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Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so companies are looking to thwart a process they created.

Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman had to cancel a starry Hollywood party for their short-video platform because of the virus. But Quibi is still going live.

The social network said it had made an “error” in threatening to ban the organizers of hand-sewn masks from posting or commenting on its site.

Shifting sick-leave policy and communication issues are causing employees to assert themselves after they stayed on the job.

Zachary Frenette spent about two weeks fighting to get help under a new Uber policy. It worked, but only after he got the news media involved.

Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for harassment and abuse coordinated in private off-platform chats.

Silicon Valley hasn’t suffered from the same financial devastation as other industries. Tech companies still have an agenda to push.

Major prizes have been postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, but one organization showed that a ceremony could still be done. Even down to the red carpet interviews.

How Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s claims for his coronavirus treatment spread from a New York village all the way to President Trump.

Doctors warn that sharing decisions to leave metropolitan areas for smaller towns on social media might encourage followers to disregard public health guidelines.

India’s government has pressured advertisers and even shut down channels to shape the information that 1.3 billion Indians receive. It’s part of a wider assault on dissent.

The internet giant is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the effort, with its first original game, Crucible, to be released next month.

After an inquiry from Times reporters, Zoom said it would disable a data-mining feature that could be used to snoop on participants during meetings without their knowledge.