Technology Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council The advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations was formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide and other problems on the platform. The Associated Press
National Bankman-Fried, disgraced former CEO of FTX crypto exchange, arrested in Bahamas The arrest was made at the request of the U.S. government, based on a sealed indictment from the Southern District of New York. The indictment is expected to be unsealed on Tuesday. David Gura Lisa Lambert
Technology He logged trending Twitter topics for a year. Here's what he learned Brian Feldman has long been fascinated by Twitter's efforts to contextualize trending topics with short descriptions. So he documented more than 450 from this year and put them in a public archive. Rachel Treisman
Technology Could now be the time to consider a post-social media future? Lots of people are working at this very moment to create the next social media platform to consume our time and attention, but there’s at least one person who believes that the age of social media as we know it is over. And he’s OK with that. Libby Denkmann Noel Gasca
National These are the words, movies and people that Americans searched for on Google in 2022 Google compiled data on the people, entertainment and current events that Americans searched for the most in 2022. Ayana Archie
National Maryland is the latest state to ban TikTok in government agencies Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in its executive branch. It's the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by the platforms. The Associated Press
National San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using deadly force for now San Francisco had been considering a policy to allow police robots to use deadly force in certain extreme cases. The Board of Supervisors sent the issue back to a committee for further discussion. The Associated Press
Technology Facebook's own oversight board slams its special program for VIPs Oversight board says Facebook parent Meta appears to be more concerned with avoiding "provoking" VIPs and evading accusations of censorship than balancing tricky questions of free speech and safety. Shannon Bond
Technology Internet is still slow and expensive in some parts of Alaska Rural Alaska's Internet access is twice as expensive as it is in Anchorage and much slower. Federal grants are bridging that gap, but the most remote communities are still years away from access. Nina Kravinsky
Technology Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things" Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter." Shannon Bond Ari Shapiro
