Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (left) and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem talk about voting last Thursday, when balloting began in the state. The Pistons are allowing their arena to be used as a polling station. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November's vote. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough to curb misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Buildings are engulfed in flames as a wildfire ravages Talent, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2020. Unfounded rumors that left-wing activists were behind the fires went viral on social media, thanks to amplification by conspiracy theorists and the platforms' own design. Kevin Jantzer/AP hide caption
Facebook says the fake accounts it removed focused mainly on Southeast Asia. But they also included some content about the U.S. election, which did not gain a large following. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senators pressed Google executive Donald Harrison over whether the tech giant wields too much power over advertisers and publishers in the digital ad market, amid widening scrutiny of the company's dominance. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future, Jill Lepore NPR hide caption
Twitter says it will crack down on attempts to undermine faith in the November election or incite unrest. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Matt Nowling, a senior at Denison University and interim president of College Democrats of America, is one of many campus activists adjusting to virtual organizing during the pandemic. Shelby Tour hide caption
More companies and schools are turning to Zoom's video meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, boosting sales and profit. Sam Wasson/Getty Images hide caption