The Austrian activist who won data protection guarantees for Europeans believes the EU must achieve true digital autonomy
The measure, which carries no penalties for noncompliance, is aimed at preventing ‘excessive use of devices that cause physical and mental health problems’
Humanity is once again a laboratory for big tech, which deploys uncontrolled, unreliable tools that are already part of the daily lives of billions of people around the world
Shooting has begun for part two of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, due out in 2026, and thousands of social media posts are already in circulation, drawing interest but also criticism because of all the spoilers
This week, Rome welcomes 1,000 creators of religious content on social media. They are attending a Jubilee on July 28 and 29, part of a Holy Year that focuses on the digital environment
The Spanish ‘online hunter’ Isidoro Román Cuesta has revealed the real names behind more than 20 right-wing accounts on X
ChatGPT and Grok absorb fake news and regurgitate it when asked. Due to their design, these models and their competitors are highly susceptible to disinformation
Novo Nordisk’s campaign, which aims to speak ‘without filters’ by declaring obesity a disease, has been strongly criticized on social media: ‘It’s indecent’
The billionaire and the president of the United States publicly clashed on social media: a feud many predicted, but few imagined would be so explosive
A state-run social media network could become an alternative to Twitter or Facebook, but it could also pose a risk to our privacy and freedom
A new study analyzed the behavior of young individuals who are highly dependent on online content
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
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
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
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
