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NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with Becca Lewis of the research institute Data & Society about her recent study on right-wing influencers on YouTube.

After two days of hearings, the Federal Election Commission is a bit closer to ending anonymous funding for online pro- and anti-candidate ads. But that's just one portion of the political ads online.

A Russian business magazine says it has uncovered details of "trolls" based in St. Petersburg used social media to try to spread discontent and disinformation during the 2016 U.S. election.

Researchers are using data from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media sites. There are, however, questions about the accuracy of the reports coming from Syria.

After criticism on social media, and concerns from Rockettes themselves, the dance troupe's union announced late Friday that no Rockette would be obligated to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration.

The recent Facebook data-mining scandal is increasing public attention on the way big tech companies pay only minimal taxes in Europe. Now, the European Union wants to change that.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb are investigating the shooting of a motorist, apparently by an officer. The incident came to light through a Facebook Live video posted by the driver of the car.

Palestinian dissidents are rallying against corruption in the Palestinian Authority and the death of a prominent dissident this summer.

The mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket was streamed live online. In about two minutes, it was taken down. But then it began reappearing on the Internet.

Scott Simon asks Kelly Deen, marketing vice president for a smoothie powder retailer, how an Apple privacy feature is affecting smaller businesses.