Nearly 1,000 users report apparent X outage
By Herzlich Elon Musk’s X suffered an outage that has prevented scores of users from accessing the social media platform. By approximately 12 p.m. ET, nearly 400 users reported issues …
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Mental health misinformation on TikTok is at an all-time high, and poses a huge risk to struggling users, experts warn
By Anna More than half of the most popular TikTok videos about mental health peddle misinformation and pose a significant risk to users struggling with complex conditions, British experts warned. …
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X rivals Bluesky, Threads see influx of users after Trump election victory
By Zilber Left-leaning social media users have reportedly flocked to upstarts Bluesky and Threads – two rival apps to X, the site owned by Donald Trump-backing billionaire Elon Musk – …
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Meta’s Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users in US
By Elisa Facebook and Instagram both experienced outages on Monday, according to the web site Downdetector. There were more than 8,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook and over …
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TikTok sued as NY AG Tish James says algorithm is poisoning kids’ minds – and inspiring dangerous viral challenges
By Senjamici TikTok’s algorithms are poisoning kids’ mental health – and even leading to deaths from boneheaded viral social media challenges, an explosive lawsuit filed Tuesday by state Attorney General …
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Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
By Elisa Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, …
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Snapchat failed to properly warn against ‘sextortion schemes’ targeting underage users: lawsuit
By Barrabi Snapchat failed to adequately warn its users about the extent of rampant “sextortion schemes” targeting underage users – even as employees debated internally about how to address the …
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Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC
By Elisa Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by systems …
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X global affairs boss Nick Pickles is latest top exec to leave after decade with company
By Elisa X’s global affairs head Nick Pickles is quitting Elon Musk’s embattled social media platform after a decade with the company. Pickles said he had decided to leave the …
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Brazil Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to block Elon Musk’s X across country
By Zilber Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X – effectively shutting out more than 200 million people from using the popular …
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Outrage spreads after Elon Musk’s X platform is suspended in Brazil: ‘Crushing the people’
By Price Politicians and many other X users took to the social media platform on Saturday to sound off on their disapproval of the site being banned in Brazil after …
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McDonald’s Instagram page hacked by crypto scammers who claim they stole $700K
By Zilber Cryptocurrency hackers claimed they broke into McDonald’s official Instagram account and used it to promote a fake digital currency – making off with $700,000 in stolen money. A …
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Instagram recommends sexual videos to teen users as young as 13, alarming report reveals
By Barrabi Instagram’s algorithm routinely serves up sexually charged videos featuring scantily-clad sex content creators to teen users as young as 13, according to the alarming results of a seven-month …
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TikTok could face lawsuit by DOJ over potential child privacy violations
By Elisa The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance over potential violations children’s privacy …
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Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media tumble after ex-president found guilty in NYC
By Elisa Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped Thursday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. …
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Iraqi TikTokker shot dead outside home after Baghdad launched campaign against ‘offensive’ social media content
By Bardolf A popular Iraqi influencer was shot dead by a man on a motorbike while sitting in her car outside her home in Baghdad, according to officials. Ghufran Sawadi, …
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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg excluded from feds’ AI safety board filled with top tech CEOs
By Elisa The CEOs of leading US technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services …
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By Barrabi A fresh legislative push to hold tech giants accountable for child safety is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill – as public outrage grows over online sex predators and AI-generated …
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Big Tech loses bid to toss lawsuits alleging social media platforms harmed children
By Thaler A California judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by social media companies to toss nationwide lawsuits accusing the Big Tech behemoths of illegally enticing and then getting millions of …
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Elon Musk’s X launches new premium subscription plans – here’s how much it will cost
By Elisa Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, rolled out two new subscription plans on Friday, including a Premium+ tier for users willing to pay for …
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