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Fairfax County police officer transitions from detective to viral video creator

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Fairfax County police officer transitions from detective to viral video creator

Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15

Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15

Denmark’s government announces political agreement to ban access to ‘certain’ social media for children aged under 15

Denmark’s government announces political agreement to ban access to ‘certain’ social media for children aged under 15

Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes

Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes

‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral win and his roots

‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral win and his roots

At least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport

At least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport

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Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16

Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16

Paris prosecutor’s office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content

Paris prosecutor’s office investigates TikTok over youth suicide content

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post

China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

Dictionary.com picks a ‘nonsensical and playfully absurd’ word of the year

Dictionary.com picks a ‘nonsensical and playfully absurd’ word of the year

White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea

White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea

‘Digital masculinity’ bombarding teen boys with content, stereotypes of ‘what it means to be a man’

‘Digital masculinity’ bombarding teen boys with content, stereotypes of ‘what it means to be a man’

Local GOP official’s social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas

Local GOP official’s social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas

TikTok deal to be finalized Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

TikTok deal to be finalized Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules

EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules

Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspace

Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country’s airspace

Trump says in social media post he’s decided to back away from plan to surge federal agents into San Francisco for now

Trump says in social media post he’s decided to back away from plan to surge federal agents into San Francisco for now

Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of user comments

Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of user comments

Pandemonium at pop star Rosalía’s flash mob prompts criticism from Madrid’s mayor

Pandemonium at pop star Rosalía’s flash mob prompts criticism from Madrid’s mayor

Meta expands teen accounts to Facebook and Messenger, critics say more needs to be done

Meta expands teen accounts to Facebook and Messenger, critics say more needs to be done

Loggins demands removal of Trump’s AI-generated video using ‘Danger Zone’

Loggins demands removal of Trump’s AI-generated video using ‘Danger Zone’

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins to stay in race after discovery of Reddit postings

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