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Tweets are selling for millions as NFTs. We decided to see what all the buzz is about.
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Mar 24, 2021
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal and Andrew CM from Valuables by Cent experiment with turning a tweet into a non-fungible token.
Facebook, Twitter and more crack down on violent rhetoric, election misinformation
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 6, 2020
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Senators grill tech CEOs as both parties fault internet content policies
by
Scott Tong
Oct 28, 2020
Legislation to tighten the oversight of internet content may be coming.
Some of Twitter's biggest accounts got hacked. It could have been much worse.
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Jul 16, 2020
Zeynep Tufekci, a technology and society expert at the University of North Carolina, hopes the hacks on Obama, Gates and others act as a wake-up call ahead of the election.
The social media advertising boycott goes global
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 29, 2020
The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.
Trump to target Twitter, social media bias with new executive order
by
David Brancaccio
, Kristin Schwab
and Alex Schroeder
May 28, 2020
Trump is to order a review of the law that excuses social media platforms from liability for what users post.
Why you should give yourself permission to find joy
May 7, 2020
There are a lot of dark headlines to absorb. But doing something that brings you happiness might help more than you think.
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Pandemic positions some companies to do better than others
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 30, 2020
There are business winners and losers in this pandemic.
Feeling crazy working from home? Here's some advice
Apr 13, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic forces many of us inside, a reporter based in Beijing shares ways to make life a little easier.
Where does Twitter's decision to ban political advertising leave its peers?
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Oct 31, 2019
Twitter's Jack Dorsey says the ban is designed to fight misinformation. Will other CEOs join him?