Facebook Users Say Platform's Birthday Fundraisers Might Be Too Much Of A Good Thing Those birthday fundraisers on Facebook have brought in a billion dollars for charities, but some Facebook users think the ubiquitous appeals are getting to be too much of a good thing. Tovia Smith
Apple Pulls ToTok App After Report That Emirati Government Uses It For Surveillance Apple pulled the messaging app ToTok from the app store after The New York Times reported that the app is used for surveillance by the government of the United Arab Emirates. Shannon Bond
Esports Programs Plug Students Into Careers At Shenandoah University, students are learning the ins and outs of the esports business.
Boeing's Starliner Lands Safely Back To Earth After Aborted Space Station Mission The journey is being hailed as a major achievement despite failing to complete a core objective: docking at the international space station. NASA hopes to launch U.S. astronauts in space in 2020. Bobby Allyn
Snopes, Facebook And Fake Accounts NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Snopes VP of operations Vinny Green and reporter Jordan Liles about how Facebook used their reporting to shut down 900 fake accounts without crediting them.
The Emotional Toll Of Content Moderation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Casey Newton, who's been writing about the working conditions of content moderators at large tech companies in a series of articles for The Verge.
In Uncrewed Test, Boeing's Starliner Capsule Fails To Reach Space Station After a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the crew capsule, loaded with 600 pounds of cargo for the station, was unable to reach its intended orbit, Boeing says. Brendan Byrne
On Census, Facebook And Instagram To Ban Disinformation And False Ads Under pressure to prepare for 2020 census interference, Facebook says content misrepresenting who can participate and the data the government collects will be banned from its social media platforms. Hansi Lo Wang
The 20 Top Stories On NPR In 2019 Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly. Bill Chappell
Troll Watch: How To Be An Online Troll A Finnish game lets players pretend to be trolls spreading fake news on social media. The idea is that if people understand how disinformation campaigns are built, they will be more skeptical of them. Shannon Bond