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The hidden consequences of tech, revealed
Biden’s Federal Communications Commission takes its first steps toward making the internet affordable.
Angry CEOs, operating system updates, and maybe even a lawsuit — the feud continues.
Days after a vaccine clinic privacy scandal in Philadelphia, lawmakers introduce a new health privacy bill.
Yes, your data is used to sell you shoes. But it also may be used to sell you an ideology.
Not all seniors have what’s needed to quickly snag a vaccine appointment: a computer and an internet connection.
Jessica Rosenworcel wants to close the digital divide and restore net neutrality.
Here are some of the most pervasive election conspiracy theories and false claims being shared on social media around Inauguration Day.
Social media abuse from political figures isn’t just a Trump problem, and banning him won’t solve it.
A preliminary page for Parler has come back online, but the full app hasn’t returned.
“Hey Google, don’t save any of my interactions with you.”
Republican Section 230 reform is dead. Long live Democratic Section 230 reform.
The social media company is giving you more information about your information.
The largely unmoderated, conservative friendly website is back in the news following insurrection at the Capitol.
Online extremists started planning the chaos of January 6 months ago.
Here’s what we know so far.
Neither the media nor fact-checkers controlled the online conversation surrounding “misinformation” this year.
Our lives moved online in 2020. Too bad privacy laws didn’t.
Posts that discourage and make fun of Covid-19 vaccination are racking up engagement.
Surveillance software for remote learning is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers.
The move comes as false rumors about Covid-19 vaccines are surging online.
An extended pause on political ads had complicated the Senate runoffs.
A Trump administration plan to use celebrities has been scrapped, but other vaccine education campaigns are turning to influencers to boost Covid-19 inoculation.
Experts told Recode it’s possible that Facebook will be forced to sell both apps, but not anytime soon.
What you can do to minimize what Amazon and Google hear.
The US needs everything from freezers to specialty glass to distribute a vaccine.
Attention shoppers: Your data has never been more valuable.
Private companies collect location data on millions of Americans and provide it to the DHS, IRS, FBI, and DEA — no warrants needed.
Pai’s business-loving, regulation-undoing legacy will likely last for years to come.
The company that’s famous for being a public platform is trying something more private.
America’s polarization problem is bigger than we thought it would be.
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are bracing for more misinformation.
Videos questioning the election results are racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
False claims, retweeted by the president, about the Michigan vote tabulation exploited a counting error that’s been resolved.
Cyberattacks are rare, but human error is common.
YouTube memes are a big part of the president’s Election Day push.
The company says it has mostly fixed the “technical problems” that prevented some Biden and Trump ads from running.
A new wave of ransomware attacks is “imminent,” according to US authorities.
In the end, the Section 230 hearing didn’t have much to do with Section 230.
On Tuesday, the president yet again spread misleading information about voting on Twitter and Facebook.