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FILE - In this Saturday, July 10, 2021, file photo, the Olympic rings are illuminated outside the Narita International Airport prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics near Tokyo. The Olympic corporate sponsorship program has been a key part of the Olympic experience since it began in 1985. But all that magic from the Olympic sponsorship is being undermined because of the virus. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Olympic sport of schmoozing eludes corporate sponsors

By Anne D'innocenzio Jul. 15, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, India's Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar address a press conference announcing new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites in New Delhi, India. The standoff between the Indian government and Twitter escalated Wednesday, June 16, when the country’s technology minister accused the social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. Prasad said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” when it comes to following new internet regulations that digital activists have said could curtail online speech and privacy in India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
India says Twitter knowingly not complying with local laws

By Sheikh Saaliq Jun. 16, 2021 04:09 AM EDT

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

By Brendan Farrington May. 27, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Hartford Courant. May 18, 2021. Editorial: The angry, disruptive display at UHart’s commencement over switching to NCAA Division III was...

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 30, 2021. Asian shares were mostly lower Friday amid uncertainty about the prospects for a gradual global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares slip on pandemic worries despite Wall St rally

By Yuri Kageyama Apr. 29, 2021 05:24 AM EDT

This combination of photos shows actor-TV host James Corden, from left, actress Jennifer Garner and NBA basketball player LeBron James, who have received nominations for this year's Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. (AP Photo)
Webby Award nominations for LeBron, Corden and Garner

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 20, 2021 07:01 AM EDT

People walk past an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing, Friday, March 26, 2021. H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of abuses in the Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash

By Zen Soo And Joe Mcdonald Mar. 26, 2021 06:41 AM EDT

In this image from video, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (House Energy and Commerce Committee via AP)
Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

By Marcy Gordon And Barbara Ortutay Mar. 25, 2021 04:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook made it through the 2020 election cracking down political misinformation with a few tweaks to its rules and stepped-up enforcement. While many of the changes were supposed to be temporary, emergency measures, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no returning to the Facebook of the past. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
No turning back: Facebook reckons with a post-2020 world

By Barbara Ortutay Mar. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2021 file photo, a pedestrian passes a GameStop storefront in Dallas. A hefty tax benefit helped drive GameStop’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit sharply higher, but the video-game retailer’s sales declined despite a surge in its online business. The company's latest results fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
GameStop lost $215 million in fiscal year; online sales gain

By Alex Veiga Mar. 23, 2021 06:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 file photo, Aadetailed view of the "No room for racism" badge on the shirt of Newcastle United's Callum Wilson during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Brighton at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England. The leaders of English soccer have asked the heads of Facebook and Instagram to show “basic human decency” by taking more robust action to eradicate racism and for users’ identities to be verified. There has been growing outrage that players from the Premier League to the Women’s Super League have been targeted with abuse on Twitter and Facebook-owned Instagram. (Alex Pantling /Pool via AP, File)
English soccer at breaking point over abuse on social media

By Rob Harris Feb. 13, 2021 07:00 PM EST

FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 overturning four of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Facebook panel overturns 4 content takedowns in first ruling

By Kelvin Chan And Barbara Ortutay Jan. 28, 2021 11:07 AM EST

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, the social media application, Facebook is displayed on Apple's App Store. Facebook reports earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
Facebook Q4 results soar; Zuckerberg hits Apple over privacy

By Barbara Ortutay Jan. 27, 2021 04:33 PM EST

A food delivery worker and office workers wearing face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus wait to cross a street in Beijing on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The e-commerce workers and delivery people who kept China fed during the pandemic, making their billionaire bosses even richer, are so unhappy with their pay and treatment that one just set himself on fire in protest. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Deaths, self-immolation draw scrutiny on China tech giants

By Zen Soo Jan. 17, 2021 01:05 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:29 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 Jackson Free Press on a group of...

The White House is illuminated after dark Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Seattle probes officers about Washington rally

Jan. 08, 2021 02:22 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 file photo, debris remains on the sidewalks in front of buildings damaged in a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tenn. On Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the explosion was caused by a missile or some kind of directed energy weapon. Surveillance video from a Metro Nashville Police Department camera at the intersection of 2nd Avenue North and Commerce Street captured the explosion and offers proof that the blast came from a parked recreational vehicle. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 03:31 PM EST

European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager talks during a news conference on Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
EU, Britain to toughen rules, fines for tech giants

By Kelvin Chan Dec. 15, 2020 07:13 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Senate OKs Trump pick for FCC, adding hurdle to Biden plans

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 08, 2020 05:27 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 05:25 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: A Great Election, Against All Odds The...