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Michelle Quinn

Michelle Quinn is VOA’s Silicon Valley Bureau Chief based in San Francisco. A veteran technology journalist, she has been a reporter and columnist at the Mercury News and a reporter for Politico, the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has written for the New York Times, Wired and National Geographic.

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November 13, 2020
Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives

With Facebook and Twitter restricting or labeling some speech, US conservatives are flocking to a new destination
November 08, 2020
Biden Moves Forward on Transition While Trump Contests Votes

Joe Biden, the projected winner of the U.S. election, promises to roll out a COVID-19 task force this week
November 08, 2020
People Take to US Streets to Celebrate – And Protest – Election Results

A daylong celebration in Washington, Philadelphia and Atlanta and protests in Arizona and elsewhere
November 06, 2020
Tech Firms Battle Users to Stop Spread of Election Misinformation

Blocking and labeling tweets and posts is not enough, some say
November 04, 2020
Twitter, Facebook Flag Misleading Comments About US Election

Twitter, Facebook label President Donald Trump’s postings, claiming there are efforts to undermine the US election
November 03, 2020
Twitter, Facebook, Google Brace For US Election Day

Twitter, Facebook and others try to balance letting people express themselves while stopping misinformation about election
November 03, 2020
Twitter, Facebook, Google Ready to Combat Election Day Misinformation

Twitter, Facebook and others try to balance letting people express themselves while stopping misinformation about election
November 01, 2020
In Final Push, Trump and Biden Campaigns Reach Beyond Their Base of Support for Votes

Both campaigns claim that the roadmap to victory will involve states that have gone to the other party
October 30, 2020
California Voters to Decide Gig Economy Fate

Uber, Lyft, Instacart and others have spent more than $200 million - the most ever spent on a state initiative - to promote Prop. 22, which would keep workers as independent contractors
October 25, 2020
Trump, Biden Try to Woo Voters in Last Week Before Election

The Senate is expected to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to be the next Supreme Court justice, creating a 6-3 conservative majority on the top US court
October 20, 2020
US Election Carries High Stakes for Twitter, Facebook

The 2020 election is the ‘disinformation Super Bowl,’ one expert says
October 20, 2020
US 2020 Election Carries High Stakes for Twitter, Facebook

Tech, internet companies roll out new policies on controversial content during presidential campaign
October 18, 2020
Twitter Blocks Tweet About Masks From White House Coronavirus Team Adviser

Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist, tweeted: ‘Masks work? NO,’ which Twitter said violated its policy prohibiting false or misleading information about COVID-19 that could lead to harm
October 18, 2020
US Presidential Race Enters Final Stretch

This week, presidential candidates President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will continue to travel the country to press their case to voters
October 15, 2020
In Blocking Tweets, Is Twitter Protecting the Election or Interfering?

Republican lawmakers call on Twitter and Facebook CEOs to testify about actions taken against posts about Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
October 14, 2020
COVID-19 Apps Roll Out Nationwide as States Try to Reopen

Two approaches worldwide to using technology to notify and track those who’ve been exposed to the virus
October 11, 2020
US Presidential Campaigning Heats Up Ahead of Election Day

Biden stumps in Ohio; Trump returns to the public stage and heads to Florida
October 05, 2020
How Will Trump's Health Status Change Race for White House?

How might the president's fight against the disease change his reelection bid?
October 05, 2020
US States Roll Out Apps Alerting People to COVID-19 Exposure

With no plans for a national COVID app, some states are releasing their own
October 05, 2020
New COVID App Gives Health Officials Dials to Send Tailored Alerts

'Laboratory of the states' exists as US communities pursue different COVID exposure apps

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