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Trump Media’s Shares Fall to Record Low After Midterms

Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock plunged 24 percent a day after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.

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On Wall Street, trading in shares of Trump Media have always been something of a proxy for President Trump’s popularity.

For Iowa Journalist Laura Belin, Covering Politics Is a Constant Battle

Laura Belin is an openly liberal journalist in Iowa who has long been shut out by state Republican officials. Now she’s being bypassed by Democrats who favor friendly internet influencers.

Laura Belin, an independent journalist, working in her home in Windsor Heights, Iowa.

Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

The case, brought by an 18-year-old Mississippi woman and set for trial next week, was the fourth of nine bellwether personal injury lawsuits.

Β© Stella Kalinina for The New York Times

The latest lawsuit against Meta over child social media addiction was set to go to trial in Los Angeles Superior Court next week.

Gina Hinojosa’s Texas Governor Campaign Tests Limits of New Rules for Digital Political Ads

Some of the social media posts paid for by Gina Hinojosa’s campaign for Texas governor don’t include a disclosure, despite a state regulation that likely requires it.

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Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas.

β€˜One Job Away’ Tries to Help Actors Keep Their Health Insurance

The actor Cheyenne Jackson’s social media campaign highlights the increasing struggles of working actors to book enough parts to remain insured.

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Cheyenne Jackson at the Tony Awards in New York in June.

Bots Drive Online Chatter About Races in Kansas and Texas

Much of the online discourse about Senate races in Texas and Kansas is coming from accounts that appear to be automated, according to new research.

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A demonstrator in Dallas. Research shows inauthentic accounts on social media have been promoting political content in Kansas and Texas.

A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections

The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.

Β© Nicole Craine for The New York Times

One in five voters plan to use A.I. to look into a race on their ballot, according a survey released this month by the American Association of Political Consultants.
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