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Trump Ordered TikTok To Be Sold Off, But Then Ignored The Deadline The reprieve in the latest sigh of relief for the massively popular video app, but uncertainty hangs over its future. Read more on NPR

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Twitter Says Steps To Curb Election Misinformation Worked Ahead of Election Day, the social network put in place several measures to fight the spread of false claims. On Thursday it shared data showing some of its changes were effective. Read more on NPR

Twitter Says Steps To Curb Election Misinformation Worked The social network says it will keep some changes that were effective in slowing down the spread of false claims about the election. Read more on NPR

Playstation 5, Xbox Series X Bring Sony-Microsoft Rivalry To A New Generation New video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony are out this week — the latest installment in a long-running competition between the two companies for dominance in the video gaming market. Read more on NPR

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Back To When It All Started: 3 Decades Of The World Wide Web Thursday marks 30 years since computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee submitted his formal proposal for a new idea: the World Wide Web. At the time, he was working at the CERN laboratory in Geneva. Read more on NPR

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From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok have stepped up efforts to curb the spread of misinformation about the election, but researchers say falsehoods thrive nearly unchecked on live videos. Read more on NPR

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Livestreams Undermine Social Media Platforms' Efforts To Fight Misinformation Livestreamed videos became the Achilles' heel in social media platforms' fight against election-related misinformation — they were a powerful vector for false claims and conspiracy theories. Read more on NPR

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Amazon Faces Antitrust Charges From European Regulators EU accuses Amazon of exploiting data collected from other sellers for its own benefit. These are the first formal charges against the retail giant in a spate of antitrust probes in Europe and the U.S. Read more on NPR

Facebook Removes Network Of Pages Tied To Former White House Strategist Steve Bannon The social network's crackdown comes after the former White House strategist was permanently suspended from Twitter. Facebook said the pages were using "deceptive tactics" to mislead people. Read more on NPR

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How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know One thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump share: They have no love for Silicon Valley. The Biden administration is expected to be tougher on the tech industry than President Barack Obama was. Read more on NPR

Twitter Permanently Suspends Steve Bannon Account After Beheading Comments Twitter permanently suspended an account from former Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he suggested Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. Read more on NPR

Unverified Election Claims Are Running Wild On Social Media With election ballots still being counted in many states, misinformation about the tally is percolating on social media. Tech companies are working furiously to stop it. Read more on NPR

Facebook Removes Pro-Trump Group Urging 'Boots On The Ground' The group had amassed more than 360,000 members who shared false claims about voter fraud before the social network shut it down, citing "worrying calls for violence" from some members. Read more on NPR

California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure Uber and Lyft are cheering the passage of Prop 22, which says they don't have to treat their drivers as employees and provide benefits such as paid sick leave. Critics say they'll keep fighting. Read more on NPR

Uber And Lyft To Continue Treating Drivers As Independent Contractors California voters supported Proposition 22, which lets Uber and Lyft continue to treat their drivers in the state as independent contractors rather than employees entitled to benefits. Read more on NPR

Help Wanted: Are You Skillful At Noodling Around The Web? The Internet browser Opera is offering to pay someone around $9,000 for two weeks. They say they're "looking for the kind of person who loves silly memes and studying conspiracy theories." Read more on NPR

With Canned Entertainment, Australian Comedian Makes A Hit In The U.S. On TikTok, Christian Hull's most popular videos are of him guessing the color produced from a shaken paint can. On a presidential debate night, it's where many found a happy distraction. Read more on NPR

Trump's Ban On TikTok Suffers Another Legal Setback A federal judge put the brakes on yet another aspect of President Trump's push to ban TikTok, but uncertainty still clouds the future of the viral video app in the U.S. Read more on NPR

Joy Buolamwini: How Do Biased Algorithms Damage Marginalized Communities? Data, numbers, algorithms are supposed to be neutral ... right? Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real-world inequality. Read more on NPR

Andrew Marantz: What Happens When Fringe Conspiracy Theories Become Mainstream? For the past few years, journalist Andrew Marantz has been embedded in the world of far-right extremists online. He explains how once-fringe conspiracy theories migrated into the national discourse. Read more on NPR

Danielle Citron: What Happens In A World Where Fake Becomes Real? Deep fakes are taking over the Internet—distorting our perception of what's real. Law professor Danielle Citron explains how deception online not only harms people, but also our democracy. Read more on NPR

Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election's Final Days Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation. Read more on NPR

Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Final Days Before Election In 2016, Black voters were the top target of foreign disinformation campaigns. In 2020, there are both foreign and domestic efforts to dissuade Black and Latino voters from casting ballots. Read more on NPR

'If Found...' Brings A Sincere Story — And Brilliant Visuals — To The Nintendo Switch An excellent new visual novel, about a transgender woman returning to her hometown in Ireland, is out now on the Nintendo Switch. Read more on NPR

How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know One thing Joe Biden and Donald Trump share: They have no love for Silicon Valley. The Biden administration is expected to be tougher on the tech industry than President Barack Obama was. Read more on NPR

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