Technology Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. Shannon Bond
Music Black TikTok Creators Are On Strike To Protest A Lack Of Credit For Their Work Black creators on TikTok say that for years, non-black creators have risen to fame performing dances that Black influencers on the app created. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Technology Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features. Shannon Bond
Business India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism' India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech. Lauren Frayer Shannon Bond
Health How Two Dancers, A Mom And A Life Coach Help Out In India's COVID Crisis Amid India's COVID surge, regular folks are channeling their time, talents and resources to support their neighbors — and strangers, too. Public health experts say it's making a real impact. Sreyashi Dey
Technology Europe Wants Social Media Giants To Do More To Stop Disinformation The executive branch of the European Union is asking Facebook, Google, Twitter and others to provide details on how they are responding to disinformation on their platforms. Jaclyn Diaz
National Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment 'Significant Problem' For LGBTQ Users: Report LGBTQ social media users encounter hate speech and harassment at higher rates than all other identity groups at 64%, according to GLAAD's inaugural social media index report. Jaclyn Diaz
National Want To Send A Mean Tweet? Twitter's New Feature Wants You To Think Again Twitter released a new feature that detects potentially offensive replies on its service and asks users to review a message before sending. Jaclyn Diaz
Politics Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Media's Oversight Board Rules While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him. Shannon Bond
Technology Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism Facebook is giving users more control over what they see, as executives, including Nick Clegg, global affairs vice president, defend it from charges that algorithms favor inflammatory content. Shannon Bond
