Instagram Now Requires Users To Provide Their Age
The Facebook-owned social media giant will use the information to ensure a safer platform for younger users and more accurately targeted ads across the board.
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Google Founders Sergey Brin And Larry Page Step Down From Top Roles
Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page end their leadership roles. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet.
Installing Free Wi-Fi To Help Count Rural Communities Of Color In 2020 Census
A nonprofit organization has been installing Internet hot spots around Georgia to make sure rural residents, especially in communities of color, can complete census forms and apply for census jobs.
What You Should Consider When Thinking About Gifting Smart Speakers This Season
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lily Hay Newman, security reporter at Wired, about why you should consider security and privacy before gifting an internet-connected device such as a smart speaker.
Mozilla's Latest 'Privacy Not Included' Buyer's Guide
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ashley Boyd of the Mozilla Foundation about its third annual "Privacy Not Included" buyer's guide, which will help consumers shop for safe and secure connected products.
Is Crimea Russian? U.S. And EU Say No, Apple Says Kremlin Can See What It Wants To
The tech giant's apps are doing what the European Union and the U.S. won't: Recognizing Russia's annexation of the peninsula seized from Ukraine. Users in Russia will see it as part of their country.
Why A Company In The Netherlands Has Stopped Helping Facebook Fact-Check Content
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gert-Jaap Hoekman of Nu.nl about why the company has stopped helping Facebook fact-check content. Nu.nl was Facebook's last remaining fact-checker in the Netherlands.
Following Backlash, Twitter Offers to 'Memorialize' Accounts Of The Deceased
The company received criticism over plans to delete inactive accounts. It later clarified that deletions will not occur until after a "memorial" function is introduced.
99 Bottles Of Beer On The Touch Screen: The Spread Of Self-Serve Taps
Order a drink, but hold the bartender? As it becomes relatively more expensive to run restaurants and bars, some are saving money by replacing human servers with pour-your-own electronic taps.
Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Is Unveiled In U.S. Senate
Senate Democrats have unveiled an aggressive digital rights privacy bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to one of the measure's sponsors, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington.