Your Facebook Account Was Hacked. Getting Help May Take Weeks — Or $299 When Facebook accounts get hacked, victims call and email the company for help to little avail. Some have found a costly workaround: buying a virtual reality headset to get customer service. Shannon Bond
Olympics Spoilers Are Frustrating. Here's How You Can Avoid Them Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast, allowing spoilers to slip through and upsetting those who want to watch the games later in prime time. Here are some ways you can try to block the news. Jonathan Franklin
A Tech Firm Has Blocked Some Governments From Using Its Spyware Over Misuse Claims The Israeli firm is under scrutiny after reports its products were used by countries seeking to spy on dissidents and leaders Daniel Estrin
Biden Pushes Cybersecurity Upgrades For Critical Infrastructure After Recent Hacks President Biden signed a directive aimed at improving cybersecurity for critical infrastructure systems like energy and food — but it's up to private companies to actually follow those standards. Rachel Treisman
Instagram Debuts New Safety Settings For Teenagers The Facebook-owned app is making new accounts for kids under 16 private by default, amid growing pressure over child safety and privacy. Shannon Bond
Matthew Mazzotta: How Can We Redesign Overlooked Spaces To Better Serve The Public? Artist Matthew Mazzotta says every community needs public spaces to gather, discuss, and address issues. He works with towns to reimagine overlooked buildings and give them a new public purpose. HARRISON VIJAY TSUI
Jimmy Wales: How Can Wikipedia Ensure A Safe And Shared Online Space? Wikipedian Jake Orlowitz describes how volunteers update the world's largest encyclopedia. And co-founder Jimmy Wales says the site must not only be a neutral space, but one that encourages diversity. james delahoussaye
Democrats Want To Hold Social Media Companies Responsible For Health Misinformation Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would hold Facebook, YouTube and other social media companies responsible if they promote harmful health claims on their platforms. Shannon Bond
Internet Outage That Crashed Dozens Of Websites Caused By Software Update Amazon, Delta and Capital One were among dozens of sites hit by the widespread outage. Content distribution network Akamai says the disruption was caused by a software configuration update. Deepa Shivaram
California Sues Gaming Giant Activision Blizzard Over Unequal Pay, Sexual Harassment The studio behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft is facing a civil lawsuit over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and equal pay violations. The company disputes the claims. Joe Hernandez
