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QAnon supporters attended a pro-Trump rally last month in Washington, D.C., on the same weekend that Congress finalized then-President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption
Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets. Michael Kovac/Getty Images hide caption
Ken Griffin: The Hedge Fund Titan In The Middle Of The Reddit Investing Revolt
Long lines and computer isues are making it more difficult for some people to get the vaccine. These Floridians hope to snag one of 800 doses available at a vaccine site in Fort Myers. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
Parler CEO John Matze said on Wednesday that the company's board ousted him from the conservative-friendly social network late last week. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos delivers the keynote address at the Air Force Association's Annual Air in 2018. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Day traders on the Reddit community r/WallStreetBets, founded by Jaime Rogozinski, drove up the price of GameStop and other stocks, setting up a standoff with Wall Street. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Reddit WallStreetBets Founder Calls GameStop Stock Frenzy A 'Symbolic Movement'
Israelis receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical professionals at a vaccination center set up on a mall parking lot in Givataim, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, on Jan. 20. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Vaccines For Data: Israel's Pfizer Deal Drives Quick Rollout — And Privacy Worries
With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
Many Americans are feeling like they've lost loved ones to a web of conspiracy theories and false information circulating online. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption
Combating Misinformation When A Loved One Is Caught In A Web Of Conspiracies
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Shares of GameStop have surged as amateur investors foil hedge funds' efforts to short sell the stock. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Angry online traders looking for the Robinhood stock app should also not cast blame on the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images hide caption
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the National Security Agency director, told NPR ahead of the 2020 elections that the U.S. was "going to expand our insights of our adversaries. ... We're going to know our adversaries better than they know themselves." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Video game retailer GameStop has seen its stock soar, driven higher by a group of amateur day traders on Reddit, who are taking on Wall Street hedge funds. The frenzy has gotten the attention of regulators and lawmakers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A QAnon supporter attends the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, D.C., after which supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Without Their 'Messiah,' QAnon Believers Confront A Post-Trump World
Facebook created the panel of experts to review the hardest calls the social network makes about what it does and does not allow users to post. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Facebook 'Supreme Court' Orders Social Network To Restore 4 Posts In 1st Rulings
Journalist Jon Fasman says local police departments are increasingly using powerful surveillance tools — with little oversight. Alexandra Schuler/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
Surveillance And Local Police: How Technology Is Evolving Faster Than Regulation
In the week after Donald Trump incited a deadly riot in Washington, D.C., Twitter banned more than 70,000 users — including the former president himself. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Deplatforming: Not A First Amendment Issue, But Still A Tough Call For Big Tech
Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow, had been using his Twitter account to spread disinformation about the 2020 election. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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