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NPR News: In Settlement, Facebook To Pay $52 Million To Content Moderators With PTSD

In Settlement, Facebook To Pay $52 Million To Content Moderators With PTSD As part of a settlement agreement, more than 10,000 moderators who viewed and removed graphic and disturbing posts, and consequently suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, are eligible for payouts. Read more on NPR

Making Workplaces ‘Safe,’ and Weird

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times

Uber Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Grubhub

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By BY KATE CONGER AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology via New York Times

This Was Supposed to Be the Year Driverless Cars Went Mainstream

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By BY CADE METZ AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology via New York Times

NPR News: Feds Warn States That Online Voting Experiments Are 'High-Risk'

Feds Warn States That Online Voting Experiments Are 'High-Risk' As some states turn to internet voting to increase accessibility for vulnerable populations, the federal government sends out an eight-page report detailing the risks. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Twitter Now Labels 'Potentially Harmful' Coronavirus Tweets

Twitter Now Labels 'Potentially Harmful' Coronavirus Tweets Tweets that contain information deemed misleading, disputed or unverified will now carry labels warning about problematic content as Twitter attempts to combat fake news on the platform. Read more on NPR

Let’s Clean Up the Toxic Internet

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By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology via New York Times