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Advertiser Exodus Snowballs as Facebook Struggles to Ease Concerns

By BY TIFFANY HSU AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31vYb5j Social Media, Online Advertising, Advertising and Marketing, Boycotts

Facebook to Ban Network With ‘Boogaloo’ Ties

By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BSZ6Sy Social Media, Fringe Groups and Movements, Hate Crimes

F.C.C. Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats

By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3eItk9r Politics and Government, 5G (Wireless Communications), Defense and Military Forces, Computers and the Internet, Telephones and Telecommunications

Burrito Delivery Makes No Sense

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3igmmL4 Delivery Services

With India’s TikTok Ban, the World’s Digital Walls Grow Higher

By BY RAYMOND ZHONG AND KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YM18Nk Politics and Government, Social Media, Censorship, Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet

Universities and Tech Giants Back National Cloud Computing Project

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3ihq9aQ Computers and the Internet, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Colleges and Universities, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Data Centers

Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3gcfAUQ Delivery Services, Mobile Applications, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YGZFrz Presidential Election of 2020, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Social Media, Computers and the Internet

The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News

By BY KELLEN BROWNING AND JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3inOyf8 Mobile Applications, News and News Media, Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Newspapers

Twitch Suspends Trump’s Channel for ‘Hateful Conduct’

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31zwto6 Presidential Election of 2020, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Social Media, Computers and the Internet

Reddit, Acting Against Hate Speech, Bans ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit

By BY MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2AdizNi Social Media, Censorship, Black People, Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Hate Crimes, Rumors and Misinformation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cyberharassment, Conservatism (US Politics)

A TikTok Twist on ‘PizzaGate’

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/38iqoOn Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation

The Long, Unhappy History of Working From Home

By BY DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CLvUxb Telecommuting, Shutdowns (Institutional), Computers and the Internet, Productivity, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Coronavirus Reopenings, Quarantine (Life and Culture)

‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

By BY CECILIA KANG AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3eEPIk6 Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, Presidential Election of 2016, Fringe Groups and Movements, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Presidential Election of 2020, Corporate Social Responsibility

EBay’s Critics Faced an Extreme Case of an Old Silicon Valley Habit

By BY NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31n6jF6 Extortion and Blackmail, Detectives (Private)

Facebook Adds Labels for Some Posts as Advertisers Pull Back

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31k0lF2 Social Media, Online Advertising, Political Advertising, Voter Registration and Requirements, Rumors and Misinformation, Boycotts, Corporate Social Responsibility

‘TikTok Grandma’ Who Helped Tank Trump Rally Now Works for Biden

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CLivW5 Presidential Election of 2020, Social Media, Primaries and Caucuses, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Political Advertising, Youth

This Pilates Business Loves (and Hates) Tech

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3i7w02j Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Social Media

When the Police Treat Software Like Magic

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3eFn5mY Facial Recognition Software, Race and Ethnicity

Barr’s Interest in Google Antitrust Case Keeps It Moving Swiftly

By BY DAVID MCCABE AND CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fVLFzX Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Online Advertising, Attorneys General

Michael Hawley, Programmer, Professor and Pianist, Dies at 58

By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YuUM4F Deaths (Obituaries), Computers and the Internet

Sorry, eBay and Uber. You’re Hated.

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NqJw39 Computers and the Internet

Google Sets Time Limit on How Long it Will Store Some Data

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Z90xEB Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

How to Dig Up Family History Online

By BY J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3drxMYF Genealogy, Newspapers, Computers and the Internet

Calls Rise Inside Amazon to Address Racial Inequity

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31d0p9p Discrimination, Black People, Race and Ethnicity, Corporate Social Responsibility, Black Lives Matter Movement, George Floyd Protests (2020), Appointments and Executive Changes, Juneteenth, Labor and Jobs

Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

By BY KASHMIR HILL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BCVTWZ Facial Recognition Software, Police, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings

Another Tweet From Trump Gets a Label From Twitter

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2VbkiKm Social Media, Labeling and Labels (Product), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

Facebook Loses Antitrust Case in Germany Over Data Collection

By BY ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Yq7php Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Social Media, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Decisions and Verdicts

Apple Announces New Privacy Features

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YZXKNH Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, Privacy

Square, Jack Dorsey’s Pay Service, Is Withholding Money Merchants Say They Need

By BY NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3i3b24W Mobile Commerce and Payments, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Computers and the Internet, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Consumer Protection, Small Business, Credit Cards

Apple Confirms Shift Away From Intel Chips in Macs

By BY JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fKNoIk Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, Computer Chips, Privacy

Tech Goliaths Act Like Davids

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3eB4A2E Computers and the Internet

41 Cities, Many Sources: How False Antifa Rumors Spread Locally

By BY DAVEY ALBA AND BEN DECKER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3dqB8v9 Antifa Movement (US), Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, George Floyd Protests (2020), News and News Media, Fringe Groups and Movements

Japanese Supercomputer Is Crowned World’s Speediest

By BY DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/317cjBF Computers and the Internet, Supercomputers, Computer Chips

After 15 Years, Apple Prepares to Break Up With Intel

By BY DON CLARK AND JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37PWQHF Computers and the Internet, Computer Chips

Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.

By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UXNfcs George Floyd Protests (2020), Black Lives Matter Movement, Social Media, Black People, Cyberharassment, Race and Ethnicity, Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Fringe Groups and Movements

Two Gamers Played The Last of Us Part II. They Were Blown Away.

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37FbYHU Computer and Video Games

A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3hFHWIx Search Engines, Online Advertising, Computers and the Internet, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

Twitter Labels Trump Tweet About ‘Racist Baby’ as Manipulated Media

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3hJ27FC Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet

Big Tech Zeros In on the Virus-Testing Market

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3df7b0I Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Software, Science and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Start-ups, Labor and Jobs, Workplace Environment

Where Black Lives Matter Protesters Stream Live Every Day: Twitch

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Cm8min George Floyd Protests (2020), Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Black People, Black Lives Matter Movement, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Computer and Video Games, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings

How Social Media Has Changed Civil Rights Protests

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3deGWHK George Floyd Protests (2020), Black Lives Matter Movement, Social Media

Big Tech Zeros In on the Virus-Testing Market

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fGyMK9 Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Software, Science and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Start-ups, Labor and Jobs, Workplace Environment

Apple Rejects Facebook’s Gaming App, for at Least the Fifth Time

By BY SETH SCHIESEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YKJhoS Mobile Applications, Computer and Video Games, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Software, Android (Operating System), Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Justice Dept. Urges Rolling Back Legal Shield for Tech Companies

By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3dbPLC8 Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation

The Internet’s Most Censored Space

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2YF8YXQ Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression

D.O.J. to Urge Rolling Back Legal Shield for Tech Companies

By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37EQR8z Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Law and Legislation

Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37Bdg6N E-Mail, Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet

The I.P.O. Comes Roaring Back in the Pandemic

By BY ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3d80u0z Initial Public Offerings, Nasdaq Composite Index, Start-ups, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Now You Can Opt Out of Seeing Political Ads on Facebook

By BY MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/37AikYY Political Advertising, Social Media, Presidential Election of 2020, Online Advertising, Censorship, Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Rumors and Misinformation