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Facebook will block kids from downloading age-inappropriate virtual reality apps

Sister app Instagram is also launching new parental controls, as the social media company faces pressure to address safety risks to kids in virtual reality.
- Shannon Bond
Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts' privacy concerns

The messaging app Telegram has been heavily used by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But privacy experts say people using the service should be wary of the app's level of security.
- Bobby Allyn
Tinder's new feature will let users run background checks on their matches

NPR's Michel Martin asks Washington Post reporter Lisa Bonos whether this will make dating safer.
Secure messaging app Telegram is being used widely in Ukraine. How safe is it?

Telegram is Volodymyr Zelenskyy's preferred means of communications. The app and its founder have a complicated history.
- Bobby Allyn
What flight tracking data reveals about details of the Ukraine crisis

Debbie Elliott asks flight data co-op ADS-B Exchange founder Dan Streufert where publicly available flight data comes from and how much it reveals about the crisis in Ukraine.
- Debbie Elliott
Russia plans to limit Instagram and label Meta an extremist group

Russia called for Facebook and Instagram's parent company to be labeled an extremist group after the tech giant said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders".
- Shannon Bond
With federal rules unclear, some states carve their own path on cryptocurrencies

As cryptocurrency become more mainstream, some states are introducing legislation to standardize crypto as a form of payment.
- Anthony Tellez
Sony halts PlayStation sales in Russia due to Ukraine invasion

Along with stopping sales of its consoles, the company announced a $2 million donation to UNHCR and the international NGO, Save the Children, to support the victims in Ukraine.
- Jonathan Franklin
Lumen (like the field) is pulling out of Russia. What's next?

You probably know the name 'Lumen' because of its connection to one of our major sports stadiums. But it's also one of the largest internet data sources in Russia. Or it was until this week.
- Libby Denkmann
What are non-fungible tokens? Seattle's new NFT museum is here to explain

NFTs — non-fungible tokens — are a trendy new internet phenomenon. They operate with other monolithic technologies like cryptocurrency and the blockchain, the heralds of what the tech industry is calling "Web 3.0." But what does all that mean? Seattle's new NFT museum wants to help you find the answer.
- Alec Cowan

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