Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday
MESFIN FEKADU
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also...
Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections
ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his war on Twitter and other social media companies Thursday, signing an executive order...
Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him
ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter added...
2 U.S. astronauts arrive at launch pad for SpaceX launch
MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — With thunder threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts arrived at the launch pad for the...
Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps
MATT O'BRIEN
AP Technology Writer
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to...
Privacy groups: TikTok app violating children’s privacy
TALI ARBEL
AP Technology Writer
Privacy watchdogs say that the popular TikTok video app is violating a children's privacy law and putting kids at risk.
A...
Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer
OAKLAND (AP) — Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the...
Facebook to label national origin of popular posts
BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer
OAKLAND (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday it will label posts from popular accounts with their geographic origin in an attempt...
Facebook to warn users who ‘liked’ coronavirus hoaxes
BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ
Associated Press
Facebook will soon let you know if you shared or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site,...
Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info
AMANDA SEITZ and BARBARA ORTUTAY
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself,...