Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic Facebook says it will give $25 million to aid U.S. and Canadian local newspapers and sites. It promises to spend $75 million in ads to pour money into newsrooms ailing financially from Coronavirus. David Folkenflik
Apple's New Tool Lets You Screen Yourself For COVID-19 A new COVID-19 website and app will then offer recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do next. Aubri Juhasz
The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One Districts are scrambling to get remote learning lessons in place. But over half of students live near the poverty line, 14% have a learning disability, and some struggle just to find Internet access. Anya Kamenetz
How Facebook Wants To Handle Misinformation Around The Coronavirus Epidemic NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg about the platform's efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus.
Margrethe Vestager: How Can We Ensure Fair Competition Online? When we shop in a store, we're used to having options. But in a digital economy controlled by tech monopolies, choice isn't built in. Margrethe Vestager is on a mission to change that. NPR/TED Staff
Claire Wardle: Why Do We Fall For Misinformation? How does a set of misleading videos online turn into a dangerous health crisis ... all in the span of three days? Claire Wardle discusses the real life consequences of misinformation online. NPR/TED Staff
Zeynep Tufekci: How Do We Build Systems Of Trust Online? With so much data collected on our online behavior, it's bound to be misused. Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci says to rebuild trust in the internet, we need to entirely restructure how it operates. NPR/TED Staff
Adam Alter: How Do We Take Back Control Of Our Attention? Within the last decade, we've opted to replace time spent on hobbies, exercise, and conversation with screen time. Social psychologist Adam Alter describes ways we can reclaim our attention. NPR/TED Staff
Edward Snowden: Why Does Online Privacy Matter? Edward Snowden revealed government programs that collected our private data. Today, he says private corporations have become just as intrusive—but without the restraints placed on government. NPR/TED Staff
As Hanging Out Gets Difficult, More People Are Turning To Social Video Games Online video games are proving popular as people look for a way to socialize during this time of social distancing. Some game developers are even changing games' rules to cater to the new reality. Laurel Wamsley
