U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against Facebook
Federal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power.
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Why the UN thinks Saudi crown prince helped to hack Jeff Bezos’ phone
United Nations investigators have unveiled an extraordinary charge: that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia may have been personally involved in hacking Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest men. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Agnès…
Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks
A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people.
Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media’s danger to democracy
Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies.
Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago.
On this edition for Sunday, July 15, looking at expectations for the Trump-Putin meeting on Monday in Helsinki. Also, how adult foster care in Oregon is offering support to the elderly. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
More than a dozen people in India have died since May because mobs are believing viral messages from WhatsApp that accuse people of child trafficking, organ harvesting or other egregious acts.
On this edition for Saturday, July 14, a new indictment in the Russia investigation exposes gaps in election security, and the next deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children with their families is in 12 days. Also, how “living…
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