5 Ways China May Try To Win A Trade War With The U.S.
After President Trump unleashes new tariffs, China has a number of key U.S. imports — from soybeans to airplanes and iPhones — that it can choose to strike back against.
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Congress Passes Legislation To Curb Online Sex Trafficking Of Children
It's the first major change in years to a key legal shield used by Internet companies to avoid liability for what people say and online.
In Apology, Zuckerberg Promises To Protect Facebook Community
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will notify the estimated 50 million people whose data was extracted from the social network and handed off to a tech firm working for the Trump campaign.
Zuckerberg Breaks Silence, Promises To Protect Facebook Community
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted his first responses, followed by a CNN appearance, after the controversy surrounding reports that Cambridge Analytica exploited users' data without their knowledge,
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Responds To Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence addressing the controversy over how a voter targeting firm harvested the personal data of some 50 million users. He acknowledged the company made mistakes.
Zuckerberg's Former Mentor Weighs In On Cambridge Analytica Statement
After days of silence over the Cambridge Analytica breach, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a statement. Zuckerberg's former mentor Roger McNamee shares his reaction with NPR's Ailsa Chang.
Congress Set To Approve Nearly $700 Million For Election Security, Source Says
The new funding is part of a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, a source told NPR. The development comes as the Senate intelligence committee has put a focus on election security this week.
Section 230: A Key Legal Shield For Facebook, Google Is About To Change
The 1996 law is praised by the tech industry as the core pillar of Internet freedom. But its path also runs through some of the darkest corners of the Web, such as online sex trafficking of children.
Will Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal Actually Cause Users To Delete The App?
News about how Cambridge Analytica used Facebook data has sparked the hashtag #DeleteFacebook. But past research has shown users are often apathetic about privacy settings. NPR's Michel Martin talks with University of Virginia media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan about whether this is a watershed moment for Facebook users.
Blockbuster Plans To Close 1 Store In Alaska, Taking Total Number Down To 5
A Blockbuster store in North Pole, Alaska is set to close in April. Alaska is home to most of the Blockbuster stores in the U.S. due to slow internet speeds, but foot traffic has been on the decline.