January 14, 2021 Why the best referees for Twitter and Facebook may be the people who work there Donald ***** boards Air Force One on January 12, 2021. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The big platforms finally policed Donald *****. But…
January 13, 2021 One of Donald *****’s biggest Silicon Valley backers is renouncing his support Doug Leone and his wife donated about $700,000 to boost ***** in 2020. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images “After last week’s horrific events, President *****…
January 13, 2021 Google Assistant’s new Guest Mode is more private, but there’s a price Neil Godwin/Future Publishing via Getty Images “Hey Google, don’t save any of my interactions with you.” If you have a smart speaker or smart…
January 12, 2021 How Parler went offline, and how it might come back Some of those who participated in the riot at the Capitol were users of the platform Parler, which offline over the weekend. | Mandel…
January 12, 2021 What is Signal, and why is everybody downloading it right now? Following the Capitol riots, a privacy-minded messaging service is now the most popular app in the US. | Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images The…
January 12, 2021 What you need to know about Facebook’s latest privacy tool Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. | Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images The social media company is giving you more information about your information….
January 11, 2021 Why Corporate America’s ban on political donations isn’t all that it seems Facebook promised to pull political funding from officeholders for the first quarter of the year. | Getty Images A pause on corporate PAC giving…
January 11, 2021 How the Capitol riot revived calls to reform Section 230 Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) before the joint session of Congress and Capitol riot on January 6. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republican Section 230 reform…
January 11, 2021 Amazon employees want right-wing militia merchandise taken down A member of the right-wing group Oath Keepers stands guard during a rally in front of the US Supreme Court Building on January 5,…
January 11, 2021 Now with more money than anyone else, Elon Musk faces a new challenge: How to give it away The big decision before Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. | Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images More scrutiny than ever will be on Musk’s…