June 1, 2020 Spotify to add 8:46-minute moment of silence to playlists and podcasts in honor of George Floyd Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify will add an 8 minute and 46-second moment of silence to select playlists and podcasts on…
June 1, 2020 Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Twitter has restricted a tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for violating its policies against glorifying violence, following a…
June 1, 2020 TikTok pledges to promote black creators after accusations of censorship Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok on Monday laid out a series of actions it plans to take to address criticisms that…
June 1, 2020 K-pop stans overwhelm app after Dallas police ask for videos of protesters Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM After the Dallas Police Department asked people to send videos of “illegal activity from the protests” happening in the…
June 1, 2020 Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now Protesters demonstrate against police brutality and the death of George Floyd outside the St. Louis City Justice Center and City Hall on June 1,…
June 1, 2020 Go read this heartbreaking story of how coronavirus spreads Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At this moment, more than 104,000 Americans have died of the coronavirus and more than 1.8 million…
June 1, 2020 A Twitter joke about MSNBC and World War Z turned into a misinformation nightmare Bad Scooter / Twitter An apparent Twitter joke got out of control this weekend, falsely convincing some users — and possibly even the leader…
June 1, 2020 Uber, Lyft, DoorDash suspend operations in some US cities with curfews Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In order to comply with local curfew orders, food delivery platform DoorDash and ride-sharing companies Lyft and…
June 1, 2020 Grindr will remove ethnicity filters in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement Image: Grindr Grindr, a popular gay dating app, will remove ethnicity filters from its app, the company tweeted today. The decision is meant to…
June 1, 2020 Apple releases iOS 13.5.1, patching out the Unc0ver jailbreak Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has released iOS 13.5.1 today, which the company says “provides important security updates and is recommended…