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Reining in Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and…
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What Meta's $17-billion settlement revealed about the harms of social media
After months of hype and mere hours in front of the jury, California’s blockbuster suit against Meta ended on Wednesday with a sweeping…
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Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of…
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Social Security Payments of up to $5,181 Arriving This Week
Millions of Americans will receive a Social Security payment this week. Why It Matters More than 70 million people in the United States…
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10 most-popular unique Airbnbs in the world, according to social media
Social media has become one of the most-powerful tools shaping how younger travelers choose where to go next. "Social media is the leading…
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Is social media harmful for kids? Meta and YouTube face trial after TikTok settles suit
TikTok has agreed to settle the first in a series of closely-watched product liability cases, bowing out on the eve of a landmark trial…
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'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s
France's National Assembly has backed a bill that would ban social media access for under-15s, a proposal supported by President Emmanuel…
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DOGE Goons May Have Used Social Security Data for Election Plot
“Kudos to these Trump Deranged Liberals for constantly inventing new ways to light Democrat donor money on fire by spreading fake news,”…
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Social media posts on deadly crane collapse in Thailand share AI-generated image
At least 32 people were killed by a crane that collapsed over a passenger train in Thailand in January 2026. An image spread online with a…
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More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter…
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Guinea junta chief takes lead in controversial election as social media restricted
Guinea's junta leader Gen Mamady Doumbouya has taken a huge lead in a presidential election his main challengers were banned from…
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Most Israelis say social division bigger threat to country than Iranian nuclear threa
While 59% of Jewish respondents viewed polarization as the greatest threat, only 39% of Arab participants said the same, possibly due to…
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Reddit challenges Australia's social media ban for under 16s
Social media platform Reddit on Friday launched a legal challenge against Australia's social media ban for under 16s. Under the law, which…
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German students urge education over ban for teens on social media
German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than…
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Australia introduces social media ban for young people
Australia has become the first country in the world to introduce a social media ban for children and young people under the age of 16.…
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Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift
“The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state,” the letter said, arguing that…
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Judge Cites Trump’s Own Truth Social Post in Order to Fully Fund SNAP
Donald Trump’s own words have come back to bite him. Source link
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Brian Varela, N.J. Democrat running for U.S. House, accused of 'dangerous' rhetoric on social media
Democrat Brian Varela's campaign to flip a GOP-held House seat in New Jersey has hit early headwinds from his social media posts that…
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ICE Building Social Media Surveillance Team to Hunt People Down
Targeted platforms will include X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit, but more niche sites could be on the list as well.…
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Man Arrested in Seaside Resort Days After 3 Women's 'House of Horror' Torture and Murder Was Livestreamed on Social Media
NEED TO KNOW An investigation into a triple murder in Argentina has led to two arrests in Peru Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara…
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Soldiers Are Being Disciplined for Charlie Kirk Social Media Posts
At least eight members of the military have been punished for comments made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, and dozens more have been…
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OCBC aims to provide social loans to 10,000 women entrepreneurs by 2030, up from 2,000 now
The programme in Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia offers financing to women-led startups within their first two years of…
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Online liberal social media users celebrate Charlie Kirk's assassination
Liberal commentators online took to their social media platforms upon hearing about the assassination of conservative activist and Turning…
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Social Media Is Navigating Its Sectarian Phase
On September 1st, the author and statistician Nate Silver wrote a post on X diagnosing a new condition: “Blueskyism,” so named for the…