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Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications

2:44pm July 22, 2016

by NPR Staff

This summer, it has felt like the terrible news just won't stop. A digital journalism expert at Columbia University offers advice for dealing with the barrage of news updates flowing to our screens.

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In a recent interview, Hillary Clinton said she would

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Quick Thoughts On The Ups And Downs Of Google Searches For 'White People'

10:09am July 22, 2016

by Gene Demby

More people have been Googling the term "white people" recently, perhaps prompted by this election cycle's racial issues. But we're trying to figure out a couple of other spikes over time.

Milo Yiannopoulos, a conservative writer and Internet personality, holds a news conference down the street from the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., last month.

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Twitter Permanently Suspends Conservative Writer For Targeted Abuse

6:16pm July 20, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The suspension of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos comes amid a recent campaign in which users tweeted hundreds of racist and abusive messages at Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones.

Conservative writer and Internet personality Milo Yiannopoulos has been permanently banned from Twitter.

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What Does It Take To Get Permanently Banned From Twitter?

2:31pm July 20, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Twitter says it's reviewing its hateful-conduct policy. The suspension of conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos has prompted a new focus on the company's ongoing struggle to reign in abusive messages.

The Waterstone's on Oxford Street in London — now closed — used to crack jokes on Twitter (thanks to Jonathan O'Brien).

Bookstore's Tweet Leads To Love, Then Marriage

8:29pm July 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In 2012, the corporate Twitter account for a bookstore in London posted a joke about Pokemon. "I'm in love," a woman responded. More tweets followed, then a date. The wedding was last weekend.

In a post on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the live-streamed images following a police shooting in Minnesota were "graphic and heartbreaking."

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In Wake Of Shootings, Facebook Struggles To Define Hate Speech

11:05pm July 14, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

After last week's police shootings, Facebook received a flood of complaints, with users calling out posts as hate speech. According to Facebook insiders, the company was not prepared.

Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents Often Goes Unchecked

10:30am July 14, 2016

Iowa health officials recently discovered it wasn't against state law for a nursing home worker to share a photo on Snapchat of a resident covered in feces. They are trying to change that.

Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh is standing by a tweet he sent after the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas in which he warned President Obama to

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Public Figures Struggle With Social Media Boundaries After Dallas Shooting

5:30pm July 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Politicians, police officers, and media personalities have all gotten blow-back for inflammatory social media posts about the shooting of officers in Dallas.

Millions Of Gamers Are Hooked On Pokemon Go

4:26pm July 12, 2016

Pokemon Go has become a smartphone gaming sensation, generating $1.6 million in daily revenue by one estimate and boosting the market value of Nintendo. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to writer Glen Weldon about the hit game and the playing experience.

Pokemon Go Stirs Controversy For Lack Of Digital Privacy

4:26pm July 12, 2016

The new smartphone game, Pokemon Go, is stirring controversy for its lack of data privacy. But that isn't slowing down its growth.