Politics
Late night hosts do grim rapid-fire summaries of Trump's last 4 years
Election Day is finally here. And while Donald Trump spent his last hours on the campaign trail trashing random celebrities, late night show hosts took time to reflect on the last four years — in particular, the many lies, abuses of power, and scandals that have characterized the president’s time in office. On Late Night, […]
How to watch and listen to Election Day results online
While it’s likely we won’t know the results of the presidential election until after Election Day, as soon as the polls close Tuesday evening, we’ll at least start getting some preliminary info. You can blame the pandemic for the probable delay, since a lot of voting was done through mail-in ballots. You can still turn […]
Here's how to check if your mail-in ballot has been received and counted
If your mail-in ballot is cast, but no one is around to count it, did it make a sound? The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and people keep telling you this is the most important election in a generation. The coronavirus, of course, means that when it comes to safely casting your vote this […]
Facebook wants NYU researchers to stop sharing the political ad data it keeps secret
Facebook isn’t happy with New York University. It’s because of NYU Ad Observatory, a newly launched research project from the university’s engineering school that aims to show how different election campaigns are spending their ad money on the site, and what kinds of voters they’re targeting. The research is gathered with help from a data-collecting […]
Americans asked Google a bunch of unintentionally funny election questions this week
After a wild week with dueling presidential town hall events and a Supreme Court nominee push only weeks before the election, our Google searches were pretty wide-ranging and involved some scandals and gossip. For the week of Oct. 15 to Oct. 23 here were some of the top questions for Google’s search engine. 1. Who […]
This week in politics on Instagram: Breitbart vs. 'Feminist'
Every Tuesday in the run up to the Nov. 3, 2020 election, Mashable will break down the most viral posts about politics on Instagram. Using data from the Facebook-owned analytics service CrowdTangle, we’ll show you the topics and perspectives on Instagram that the most people are talking about and engaging with. Our hope is that […]
How to watch the vice presidential debate online
It feels like a lifetime ago, but the first presidential debate took place last week. Now it’s time for the vice presidential debate. Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence will face off tonight at 9 p.m. ET at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Most of the ways you could watch […]
Why the next presidential debate could totally be on Zoom
Back in May, candidates for office in U.S. Congressional District 14 held their first entirely virtual debate ahead of the June primaries in New York. The Zoom video conference platform was the “stage” for the four candidates, including incumbent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and a moderator. Now, with the news that President Donald Trump has tested positive […]
WeChat ban in the U.S. temporarily halted by a court order
The imminent WeChat ban that was set to remove the app from U.S. app stores on Sunday is going to have to wait a bit longer. It’s a big positive step for an app that has more than a billion users worldwide. In a Sunday ruling, a U.S. judge in California put the brakes on […]
How to escape your social media bubble before the election
Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. You live in an online bubble. But, you’re not alone. We all live in an online filter bubble. Social media algorithms control much of what we see when we log into Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. […]