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New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial’s 2nd phase

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New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial’s 2nd phase

Plane carrying pickleball players crashes in Texas Hill Country, killing all 5 on board

Plane carrying pickleball players crashes in Texas Hill Country, killing all 5 on board

Commentary: What the White House correspondents’ dinner attack is showing me about the ‘information war’

Commentary: What the White House correspondents’ dinner attack is showing me about the ‘information war’

‘I crumbled’: Former Md. lobbyist launches podcast aimed at young adults navigating job loss, mental health

‘I crumbled’: Former Md. lobbyist launches podcast aimed at young adults navigating job loss, mental health

Inside ‘Scientology speedruns,’ the viral trend prompting the church to bolster security

Inside ‘Scientology speedruns,’ the viral trend prompting the church to bolster security

Roblox to require facial scans for children under 16 in Indonesia due to new social media rules

Roblox to require facial scans for children under 16 in Indonesia due to new social media rules

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Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical

Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical

Indonesia urges social media platforms to disclose the number of accounts closed for users under 16

Indonesia urges social media platforms to disclose the number of accounts closed for users under 16

EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

Argentina’s leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns about press freedom

Argentina’s leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns about press freedom

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

Turkish parliament passes bill to restrict social media access for under-15s

Turkish parliament passes bill to restrict social media access for under-15s

Trump Media has pivoted to crypto, financial services and nuclear fusion. Its stock keeps falling.

Trump Media has pivoted to crypto, financial services and nuclear fusion. Its stock keeps falling.

French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on X

French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on X

Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji apologizes for the ‘harmful’ social media posts she made as a teen

Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji apologizes for the ‘harmful’ social media posts she made as a teen

QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection in the era of influencers, TikTok and Temu

QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection in the era of influencers, TikTok and Temu

Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in Kenya

Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in Kenya

The ‘becoming Chinese’ meme shows China’s soft power moment is here

The ‘becoming Chinese’ meme shows China’s soft power moment is here

Pilots’ animal noises in the cockpit have FAA listening

Pilots’ animal noises in the cockpit have FAA listening

The troubling place young adults often go for financial advice, and why

The troubling place young adults often go for financial advice, and why

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV in social media post, extending feud over Iran war with first American pontiff

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV in social media post, extending feud over Iran war with first American pontiff

Greece moves to protect minors from social media with new ban for kids under 15

Greece moves to protect minors from social media with new ban for kids under 15

Turkey’s parliament debates a bill to restrict access to social media for children under 15

Turkey’s parliament debates a bill to restrict access to social media for children under 15

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