Q And A With The 'Sassy' Teacher Of The Year About That Fan And Going Viral
"I have been visibly gay my entire life," Nikos Giannopoulos told NPR.
Digital Life
The Social Media App Where Nothing Matters
Binky looks like a social media app, but nothing you do on it matters. It's not connected to anyone you know. Creator Dan Kurtz says "it's all meaningless."
The Covfefe Act Has A Silly Name — But It Addresses A Real Quandary
In an era of unfiltered tweets from the president, Rep. Mike Quigley's bill would require the archiving of the president's social media posts — from official and personal accounts.
Pakistan Sentences Man To Death For 'Blasphemy' On Social Media
Amnesty International says this is the country's harshest sentence yet for a cybercrime related offense. The Pakistani government is pushing a campaign against blasphemy on social media.
Eager To Burst His Own Bubble, A Techie Made Apps To Randomize His Life
Suddenly aware of repetitive feedback loops in his life, Max Hawkins created apps that decided where he should go, what strangers' parties he should attend, even how he should spend Christmas.
Free Speech Legal Center Threatens To Sue Trump For Blocking Twitter Users
A First Amendment law center at Columbia University is threatening to sue President Trump if he doesn't stop blocking people whose comments he doesn't like on Twitter. The group says Trump cannot lawfully block people from viewing what they contend are presidential statements.
Videotapes Are Becoming Unwatchable As Archivists Work To Save Them
With VHS tapes degrading, most Americans' home videos from the '80s and '90s won't be viewable in a decade. But there's a grassroots movement to preserve them for posterity.
The Tweet Heard Around The Wrold
What exactly did President Trump mean by covfefe? Was it a deliberate attempt at a word by POTUS or a simple fudge of the fingers? NPR's Scott Simon has an idea.
After Appeal By Portland Survivor, More Donations For The Girls He Defended
Three men were stabbed, two fatally, after they confronted a train passenger hurling abuse at two teenage girls. The survivor, hailed as a hero, was worried that the young women were being forgotten.
Banned From Russian TV, A Putin Critic Gets His Message Out On YouTube
Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny is calling for nationwide protests and wants to be president. The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to the freewheeling weekly show he's started on YouTube.