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Twitter's lawsuit sets the social media company and the world's richest man up for a lengthy, expensive and high-stakes battle. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
Twitter takes Elon Musk to court, accusing him of bad faith and hypocrisy
Google announced that it would delete location data showing when people visit abortion providers, but privacy experts, and some Google employees, want the company to do more to safeguard data. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers
In a newly public letter, TikTok's top executive, Shou Zi Chew, tried to allay the concerns of several U.S. senators about the Chinese-owned company's data security practices. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
Where abortion is banned, someone's phone activity could be used as criminal evidence
Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices behind illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle in September 2017. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Martin Klimek/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul
Claire Atkin (left) and Nandini Jammi founded the nonprofit group Check My Ads, which aims to defund disinformation online. Now, they have launched a campaign aimed at Fox News' online empire. Jon McMorran hide caption
Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising
Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg announced on Wednesday she is stepping down from the company after 14 years at the Silicon Valley giant. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on May 25 in Uvalde, Texas. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images hide caption
Federal regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with Twitter over the use of user privacy. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data
Twitch's reputation takes a hit when Buffalo shooter used it to livestream attack
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday announced a probe into online platforms, including Twitch and 4chan, in connection with the Buffalo mass shooting. Richard Drew/AP hide caption