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- Instagram Introduces Changes to Protect Teenagers on Its Platform July 27, 2021Advertisers, which used people’s interests and activity to target their ads, will now only be able to use age, gender and location to show ads to users under 18.Erin Woo
- BuzzFeed Is Going Public. Now What for Vox Media, Group Nine and Vice? July 27, 2021The digital media companies that once seemed to have a lock on the future are making plans to get bigger and pay back their investors.Edmund Lee and Lauren Hirsch
- Apollo 15 Anniversary: 50 Years Ago, NASA Put a Car on the Moon July 27, 2021The lunar rovers of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface, and expanded the scientific range of the missions’ astronaut explorers.Rebecca Boyle
- The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online July 26, 2021Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.Sheera Frenkel
- Tu celular te espía, ¿seguirás permitiéndolo? July 26, 2021La dimisión de un jerarca católico muestra las consecuencias en el mundo real de las prácticas de las industrias estadounidenses en materia de recolección de datos.Shira Ovide
- The Messy Truth About Kids’ Screen Time July 26, 2021Absolute rules about children and technology don’t help, says a child development expert.Shira Ovide
- FTX and Binance, Cryptocurrency Leaders, Move to Curb High Risk Trades July 26, 2021The moves would reduce the size of the bets that investors can make by drastically cutting the maximum leverage offered.Ephrat Livni and Eric Lipton
- Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming July 25, 2021Back-alley firms meddle in elections and promote falsehoods on behalf of clients who can claim deniability, escalating our era of unreality.Max Fisher
- Biden’s Antitrust Team Signals a Big Swing at Corporate Titans July 25, 2021The president has stacked his administration with crusaders who have spent their careers challenging corporate consolidation.Jim Tankersley and Cecilia Kang
- A Grandfather Died in ‘Swatting’ Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say July 24, 2021Mark Herring had a fatal heart attack after the police swarmed his house after a fake emergency call. A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the episode.Maria Cramer