Politics Nov 07 WATCH: Senate Judiciary committee holds hearing social media’s impact on teen mental health On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Bejar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta…
Politics Oct 24 More than 40 states sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law.
Nation Jun 27 Meta launches new parental supervision tools for Instagram Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health.
Politics Jun 15 Twitter ranks lowest in LGBTQ safety among major social media platforms, GLADD says In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms don’t do enough to keep their users safe.
Politics May 25 Elon Musk’s event with Ron DeSantis reveals more Twitter pitfalls In the world of traditional media and politics, a glitchy half-hour delay and an audience in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions, Wednesday's Twitter Spaces event might look like a failure.
Health May 23 Here are 8 tips for parents and kids on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action, parents and young people still bear most…
Nation May 12 Musk confirms Twitter CEO as advertising expert Linda Yaccarino from NBCUniversal Elon Musk has confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called, will be NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry.
Economy May 11 Elon Musk says he’s found a new CEO to lead Twitter The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
Economy Apr 18 Twitter quietly removes policy against deadnaming transgender people Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the "targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals." The move is raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.
Politics Feb 21 What you should know about Section 230, the rule that shaped today’s internet Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.