Health Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook's Political Ads Ban Nearly two months after Election Day, Facebook still prohibits political ads. The ban is frustrating some elected leaders who say it makes it harder to get out information about the pandemic. Shannon Bond
National Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate big tech. Jaclyn Diaz
National 'The Wrath Of Mark': 4 Takeaways From The Government's Case Against Facebook Twin complaints from the Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general paint a portrait of a company protecting its power at all costs. Shannon Bond
Technology There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires The Amazon CEO and four other billionaires are part of the world's most exclusive club in the midst of the pandemic: those whose fortunes exceed $100 billion. Jim Zarroli
Health 'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic. Shannon Bond
Politics 48 AGs, FTC Sue Facebook, Alleging Illegal Power Grabs To 'Neutralize' Rivals The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage. Shannon Bond Bobby Allyn
Health Facebook Bans Debunked Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines The new ban is an expansion of the social network's rules against misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm. It comes as governments prepare to roll out the first vaccinations. Shannon Bond
Technology Facebook Says It's Doing A Better Job Of Catching Hate Speech Before Users See It The social network says hate speech accounts for a tiny fraction of the posts people see. It's relying on automated systems to catch it, but is under pressure to do better. Shannon Bond
Technology Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler; Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter Backed by Rebekah Mercer, Parler now one of the most downloaded smartphone apps, as conservatives complaining of censorship by Facebook and Twitter seek out other social media alternatives. Shannon Bond
National From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok have stepped up efforts to curb the spread of misinformation about the election, but researchers say falsehoods thrive nearly unchecked on live videos. Bobby Allyn Shannon Bond
