Politics Aug 13 How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a microphone to amplify his political views and those of the often right-wing figures he’s aligned with.
Economy Jun 03 CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers’ budgets The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13 percent last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers.
Politics May 23 Biden White House to tech industry: Shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes By committing to a set of specific measures, officials hope the private sector can curb the creation, spread and monetization of such nonconsensual AI images, including explicit images of children.
Politics Feb 28 Biden issues executive order to tackle foreign data brokers threatening Americans’ privacy The order directs the Department of Justice to issue regulations that establish protections for Americans’ sensitive personal data, as well as sensitive government-related data — including geolocation information on sensitive government sites and members of the military.
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in Senate hearing on child exploitation Sexual predators. Addictive features. Eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and advocates say companies are not doing enough to protect them.
Economy Dec 27 Social media companies made $11 billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds The researchers say the findings show a need for government regulation of social media since the companies that stand to make money from children who use their platforms have failed to meaningfully self-regulate.
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.