Facebook will adopt new policies to address harassment targeting public figures Facebook is banning some types of content that degrades, sexualizes, and otherwise harasses elected officials, celebrities, activists, and journalists. Jaclyn Diaz
William Shatner, of 'Star Trek' fame, will travel to space aboard Blue Origin flight Shatner, 90, will become the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July. Joe Hernandez
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says we're behind other countries on Big Tech regulation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) about the debate over how to better regulate social media companies.
A case for holding tech companies responsible for their algorithms NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Facebook data scientist Roddy Lindsay, who recently wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times about ways to regulate the media giant's algorithms.
You can now search for flights on Google based on carbon emissions A new Google Flights feature lets buyers search for flights based on the potential environmental impact. Sharon Pruitt-Young
More than social media: The WhatsApp outage affected small businesses worldwide NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ayman El Tarabishy, professor at George Washington University, about how Facebook's outage earlier this week halted work for businesses who rely on WhatsApp worldwide. Audie Cornish
More than 1 in 3 rural Black southerners lack home internet access, a new study finds The research, conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic studies, shows that 38% of Black residents in the rural south have no home internet access, compared to 23% of white residents. Deepa Shivaram
Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun. Anya Kamenetz
Hearing about Facebook was billed as focusing on protecting kids online It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun. Steve Inskeep
Ex-Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies before Senate panel Democrats and Republicans vow to work together to strengthen online child-privacy laws after Haugen testified about Instagram and Facebook dangers for young users. Facebook rejects her portrayal. Steve Inskeep