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Put Bernie Anywhere! Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper Ring launches $60 entry doorbell Google's puritanical algo censors .ass Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites Letter from Susan: Our 2021 Priorities Referring Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board YouTube extends Trump's suspension for a second time Facebook says it will dial down politics Dept. of Unintended Consequences: Ad bans hurting campaigns Latest Twitter acquisition: newsletter platform Revue Twitter opening up archive to researchers for free Twitter establishes Birdwatch: crowdsourced flagging and checking of tweets @jack's @bluesky releases ecosystem status report Google 'My Activity' page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop Google redesigns mobile Search on Android and iOS to be easier to read Chrome now hides notification content when screen sharing to keep alerts private Chrome OS 88 rolling out Smart Display-like screen saver with Google Photos, weather YouTube.com is now available to install as a Progressive Web App Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability Google Photos for Android gets tablet-optimized interface Stacey's forebears: Westinghouse Total Electric Home Sony announces the Xperia Pro smartphone with a dedicated HDMI input for $2,499.99 Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops Picks: Stacey: Hilda on Netflix Jeff: Fall of Silicon Valley Ant: The GizFiz Leo: Model 100 Portable Computer Kit by READY! Computer Corporation Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: privacy.com/twig itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30