Drew Harwell

• Tech

Hard-right provocateurs take aim at how the former president’s aides are positioning him for the November vote - though not at the Republican candidate himself.

• Tech

The revival of Trump’s account on X offers him a bigger audience and also provides a boost for Elon Musk’s platform.

• Tech

A small group of aides is racing to position the former president as the biggest entertainer on the popular video app.

• Post Reports

The Justice Department sued TikTok, alleging the app allows kids to make accounts and then amasses data on them. But TikTok is just one of many apps and websites that constantly observe, identify and track users.

• Tech

“Age assurance” checks -- increasingly popular among lawmakers trying to wall kids off from the open internet -- rely on a style of surveillance that ranges “from ‘somewhat privacy violating’ to ‘authoritarian nightmare.’”

• Tech

Federal officials say TikTok made it too easy for children to create accounts and then collected data on those who did.

• National

The department said TikTok’s China-based owner had access to a search tool that would have allowed employees to collect data on users’ views on divisive issues.

• Tech

A grassroots network of TikTok creators are using their skill at playful video collages to build Kamala Harris a viral online political powerhouse from scratch.

• National

The former president’s supporters have said his survival is a sign of divine intervention — and his White House destiny.