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Tech CEOs To Testify Before Senate Panel On Platforms' Legal Shield

9:58am October 28, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday. Lawmakers are revisiting the legal shield that has long protected the tech industry.

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News Brief: Tech Shield Hearing, Voting Days Dwindle, Philadelphia Unrest

5:28am October 28, 2020

Senate reconsiders legal shield protecting tech industry. Presidential campaign schedules reveal who's on offense; who's on defense. And, more protests in Philadelphia after police killed a Black man.

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News Brief: Trump-Biden Campaigns, Facebook Ads, COVID-19 Surge

6:58am October 27, 2020

Presidential campaigns are in high gear with Election Day a week away. At the same time, Facebook stops political ads. And, European countries reinstate curfews and closures as COVID-19 cases spike.

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Politics & Government

Facebook Stops New Political Ads To Try To Limit Misinformation

6:52am October 27, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Facebook's ban on new political and issue ads starts on Tuesday, a week before Election Day. But that won't stop groups intent on reaching voters through the platform.

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A new federal lawsuit alleges that Uber's "star rating" system discriminates against drivers of color and drivers with accents. According to the suit, Uber terminates drivers whose ratings get too low.

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Uber Fires Drivers Based On 'Racially Biased' Star Rating System, Lawsuit Claims

3:47pm October 26, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The suit claims Uber's rating system, which is based on passenger reviews, discriminates against drivers who are not white or who have accents. Uber says the claim is untrue.

Life Kit: Tips To Strengthen Your Digital Privacy

5:34pm October 24, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

As we spend more of our lives in the digital world, our personal information can be compromised. NPR's Life Kit spoke to experts on how to protect your digital privacy.

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Politics & Government

A Bilingual Tool That Fights Misinformation On WhatsApp

5:27pm October 24, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cristina Tardáguila of the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network about disinformation targeting Spanish-speaking voters in the United States.

This image from the 2018 remake of Shadow of the Colossus emphasizes the lonely nature of its landscape.

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15 Years On, The Lonely Legacy Of 'Shadow Of The Colossus'

7:00am October 23, 2020

by Lewis Gordon

Fumito Ueda's moody video game about a young hero wandering a landscape empty of everything except for 16 towering giants originally came out in 2005 — but its loneliness speaks to today's gamers.

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe during his Senate confirmation hearing earlier this year.

Security Gaps Persist, Report Warns, After U.S. Blames Iran In Election Scheme

1:01pm October 22, 2020

by Philip Ewing

A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don't observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams.

An election worker uses an electronic pollbook to check voters at a polling station in the Echo Park Recreation Complex in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020.

Voter Websites In California And Florida Could Be Vulnerable To Hacks, Report Finds

12:08pm October 22, 2020

by Dina Temple-Raston

Cyber experts told the Department of Homeland Security in July that voter registration systems in California and Florida could be vulnerable to a hack, a closely-held report obtained by NPR reveals.