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Uber says it wants to bring laws like Prop 22 to other states

The ballot measure established drivers as independent contractors, overriding state legislation to make them employees. https://wapo.st/38bnf50

Facebook bans ‘STOP THE STEAL’ group Trump allies were using to organize protests against vote counting

The campaign and its aides have tapped a network of new and existing Facebook pages, groups and events — some of which have hundreds of thousands of members — to rally people in public this week around the unfounded belief that Democratic candidate Joe Biden is attempting to "steal" the election https://wapo.st/3oZXOJF

Good things come in the small Series S package, just not next-gen’s best things

The Xbox Series S is sleek, compact and affordable, but it still comes at a cost. https://wapo.st/3l1wmbP

Trump and his allies boost bogus conspiracy theories in a bid to undermine vote count

The false and misleading claims, which drew rebukes from Twitter and Facebook, were also echoed in approximately 9 million text messages sent by the campaign over the past 24 hours, according to an anti-robocall firm. https://wapo.st/2HZ6mzU

How America is distracting itself online: Christmas videos, a celebrity puppy, hexagons and more

As the future of America hangs in the balance, a YouTube video about hexagons has become the third highest trending video on the site. https://wapo.st/368y8BM

Trump’s premature claim of victory stokes confusion and conflict online

As mainstream news organizations urged caution and patience, social media swelled with confusion, conflict and, in some cases, outright fury in response to the president’s statement from the White House -- a scenario that law-enforcement officials and digital-threat analysts had warned about for months. https://wapo.st/362a6bQ

Online lies and misinformation surge on Election Day

Voters were bombarded with misleading narratives about widespread voter fraud, polling glitches, and the threat of violence. https://wapo.st/388CSdf