Facebook's Oversight Board says the company, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, must take responsibility for its decisions. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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In a year where loss, grief, technology and identity have been at the forefront of the national conversation, the budding trend of email opt-outs are for many both a welcome change and a sign of what may lie ahead. Jordan Kirchner hide caption
Surveillance cameras, like the one here in Boston, are used throughout Massachusetts. The state now regulates how police use facial recognition technology. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Twitter on Wednesday announced it's released a feature that detects "mean" replies on its service before a user presses send. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
A statement from former President Donald Trump is seen in front of his Facebook page background. Facebook was justified in its decision to suspend Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the company's Oversight Board said Wednesday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Google is also offering four weeks per year where employees can work from anywhere they want. Toby Scott/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gettty Images hide caption
Facebook indefinitely suspended then-President Donald Trump's accounts in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules
A mobile phone customer in Los Angeles looks at an earthquake warning application on an iPhone. An earthquake early warning system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey has been activated in Oregon, California and now Washington. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat can be sued in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City in January 2020. George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Tech Sees Bigger Opportunity In Utah — If The State Works On Its Image
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a Senate panel in April 2018. On Wednesday, Facebook's independent Oversight Board is set to decide whether the company should keep its indefinite ban on former President Donald Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Epic Games, creator of the popular game Fortnite, accuses Apple of running its App Store as an illegal monopoly because it only allows in-app purchases on iPhones to be processed by Apple's own payment system. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Verizon is spinning off AOL and Yahoo to the private equity firm Apollo in a deal valued at $5 billion. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Sheffield United's English striker Rhian Brewster joins other players in taking a knee against racism ahead of kick off of the English Premier League football match. Mike Ergerton/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Can A Social Media Boycott Fight Racism Online? The English Soccer World Hopes So
NYPD canceled its contract with Boston Dynamics last week after its test run of the company's Spot robot sparked concerns of misuse of city funds and potential police abuse. Josh Reynolds/AP hide caption
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In the Pokémon Snap games, you're not capturing mons and forcing them to fight — you're taking pictures of them in their natural habitats. Screenshot by Kaity Kline/Nintendo hide caption
The new iMac computers are unveiled on April 20 via this illustration at a virtual event in La Habra, Calif. Apple said it could suffer a hit to its revenue as a shortage of chips could affect the production of iPads and Macs. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, says an upcoming executive order will strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, from setting up new ways to investigate cyberattacks to developing standards for software. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden Order To Require New Cybersecurity Standards In Response To SolarWinds Attack
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee addresses reporters in January. The police department has acknowledged that its computer network has been breached by attackers seeking a ransom. Such attacks against local governments, hospitals and corporations have been rising sharply. Bill O'Leary/AP hide caption
The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department was victim to an apparent ransomware attack Monday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Apple released new privacy controls in its latest software update. The changes are roiling the online advertising industry. Apple hide caption