Articles of interest about the virus, media, fakes, & more - Dec 17
/***THE VIRUS
Oxygen-Detecting Devices Give Misleading Readings In People With Dark Skin
Christmas during a Pandemic: The United States in December 1918
ICU Workers Are Quitting Due To Crushing Stress From COVID-19 Surge
***THE VACCINES
What Dippin' Dots can teach us about vaccine logistics
I'm In a High-Risk Group for COVID-19. How Do I Get Vaccinated Early?
First came news of a vaccine—now come the scams
The ingredients in Pfizer’s vaccine
Should Companies Require Employees to Take the Vaccine? ($)
Why Paying People to Be Vaccinated Could Backfire ($)
What Scientists Think Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine
***MEDIA
Facebook Is Developing A Tool To Summarize Articles
Spotify Inks Deal to Stream NPR Podcasts Worldwide
Why news publishers are eagerly bundling their subscriptions with brands
Scoop: Rolling Stone, Billboard and Vibe merge business sides amid DOJ probe
***WRITING & READING
Books Are Really Easy to Wrap ($)
Gmail gets a huge upgrade for editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments
***FAKES & FRAUDS
The evangelical-Catholic alliance becomes a conspiracy theory carnival
From Voter Fraud to Vaccine Lies: Misinformation Peddlers Shift Gears
Latest Deepfake Controversy Raises Legal And Ethical Questions In Music Industry
Behind the scenes with PolitiFact and its choice for ‘Lie of the Year’
How Disinformation Spreads, And Why It's So Hard To Combat
***VACCINE DISINFORMATION
The ‘Terrorgram’ Plot by Neo-Nazis to Seduce Anti-Vaxxers
***SOCIAL MEDIA
FTC orders social media to provide info on how they collect and use personal data
Twitter is shutting down Periscope in 2021 because it costs too much to run
Why can’t the social networks stop fake accounts? ($)
Social media served as an important outlet for Black Americans in 2020
Twitter wants to get into your Snapchat and Instagram stories
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi factor authentication
Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested
***LITERATURE
A video game based on Orwell's Animal Farm
How Should Racial Slurs in Literature Be Handled in the Classroom?