Section 230 Is Now At Risk, But Experts Say The Internet Would Never Be The Same Consensus is growing in Washington to repeal the decades-old law that protects tech platforms from lawsuits. Experts fear unintended consequences.President Trump has a new rallying cry in his escalating crusade against Twitter. As he put it in a tweet Friday: "" It's a reference to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, by Congress in 1996. It says online platforms are not legally responsible for what users post. Many say this protection enabled the creation of the modern Internet. But critics — on both...…Section 230 Is Now At Risk, But Experts Say The Internet Would Never Be The Same Consensus is growing in Washington to repeal the decades-old law that protects tech platforms from lawsuits. Experts fear unintended consequences.President Trump has a new rallying cry in his escalating crusade against Twitter. As he put it in a tweet Friday: "" It's a reference to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, by Congress in 1996. It says online platforms are not legally responsible for what users post. Many say this protection enabled the creation of the modern Internet. But critics — on both...WW…

Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice The video, which condemns "fake news," fabricates a supposed-CNN segment from last year. The social media companies said the footage violated copyright rules.Updated at 7:25 p.m. ET Friday Facebook and Twitter said Friday that a post shared by President Trump about a "racist baby" has been removed from the platforms following a copyright complaint from one of the children's parents. Officials at both social media companies confirmed to NPR that the president's video was...…Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice The video, which condemns "fake news," fabricates a supposed-CNN segment from last year. The social media companies said the footage violated copyright rules.Updated at 7:25 p.m. ET Friday Facebook and Twitter said Friday that a post shared by President Trump about a "racist baby" has been removed from the platforms following a copyright complaint from one of the children's parents. Officials at both social media companies confirmed to NPR that the president's video was...WW…

Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots : Coronavirus Updates Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since January and found that about 45% were sent by accounts that behave more like computerized robots than humans.Updated at 7:55 p.m. ET Nearly half of the Twitter accounts spreading messages on the social media platform about the coronavirus pandemic are likely bots, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said Wednesday. Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since...…Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots : Coronavirus Updates Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since January and found that about 45% were sent by accounts that behave more like computerized robots than humans.Updated at 7:55 p.m. ET Nearly half of the Twitter accounts spreading messages on the social media platform about the coronavirus pandemic are likely bots, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said Wednesday. Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since...WW…

Twitter Places Fact-Checking Warning On Trump Tweet For 1st Time A link is added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. A Twitter spokesman says the tweet wasn't deleted because it didn't discourage voting.Heard onToggle more optionsUpdated at 9:59 p.m. ET Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a pair of tweets issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Twitter's move on Tuesday marks the first time the technology company has sanctioned Trump as criticism mounts about how...…Twitter Places Fact-Checking Warning On Trump Tweet For 1st Time A link is added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. A Twitter spokesman says the tweet wasn't deleted because it didn't discourage voting.Heard onToggle more optionsUpdated at 9:59 p.m. ET Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a pair of tweets issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Twitter's move on Tuesday marks the first time the technology company has sanctioned Trump as criticism mounts about how...WW…

Her Cellphone Number Used To Be Elon Musk's. You Can Imagine The Calls She Gets Lyndsay Tucker, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif., has tech billionaire Elon Musk's old cellphone number. So every day, she fields calls and texts intended for him.Heard onToggle more optionsThere are a lot of people trying to reach celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk. Sometimes, though, they get Lyndsay Tucker, a 25-year-old skin care consultant. Tucker, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif., had never heard of the Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO until a couple years ago,...…Her Cellphone Number Used To Be Elon Musk's. You Can Imagine The Calls She Gets Lyndsay Tucker, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif., has tech billionaire Elon Musk's old cellphone number. So every day, she fields calls and texts intended for him.Heard onToggle more optionsThere are a lot of people trying to reach celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk. Sometimes, though, they get Lyndsay Tucker, a 25-year-old skin care consultant. Tucker, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif., had never heard of the Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO until a couple years ago,...WW…

Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S. The president also issued an executive order aimed at cutting ties between the U.S. and the owner of the popular Chinese communications and social media app WeChat.Updated 10:55 a.m. ET Friday President Trump on Thursday invoked his emergency economic powers to impose broad sanctions against TikTok, a move that steps up pressure on the Chinese-owned app to sell its U.S. assets to an American company. In , which takes effect in 45 days, any transactions between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and U.S....…Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S. The president also issued an executive order aimed at cutting ties between the U.S. and the owner of the popular Chinese communications and social media app WeChat.Updated 10:55 a.m. ET Friday President Trump on Thursday invoked his emergency economic powers to impose broad sanctions against TikTok, a move that steps up pressure on the Chinese-owned app to sell its U.S. assets to an American company. In , which takes effect in 45 days, any transactions between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and U.S....WW…

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has vowed not to hide the names of police officers who have a pattern of racial bias, lying and other abuse.  He made that pledge Tuesday night after acknowledging that prosecutors have been internally circulating a secret list of more than two dozen officers whose troubling conduct may have tainted their testimony in court.“If you want to restore any trust on the part of the public and the DA’s office, the DA is going to have to treat police the same way they treat other people and give up this information,” Krasner said.Krasner’s comments...…Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has vowed not to hide the names of police officers who have a pattern of racial bias, lying and other abuse.  He made that pledge Tuesday night after acknowledging that prosecutors have been internally circulating a secret list of more than two dozen officers whose troubling conduct may have tainted their testimony in court.“If you want to restore any trust on the part of the public and the DA’s office, the DA is going to have to treat police the same way they treat other people and give up this information,” Krasner said.Krasner’s comments...WW…

Judge Will Not Accept Facebook's $550 Million Settlement Over 'Tag Suggestions' The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged.Next week, lawyers for Facebook will be back in court, trying to convince a judge they should be allowed to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating users' privacy. Facebook earlier this year to pay $550 million to settle the case, which claims that the tech giant illegally used...…Judge Will Not Accept Facebook's $550 Million Settlement Over 'Tag Suggestions' The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged.Next week, lawyers for Facebook will be back in court, trying to convince a judge they should be allowed to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating users' privacy. Facebook earlier this year to pay $550 million to settle the case, which claims that the tech giant illegally used...WW…

Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy Twitter has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with QAnon as part of a broad-based crackdown on the pro-Trump conspiracy theory. Twitter says QAnon postings have led to real-world harm.Twitter said on Tuesday it has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory, a loose group of online provocateurs who support President Trump and spread absurd claims about forces supposedly attempting to topple the president. Content associated with QAnon will be banned from the...…Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy Twitter has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with QAnon as part of a broad-based crackdown on the pro-Trump conspiracy theory. Twitter says QAnon postings have led to real-world harm.Twitter said on Tuesday it has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory, a loose group of online provocateurs who support President Trump and spread absurd claims about forces supposedly attempting to topple the president. Content associated with QAnon will be banned from the...WW…

Facial Recognition Leads To False Arrest Of Black Man In Detroit Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting.Toggle more optionsUpdated 9:05 p.m. ET Wednesday Police in Detroit were trying to figure out who stole five watches from a Shinola retail store. Authorities say the thief took off with an estimated $3,800 worth of merchandise. Investigators pulled a security video that had recorded the incident. Detectives zoomed in on the grainy footage...…Facial Recognition Leads To False Arrest Of Black Man In Detroit Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting.Toggle more optionsUpdated 9:05 p.m. ET Wednesday Police in Detroit were trying to figure out who stole five watches from a Shinola retail store. Authorities say the thief took off with an estimated $3,800 worth of merchandise. Investigators pulled a security video that had recorded the incident. Detectives zoomed in on the grainy footage...WW…