
Rebecca Heilweil
Former Reporter, Recode by Vox
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During a hearing with tech CEOs, Rep. Peter Welch asked if they’d be open to a new federal agency focused on social media platforms.


Facebook critics say the anti-vaccination communities that have flourished on the platform are fueling Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.


Lipid nanoparticles are essential to the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines — and we’re staring down a shortage.


The company is introducing a new strike system that could lead to some users getting permanently banned.


Twitter, a notoriously public platform, is building a walled garden.


During a pandemic that has caused a loneliness epidemic, people lost more than $300 million to romance scams.


From forged vaccine cards to fake appointments, here are the online Covid-19 scams to watch out for.

Amid the pandemic, lots of people are turning to Nextdoor for help. That’s not always what they find.


Nearly a year into the pandemic, Facebook now aims to take down misinformation on vaccines overall — not just Covid-19 vaccines.


Not all seniors have what’s needed to quickly snag a vaccine appointment: a computer and an internet connection.