Meta, the owner of Instagram, is introducing new protections for young users of the app.
These new “teen accounts” are aiming to lessen the effect of social media on the well-being of teenage users.
Last week, thousands were injured and at least 25 people were killed after a string of explosions across Lebanon.
These explosions were carried out by pagers used by Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party.
If you’ve ever donated to a political candidate or cause, you most likely kept receiving messages long after your first donation.
Automated messages are now a key part of political outreach.
Guests:
- Naomi Nix, tech reporter for The Washington Post
- Lily Hay Newman, senior writer for WIRED
- Russell Holly, managing editor for commerce, CNET
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