Facebook Said to Consider Forming an Election Commission
- Data Covid-19 USA — The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.
They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes
- Data Covid-19 USA — Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.
Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?
Hacking, like war, is the continuation of politics by other means, but without the inevitable sacrifice of lives.
How the Taliban Can Use Social Media to Tame Afghanistan
In the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.
F.T.C. Refiles Facebook Antitrust Suit
After a judge slammed the F.T.C.’s original lawsuit, regulators returned with a more detailed case accusing the platform of being a monopoly.
Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder
The fact-checking site has banned David Mikkelson, who owns half the company, from writing articles after a BuzzFeed News investigation prompted an internal review.
Now Going Viral: Meeting Online Friends in Real Life
Marissa Meizz became a TikTok meme after her friends excluded her from a birthday party. She decided to do something about it.
Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine Misinformation
Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government’s efforts to overcome the pandemic.
YouTube Is Underwhelming
Even YouTube isn’t an unqualified financial winner. This does not speak well for the vitality of the internet.
Going for Broke in Cryptoland
Some hype coins mint instant millionaires. Others go bust. Why not take a chance?
The App With the Unprintable Name That Wants to Give Power to Creators
Fed up with the imbalance between online influencers and brands, Lindsey Lee Lugrin and Isha Mehra created a platform to change that.
Category Breaker
- Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are…
A “Frankenstein mix” of mutations raises concerns, but the variant may remain vulnerable to current vaccines. If not, revisions will be necessary.