Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
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President Trump speaks Thursday in the Oval Office before signing an executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media companies. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Columnist Kaity Kline says a serious Assassin's Creed: Black Flag habit helped her ace a surprise quiz on the Caribbean. Ubisoft hide caption
President Trump's latest confrontation with Twitter was set off after the tech company placed fact-checking warnings on two of his tweets. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Trump administration issued tough export rules this month, which analysts say could spell a death knell for Huawei's worldwide mobile network ambitions. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Amazon is offering permanent jobs for 125,000 workers it hired to deal with a sharp rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump, who uses Twitter as his primary form of communication, has long accused Facebook and Twitter of censoring conservative views. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media After Twitter Adds Warning To His Tweets
Since Russia's expansive influence operation during the 2016 election, Americans' usage of social media has only increased — and drastically so, as a result of the pandemic. Caroline Amenabar/NPR hide caption
Social Media Usage Is At An All-Time High. That Could Mean A Nightmare For Democracy
For the first time, Twitter has directed users to a fact check of a tweet by President Trump. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook's CEO says the company will begin "aggressively" hiring remote workers and allow current employees to request to work from home permanently. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
When the real world seems too constrained, the endless horizons of Minecraft can be soothing. Kathryn Fink hide caption
Elham Mansori, Florence Poya, Nahida Khajazadeh and Somaya Farooqi, members of the Afghan Dreamers, are building a mechanized version of the hand-operated ventilator. The Digital Citizen Fund hide caption
All-Girl Robotics Team In Afghanistan Works On Low-Cost Ventilator ... With Car Parts
A couple years ago, Lyndsay Tucker started receiving texts and calls for Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk. It seems AT&T randomly reassigned his old number to Tucker. She assures people she does not work for Musk or his companies. Jessica Chou for NPR hide caption
She Gets Calls And Texts Meant For Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say nearly half of all accounts tweeting about the coronavirus appear to be bot accounts. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
More Lysol, No More Pens In Rooms. Hotels Adapt To Win Back Guests
Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps. Facebook hide caption
Millions of Uber drivers and other people who make a living from gig work are temporarily eligible for unemployment benefits. But the money has been slow to arrive. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
'We Can't Take Your Call': Uber Drivers, Other Gig Workers Struggle For Unemployment
A sign on a shuttered Apple Store at the International Plaza shopping center in Tampa, Fla. The location has been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic and is scheduled to reopen Thursday. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Uber is restructuring its business to focus on rides and food delivery, which has been a bright spot for the company during the pandemic. Pascal Guyot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption