Technology

For Facebook Content Moderators, Traumatizing Material Is A Job Hazard

2:50pm July 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

Verge journalist Casey Newton investigated working conditions for the people who determine what material can be posted to Facebook. Many are traumatized by the images of hate and violence they see.

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President Trump speaks at a rally in Orlando, Fla., in June to kick off his reelection campaign. Trump has lent his support to a new Republican small-donor fundraising platform, WinRed, that launched last week.

Politics & Government

Red Shift: How Republicans Plan To Catch Democrats In Online Fundraising

5:05am July 01, 2019

Republicans hope their new online fundraising platform will close the gap between the GOP and Democrats, even though the digital highway is littered with several previous failed attempts.

National

Troll Watch: In Rare Move, Reddit Flags Online Forum For Inciting Violence

5:10pm June 29, 2019

Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform.

Computers use algorithms to do everything from adding up a column of figures to resizing a window.

Algorithmic Intelligence Has Gotten So Smart, It's Easy To Forget It's Artificial

1:28pm June 28, 2019

by Geoff Nunberg

Artificial intelligence becomes hard to ignore when it starts taking over tasks that used to require human judgment — such as winnowing job applications or prioritizing stories in a news feed.

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A sample of the new warning notices that Twitter users will see before clicking to see tweets by government officials and political figures that violate Twitter's rules.

Politics & Government

Twitter Adds Warning Label For Offensive Political Tweets

4:33pm June 27, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Twitter won't delete the tweets of politicians that are bullying or derogatory, but it will label them. The service has been criticized for its handling of tweets posted by President Trump and others.

With the rise of apps like Find My Friends and Life360, it's become common for friends, family members and partners to share their location with each other.

National

Tell Us: Why Do You Share Your Location?

3:30pm June 27, 2019

by Abigail Clukey

Have you ever needed to use a location-sharing app in an emergency? Or do you just track people for fun? We want to hear your story.

Nearly 100 drivers were recently led astray on a Google Maps-suggested detour near Denver's airport.

National

Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A 'Muddy Mess' In Colorado

3:06pm June 27, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A snafu of a shortcut was a reminder that even navigation apps can still get it wrong. "There's so many other people going, it must be OK," is how one driver was led astray.

Reddit has restricted access to a popular pro-Trump community forum over threats of violence directed toward officials and police in Oregon, Reddit announced on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Reddit Has 'Quarantined' Popular Pro-Trump Forum Over Violent Threats

8:39pm June 26, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The violations include threats of violence directed toward officials in Oregon, where legislators are locked in a partisan standoff over proposed climate change legislation.

National

Dating App Burnout: When Swiping Becomes A Chore

7:12pm June 26, 2019

by Hanna Bolaños

Burnout is increasingly common. It's not depression or extreme exhaustion — it's feeling like you've kept going past your breaking point. Burnout can affect all parts of our lives, including dating.

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Politics & Government

Could The Old AT&T Break-Up Offer Lessons For Big Tech Today?

5:56pm June 26, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In 1984, AT&T was formally broken up by the government. By most accounts it was a successful divestiture. But is it a model for the break up of the big tech companies that some are now calling for?

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