Livestreaming on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube needs radical change
StandardCommentary: As the tragedy in New Zealand shows, livestreaming has become a nightmare.
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Your kids hate your smartphone addiction
StandardFrom CNET Magazine: It isn’t easy balancing “me time” and parenting. I talked to experts to find out how.
The answer to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube’s problems with Infowars? Transparency
StandardCommentary: The only way these companies can fix this mess is to be open and honest with all of us about what’s going on. Why is that so hard?
Microsoft’s new Xbox Adaptive Controller puts disabled players back in the game
StandardThe $100 Xbox Adaptive Controller lets you plug in the gadgets you need. It’s all about accessibility.
Mark Zuckerberg apologized. Now he has to fix Facebook for real
StandardFacebook’s CEO defiantly refuses to let Russian propaganda, the Cambridge Analytica scandal or hate-spewing trolls ruin his creation. We’ll see how that turns out.
Congress isn’t ready to regulate Facebook, but it wants to
StandardFacebook’s CEO was told testifying before Congress was a make-or-break moment. While he escaped unscathed, Congress still wants to act.
Zuckerberg takes Facebook data apology tour to Washington
StandardThe creator of the world’s largest social network is testifying at two congressional hearings this week. The crux: Can we trust Facebook?
Trump’s national anthem Twitter feud with the NFL changed the game
StandardA tweetstorm from Trump drew attention to players protesting by kneeling during the national anthem. Will that happen at the Super Bowl?
Recycled guns give these headphones heft and a cause
StandardConcerned about gun violence? So is the Swedish company Yevo, which is doing something about it.
Digital detoxing is a thing. Really
StandardStressed? Can’t sleep? It might be time for some R&R off the grid.