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Instagram will use AI to identify teens using adult accounts
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Instagram will use AI to identify teens using adult accounts
When it comes to Instagram, many teens aren't truthful about their age.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Elon Musk's X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months
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Elon Musk's X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months
Millions of people in France and Germany have left X, according to X itself.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Pinterest finally broke its silence on the mass bans, and it's only made users angrier
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Pinterest finally broke its silence on the mass bans, and it's only made users angrier
Users are complaining about a lack of transparency concerning the inexplicable bans.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Pinterest wants teens to log off during school hours
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Pinterest wants teens to log off during school hours
"Focus is a beautiful thing," the app tells young users.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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“A.I is the biggest threat to public safety in the face of a disaster … giving information to people that is not correct we have to stay out ahead of that and maintain the public trust because there is so much mistrust in government …” - Jake Heflin
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April 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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“There’s also the role of social media with open source intelligence .. you're getting satellite pictures, firsthand accounts, self-phone footage ... all these different sources and then fact check, that is a powerful use of social media." - Ethan Swope
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April 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Want to be an AI action figure? Just give ChatGPT a full-body pic.
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Want to be an AI action figure? Just give ChatGPT a full-body pic.
From LinkedIn to TikTok, your feed is full of plastic-wrapped avatars — and making your own is easy.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Meta on trial: Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far
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Meta on trial: Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far
Here's what we learned when Mark Zuckerberg took the stand.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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4chan is down, reportedly hacked as of April 15
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4chan is down, reportedly hacked as of April 15
The imageboard's users are trading rumors of a potential hack.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says
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China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says
President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent
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Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent
Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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How 'fake news' about tariffs posted on Elon Musk's X shifted trillions in the markets
via, @mashable.com
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How 'fake news' about tariffs posted on Elon Musk's X shifted trillions in the markets
Anyone can really say anything on the internet…and people will just believe it.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Democrats’ new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foes
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Democrats' new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foes
Democratic lawmakers are courting online content creators, podcasters and celebrities in a bid to find new ways to boost their message to voters.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Twitter bird sign sells for nearly $35,000 at auction
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Twitter bird sign sells for nearly $35,000 at auction
Twitter’s iconic bird logo that was removed from the company’s former San Francisco headquarters when Elon Musk took over the social media company and rebranded it to X has sold for nearly $35,000 at ...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
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The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content
The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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How influencers and politicians built an unregulated supplement empire
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How influencers and politicians built an unregulated supplement empire
Social media stars and lawmakers fuel the multibillion-dollar supplement industry, but at what cost?
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March 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Fitness influencer's morning routine goes viral for all the wrong reasons
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Fitness influencer's morning routine goes viral for all the wrong reasons
We need to get at least 10,000.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Instagram working with schools to take action against bullying, gossip accounts
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Instagram working with schools to take action against bullying, gossip accounts
The site's new program is a response to long-held concerns about student safety.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Sony Music sues University of Southern California over social media ads
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Sony Music sues University of Southern California over social media ads
Sony Music has sued the University of Southern California in New York federal court for allegedly using more than 170 of the label's songs in videos promoting the school's athletics program without permission.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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New NC bill would ban minors from social media
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New NC bill would ban minors from social media
The bill also calls for age-verification...for people under 16.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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U.S. immigration services wants to review potential citizens' social media
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U.S. immigration services wants to review potential citizens' social media
The policy is said to comply with a recent Trump executive order.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Judge weighs whether to block Florida’s social media ban for minors
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Judge weighs whether to block Florida's social media ban for minors
A federal judge is weighing whether to block a Florida law from going into effect that would ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins bid to acquire TikTok
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins bid to acquire TikTok
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data
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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children's personal data
The U.K.’s data protection watchdog says that it's investigating how TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to deliver content recommendations to them when they use the social media platfor...
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March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Elon Musk's X looks to raise exactly what Musk paid for it
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Elon Musk's X looks to raise exactly what Musk paid for it
Musk's closeness to the Trump administration has given X a potential boost.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM