Brands Push Back On Partnering With Social Media Influencers Brands are expected to spend up to $10 billion by next year on social media influencers. But some companies are fighting back, accusing influencers of just trying to get something for nothing. Julie McCarthy
San Francisco DA Looks To AI To Remove Potential Prosecution Bias NPR's Michel Martin speaks with San Francisco district attorney George Gascon about his plan to use artificial intelligence to combat racial bias in criminal sentencing.
Congress Raises Questions On How Deep Fake Technologies Could Affect 2020 Campaign The House Intelligence Committee examined the rise of deep fake videos and the challenges they place on social media platforms and the subjects of the videos who could be misrepresented in them. Tim Mak
Lawmakers Take A Hard Look At What Google And Facebook Mean For Democracy Lawmakers are looking into how the big online platforms are displacing mainstream media and what that means for democracy. Brian Naylor
Uber CEO: Some Of The Increased Scrutiny On Tech Is Deserved The push to increase regulations on tech companies may be warranted, said Dara Khosrowshahi, chief of the ride-hailing service. "We are becoming such an important part of everyday life," he said. Amy Scott
House Panel To Begin Probe Into Powerful Tech Giants Steve Inskeep talks to Diana Moss, president of the American Antitrust Institute, about the House Judiciary Committee launching an antitrust probe into the big tech industry.
The Money And Trade-Offs Involved In The Influencer Economy NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic about the influence economy, how much money is at stake and who has the power.
An Inside Look At The Tech Giant Huawei A visit to Huawei in China offers an inside-look at the tech giant's operations, and a look at how concerns are handled about alleged back doors in the technology posing a risk to other countries. Steve Inskeep
YouTube Removes White Supremacist Content YouTube's new policy intended to remove hateful speech from its platform has been effective, but it is also having unintended consequences. Hannah Allam
Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators? The decision not to ban a right-wing YouTuber for personal attacks on a gay journalist taps into the debate over hate speech on social media — and whether companies do enough to support LGBTQ users. Danny Nett