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Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo has been urging followers of her Twitter feed to join her on the social media app Parler. Brandon Wade/AP hide caption

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Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler, Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter

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Twitter hid some tweets, including many from President Donald Trump, behind labels warning users they contained disputed or misleading information about the election. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Playstation 5, Xbox Series X Bring Sony-Microsoft Rivalry To A New Generation

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Millie Weaver, a former correspondent for the conspiracy theory website Infowars, hosts nearly 7 hours of live coverage on her YouTube channel. Conservative influencers like Weaver who often broadcast live are increasingly worrisome to misinformation researchers. YouTube hide caption

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From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video

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Amazon has long argued that it does not use seller-specific data to directly compete with its own products and has generally rejected accusations of anti-competitive behavior. Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been penalized by Facebook and YouTube, and suspended from Twitter, for his activity on social media. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Experts say the administration of President-elect Joe Biden is expected to be harder on the technology industry than the Obama White House and take a different approach than President Trump. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know

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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, shown here in August, had a Twitter account associated with him suspended after the social media company said his comments violated its "policy on the glorification of violence." Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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People call for stopping Pennsylvania's vote count Thursday at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. False claims of voter fraud and calls to protest have spread on social media, leading Facebook to take down one large group. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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A California ballot measure over whether Uber and Lyft should treat their drivers as employees divided gig workers but was approved by voters. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure

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An artist's rendering shows NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending toward the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid's surface. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona hide caption

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Christian Hull delights fans on the video app TikTok, where you'll see him go through a range of emotions playing a low-stakes paint-guessing game. Photo by Phoebe Kahn hide caption

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With Canned Entertainment, Australian Comedian Makes A Hit In The U.S.

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Andrew Marantz: What Happens When Fringe Conspiracy Theories Become Mainstream?

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Joy Buolamwini: How Do Biased Algorithms Damage Marginalized Communities?

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