW...

JD Vance holds a JD from Yale Law (and so do I). Presumably, he knows that he is disregarding the law here, and being deceptive about the protections it affords. (1/6)

An important and devastating piece from the great Ruth Marcus.

The world is a pretty dark place right now but as long as @ronanfarrow.bsky.social is doing his investigative work there is hope. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Wow. This story by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social is an extraordinary read. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Good tread and good article

My new @newyorker.com story, a 4-year investigation into a whistleblower’s claims that police shielded a predator, underscores the real-world stakes of Trump's cuts. Corruption oversight and whistleblower protection, already inadequate, are newly imperiled. (1/7) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Have you checked out my latest in The New Yorker? Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams? Read here: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

In 2021, I got an encrypted email from a federal prosecutor who was chasing a predator and feared police were shielding him. For 4 years, I looked at whether corruption allowed one of the most prolific rapists in history to get away. Bizarre and wrenching to report: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Have you listened to #NotAVeryGoodMurderer yet? Out now on Audible: www.audible.com/pd/Not-a-Ver...

My new #podcast, #NotAVeryGoodMurderer, is out now on Audible: www.audible.com/navgm I set out to vet an incendiary allegation from an eccentric pageant queen with a tangled past, and stumble into a string of unsolved crimes—a jewel heist, a suspicious fire, stalking, even serial attempted murder.

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My new #podcast, #NotAVeryGoodMurderer, is out now on Audible: www.audible.com/navgm I set out to vet an incendiary allegation from an eccentric pageant queen with a tangled past, and stumble into a string of unsolved crimes—a jewel heist, a suspicious fire, stalking, even serial attempted murder.

It’s the podcast series I’ve been on for five years, since the Catch and Kill pod. Audible—in my experience an independent entity within their ownership structure—put a lot into it, so that’s the only place to listen for now. Hoping people sign up to show companies we care about journalism.

Putting the finishing touches on Not a Very Good Murderer, out tomorrow 12P EST. I set out to vet a source and stumbled into a series of cold cases, in a twisty fact-checking saga. Pre-order on Amazon or pre-save in the Audible app now: audible.com/navgm

That’s a wrap on Sundance 2025. Here I am talking about journalism, giving a lil preview of my next podcast, Audible's #NotAVeryGoodMurderer, and being overshadowed by @juliettelewis.bsky.social's cool boots.

Your phone is a spy. "Surveilled" is coming up at 9pm on HBO. (Or Stream it on @streamonmax.bsky.social, cable cutters.)

@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.

Turns out so many of you are worried about your data getting into nefarious hands, HBO had to schedule a whole encore airing of “Surveilled.” Catch it at 9pm tomorrow or stream it on @streamonmax.bsky.social.

Coming up—airing 9pm EST on HBO and streaming on Max.

The US government recently bought powerful spyware that could make hacking your phone easier—and shape the way Trump executes some of his campaign promises, including mass deportations. My latest in @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...

@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.

“The most advanced spyware can turn your smartphone into a spy in your pocket.” #Surveilled, premiering November 20 at 9 pm on HBO and Max, uncovers the multi-billion-dollar spyware industry in a real-world horror story. Trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rh...

The reporting on Elon Musk I've been working on for The New Yorker over the past year: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Thanks to the Television Academy for recognizing our film “Endangered,” and our little team including directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, with an Emmy nomination. It’s streaming now. If you want to support reporters like the ones in the film, consider giving to Committee to Protect Journalists.