Sara Fischer

Google won't add fact checks despite new EU law

Google has told the European Union it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube videos or use them in ranking o

Media's suck-up moment

Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered President-elect Trump with skepticism—and in many cases, disdain—are reconsidering their appro

Amazon eyes news partners for revamped AI Alexa voice assistant

Amazon is reaching out to news publishers about opportunities to license their content for the next generation of Amazo

Threads adds 35 million new signups this month

Instagram's X rival, Threads, has seen 35 million new users sign up for the platform since November 1st. Threads and rival BlueSky are competing to attract d

Trump's victory ignites the next great digital divide

Left-leaning apps, news websites and social networks are experiencing a spike in engagement following President-elect Trump's election win, further dividing the inter

Digital ad market booms for Big Tech

The world's biggest digital advertising companies saw significant sales growth last quarter, driving momentum for the U.S.

Big Tech defends free speech amid government pressure

The long-standing tension between censorship versus safety online is coming to a head as CEOs start

New Washington Post AI tool sifts massive data sets

The Washington Post recently published its first-ever story built on the work of a new AI tool called Haystacker that allows journalists to sift through large data sets—video, photo or text—to find newsworthy trends or patterns.

Harris-sponsored Google ads put news outlets in a tough spot

The Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions within Google search ads that make it appear as if the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News and other major publishers are on her side. It's a common practice in the commercial advertising world that doesn't violate Google's policies, but the ads mimic real news results from Search closely enough that they have news outlets caught off guard. The campaign buys search ads with news links to give voters searching for information about Vice President Harris more context.

Independent journalist era takes off

Substack is on track to more than double its politics and news subscribers in 2024, executives told Axios.