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Larry Bushart spent 37 days in a rural Tennessee jail. His crime? Sharing a meme on Facebook. The image quoted President Donald Trump saying "We have to get over it" after a...

Social Media Giants Blink First as Kentucky Schools Force Settlements Over Youth Mental Health Costs

Three major social media companies reached settlements with a small Kentucky school district just days before trial. Snap, YouTube and TikTok agreed to resolve claims that th...

X Bows to UK Regulator With Faster Action on Hate and Terror Content

Elon Musk’s X has agreed to review suspected illegal hate speech and terrorist material flagged by UK users within 24 hours on average. The commitments, accepted Friday by Br...

X Battles Andrew Tate to Shield Anonymous Critics in High-Stakes Defamation Fight

Andrew and Tristan Tate want names. Elon Musk’s X doesn’t want to hand them over.The brothers, who built fortunes preaching a brand of aggressive masculinity, now face...

Meta Unleashes Public AI Replies on Threads, Betting It Can Tame the Chaos Grok Wrought on X

Meta has rolled out an early beta test that puts its AI chatbot directly into public conversations on Threads. Users with public accounts in select countries can now tag @met...

X Replaces Bookmarks With History Tab, Tracking Likes, Videos and Articles

X has quietly transformed one of its most private features. The bookmarks tab that millions relied on for saving posts now carries a new name and expanded purpose. Called His...

Meta’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Scam Ads Faces Fresh Legal Fire in Silicon Valley

Santa Clara County has filed suit against Meta Platforms. The action accuses the social media giant of knowingly raking in billions from fraudulent advertisements on Facebook...

Hantavirus Outbreak Sparks Instant Echoes of COVID Misinformation

A cluster of severe illness struck passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius. The Dutch-flagged expedition vessel crossed the Atlantic after a stop in Argentina. By early May...

Why Content Cops Fail: Platforms Must Redesign for Safety

Meta quietly removed an Instagram post last year that honored older lesbian relationships in Brazil. The image captured a slice of history where women hid their bonds behind...

Santa Clara County Sues Meta Over Billions in Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram

Santa Clara County has taken direct aim at Meta Platforms. The California county filed a civil lawsuit Monday in superior court, accusing the social media giant of knowingly...

TikTok Tests Paid Privacy in Britain With New £3.99 Ad-Free Tier

TikTok just flipped the script on its UK audience. Starting this week, the platform notifies users 18 and older of a simple choice. Pay £3.99 a month. Or keep seeing personal...

Meta’s AI Bet: Billions Burned as Users Drift and Feeds Fill With Slop

Mark Zuckerberg once ran the coolest thing on the internet. Facebook launched in a Harvard dorm room in 2004. It spread first to elite colleges, then everywhere. The 2012 IPO...

Instagram Drops Encrypted DMs, Handing Meta Access to Private Chats

Instagram began phasing out end-to-end encrypted direct messages today. The change, effective May 8, 2026, reverses a privacy feature the company introduced in late 2023. Use...

TikTok’s AI Video Summaries Collapsed Into Blueberry Hallucinations

TikTok tried to add AI-generated summaries to its videos. The experiment didn't last long. Within days of wider exposure, the feature produced descriptions so off-base they s...

Noyb Takes LinkedIn to Task Over Profile Visitor Data Locked Behind Premium Paywall

LinkedIn tracks who visits your profile. It stores that information. Then it charges many users roughly 30 euros a month to see the full list.But under European law, p...

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