European authorities hope to force more transparency from Facebook and other tech giants. But they acknowledge it may be an uphill fight. https://wapo.st/3mkieOf
Holmes, who is on trial for criminal wire fraud, handpicked the DeVos family and other billionaire investors to invest in the biotech start-up, said Lisa Peterson, who oversees private equity investments at the family’s office, RDV. https://wapo.st/3nyCJpQ
Laura Murphy called the allegations “deeply disturbing to the civil rights groups that called for and participated in its audit.” https://wapo.st/3jJ2KRX
Led by Connecticut, more than a dozen state attorneys general are asking Facebook for information related to Frances Haugen’s leaked documents. https://wapo.st/30xuq5T
A Facebook whistleblower who had previously spoken out publicly against the company will testify before UK lawmakers, racheting up scrutiny of the embattled social media company. https://wapo.st/3p1Ai16
Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in our social feeds is hurting us all. But reforming it won’t be easy. https://wapo.st/3v4X754
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s calls to change the company have broken through, winning bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, calls for more regulation and triggering soul searching among the American public. https://wapo.st/3FEPZkN
Virunga National Park said in a statement that Ndakasi died on Sept. 26 after battling a prolonged illness and “took her final breath in the loving arms of her caretaker and lifelong friend, Andre Bauma.” https://wapo.st/3lhItUO
The law would allow authorities to compel Internet service providers and social media platforms to provide user information, block content and remove applications used to spread content deemed hostile. https://wapo.st/2Yl85Hf
Blumenthal's "finsta" gaffe was the Senate's latest viral clip on how social media works. But legislators are getting savvier with each hearing. https://wapo.st/3a6thnk
The revelations amount to the most significant crisis in the company’s 17-year-history and have dialed up backlash from lawmakers in Washington https://wapo.st/3orgYu4
Teachers are grappling with the best way to educate students in a partial or fully virtual environment — options they say may be here to stay. https://wapo.st/3mkcFOo