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Twitter, a notoriously public platform, is building a walled garden.

The company is introducing a new strike system that could lead to some users getting permanently banned.

Lipid nanoparticles are essential to the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines — and we’re staring down a shortage.

A third-party cookie ban won’t hurt the search giant’s healthy first-party data ad business.

Retail pharmacies are now giving out Covid-19 vaccines, and some of them are using it as an opportunity to profit off your information.

Facebook critics say the anti-vaccination communities that have flourished on the platform are fueling Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.

Rep. Suzan DelBene is the first of several lawmakers to introduce necessary privacy legislation this year.

On April 15, TikTok’s ad targeting will get more aggressive.

Facebook’s oversight board is meant to take on the platform’s toughest content decisions. Should that include its algorithms?

The Biden administration says it’s leaving digital vaccination records up to states and the private sector.

The company is on a mission to convince users that it’s listening.

How design can manipulate and coerce you into doing what websites want.

Testing can do things for us now that it couldn’t do before.

A lot of sellers did well selling cloth masks. Now some shops are turning to vaccine-themed gear.

How your employer (and others) can get your Slack messages.

Biden wants $100 billion to give broadband to everyone. It may not be that easy.

YouTube’s newest content moderation stat, briefly explained.

Disruptions in the global high-tech supply chain spell bad news for Chevy Silverados and Samsung phones alike.

It’s a long shot, and you can’t appeal to remove ads.

As Coinbase goes public, cryptocurrency is more mainstream than ever.

America has officially blamed the Russian government for the hack of multiple federal agencies.

Some powerful tech has landed on the red planet.

Senators have written to Facebook and Twitter to ask about vaccine misinformation superspreaders.

Apple’s new AirTag looks and works a lot like the trackers produced by Tile.

The long-awaited iOS 14.5 update is finally rolling out with a new privacy tool.

App Tracking Transparency is here, but many apps aren’t offering it yet.

What is a vaccine passport? Can I get one?

A video explainer on the technology that’s changing the meaning of the human face.

If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. Here’s what you need to know.