In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem
The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.
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Environmental Concerns Arise Over Energy Needed To Mine Bitcoin
In one upstate New York community, a Bitcoin mining operation is drawing criticism from people who say the natural gas burned to make the cryptocurrency is causing too much pollution.
In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother's Day Emails
The small but growing trend is seen as a welcome acknowledgement of people who are grieving, as well as a sign that email marketing is becoming increasingly personalized and socially conscious.
Oversight Board Says Facebook Must Revisit 'Arbitrary' Indefinite Trump Ban
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Thomas Hughes, director of the Oversight Board Administration, which ruled that Facebook was justified in banning then-President Trump from the social media platform.
Want To Send A Mean Tweet? Twitter's New Feature Wants You To Think Again
Twitter released a new feature that detects potentially offensive replies on its service and asks users to review a message before sending.
Google Adapts To Long-Term Telework, Offers Employees Hybrid Workweek
More than a year into telework, the tech giant has said about 60% of its employees will work remotely two days a week. Twenty percent will work from home permanently.
Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future
Facebook's Oversight Board sent the decision of whether to let the former president back on the platform back to the company itself, and it's a critical one for Trump's political future.
Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Ban On Donald Trump
Facebook's oversight board has upheld its ban of the former president, which was put in place after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Vice President Harris Takes On The Effort For Internet Equity
Vice President Harris is in now charge of a push to get better internet across the U.S. Getting this right could have big stakes for her political future.
Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules
While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.