David Gilbert
Senior Reporter
david.gilbert@vice.comI write about the internet, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and how all of those things are increasingly influencing our everyday lives. (Sigh). Please send me tips.
Kanye West Suspended From Twitter Again for ‘Inciting Violence’
“Sorry, but you have gone too far,” Elon Musk apparently wrote in a text exchange posted by Ye on Truth Social. “This is not love.”
Walmart Employee Says She Reported Mass Shooter’s ‘Threatening’ Behavior
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday against Walmart, the employee, who was present for the shooting, claims that Walmart did very little after her report.
Elon Musk Is Turning Twitter Into a Haven for Nazis
Musk has welcomed neo-Nazis back onto the platform, engaged with them on his timeline, and posted multiple tweets that appeal directly to them.
QAnon Is Back on Twitter—and It’s About to Get Much Worse
Elon Musk is expected to reinstate the tens of thousands of QAnon accounts that were banned after the Capitol Riot.
‘He Was Gonna Snap’: Everything We Know About the Walmart Shooter
A team leader at a Walmart store killed six people after opening fire in the break room.
The Far Right Is Already Attacking the Club Q Hero
After tackling the shooter in Colorado Springs, veteran Richard Fierro is receiving a torrent of online hate.
‘I Just Played Dead’: Everything We Know About the Mass Shooting at Walmart
“Just left the break room, the manager came in there and started shooting,” one witness said.
Black World Cup Stars Are Getting a Barrage of Racist Attacks and Twitter Is Doing Nothing
Researchers have found that racist tweets targeting footballers have been allowed to remain on the platform despite being reported to Twitter.
Everything We Know About the Club Q Shooting Suspect in Colorado Springs
The suspected shooter is reportedly the grandson of a California lawmaker and also allegedly threatened to harm his mother with a homemade bomb.
Elon Memes as Twitter Burns
“Record numbers of users are logging in to see if Twitter is dead, ironically making it more alive than ever,” Musk tweeted in the middle of it all.
QAnon Is Not Very Happy With Trump’s 2024 Announcement
“Does he seriously think there will be anyone left to vote in two years, or better yet, that our country will even be viable?!” a QAnon-er posted on Telegram.
The Far-Right Is Convinced Kari Lake Won: ‘Now Is the Time to Fight’
Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake has refused to concede, and her supporters are already baselessly claiming voter fraud.