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Thursday

Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids

Antigone Davis, Facebook's global head of safety, testifies remotely Thursday before a Senate subcommittee following leaks of internal research showing the company knows the harm its apps cause young people. Patrick Semansky/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids

Days after Facebook's Instagram "paused" work on an app for kids under 13, U.S. senators grilled the company's head of safety about how both platforms negatively affect teens and young people.

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Technology

Facebook Will Be Back On Capitol Hill To Face Senators' Questions

Facebook executives will appear before a Senate panel following a list of public crises — including Instagram's impact on children. Facebook paused plans to build a version of Instagram for kids.

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Tuesday

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

The waiting area of a pop-up vaccination site at St. John The Divine Cathedral sits empty as the rush for vaccinations winds down on June 27, 2021 in New York City. The demand for vaccinations has declined just as the Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus begins to take hold in the United States. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

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Monday

National

Religious Exemptions To Vaccine Mandates Present A Dilemma For Employers

With vaccine mandates in place all over the country, workers opposed to the shots are requesting religious exemptions, but federal law puts employers in a strong position when weighing the requests.

Religious Exemptions To Vaccine Mandates Present A Dilemma For Employers

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Wednesday

Thursday

An Anti-Vaccine Book Tops Amazon's COVID Search Results. Lawmakers Call Foul

Some leading Democratic lawmakers are accusing Amazon of profiting off the spread of COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. Michel Spingler/AP hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

An Anti-Vaccine Book Tops Amazon's COVID Search Results. Lawmakers Call Foul

Democratic lawmakers are pressing the e-commerce giant about what it's doing to stop its systems from recommending books and other products with falsehoods about the pandemic and vaccines.

Monday

Jean-Paul Belmondo, The Face Of French New Wave Film, Dies At 88

French actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, right, and Catherine Deneuve, in 1969. They starred together in François Truffaut's film Mississippi Mermaid. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images hide caption

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Obituaries

Jean-Paul Belmondo, The Face Of French New Wave Film, Dies At 88

Belmondo's breakout role in Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" launched him into international superstardom and a career spanning six decades.

Friday

Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law

Lyft said it would pay the legal fees for any of its drivers sued under Texas' new abortion law, which it called "incompatible" with company values. Uber quickly followed suit. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law

Texas's restrictive new abortion law has raised concerns that people who drive for the ride-hailing companies could face lawsuits for transporting passengers to clinics.

Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law

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Wednesday

Business

OnlyFans Switches Its Stance On Sexually Explicit Content

The subscription site OnlyFans has reversed course. It says it will continue to allow sexually explicit content just days after announcing a ban on such material.

OnlyFans Switches Its Stance On Sexually Explicit Content

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Saturday

Facebook's Most Viewed Article In Early 2021 Raised Doubt About COVID Vaccine

Facebook is defending itself from accusations from the White House and other critics that it's not doing enough to curb health misinformation. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

Facebook's Most Viewed Article In Early 2021 Raised Doubt About COVID Vaccine

The social network acknowledged it had held back a report about the most viewed content on its platform in the first three months of 2021.

Friday

Technology

OnlyFans Says It Will Ban The Content It's Best Known For: Pornography

OnlyFans became a popular subscription service by allowing creators to post pornography and nude images. Now it plans to ban sexually explicit material to appease its bankers and payment providers.

OnlyFans Says It Will Ban The Content It's Best Known For: Pornography

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Thursday

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly

The Federal Trade Commission has accused Facebook of stifling competition when it bought Instagram and WhatsApp and cut off other would-be rivals from its data. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

Technology

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly

The regulator is taking another swing at Facebook after a judge tossed out its initial effort in June. It accused the social media giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly.

Wednesday

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