Dec 03 Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 with fines up to $33 million By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Platforms could face fines of up to $33 million if the regulator enforcing the age limit identifies systemic breaches. Continue reading
Dec 02 Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Carpenter tweeted Tuesday: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”… Continue reading
Dec 01 Oxford University Press names 'rage bait' as 2025 word of the year By Associated Press The phrase refers to online content that is deliberately designed to elicit anger in order to drive traffic to a particular social media account. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:50 What the 'bird theory' test may reveal about your relationship By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Laine Immell One of the latest relationship tests to go viral is the “bird theory,” racking up millions of views on social media. It’s based on a theory developed by couples researcher John Gottman about the importance of engaging with partners when… Continue watching
Oct 22 Reddit sues AI company over alleged 'industrial-scale' scraping of its users' comments By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an “industrial-scale, unlawful” economy to “scrape” the comments of millions of Reddit users for commercial gain. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:58 AI content supercharges confusion and spreads misleading information, critics warn By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre In the last few years, video and other content created with artificial intelligence have begun to flood almost every part of the internet. It has appeared everywhere from Spotify to the Kindle Store. But on social media, it is almost… Continue watching
Oct 14 Instagram says it will limit teens to PG-13 content by default as safeguard By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can set up for their children. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Jeffries calls for ACA tax credits to be made permanent as shutdown stretches into 2nd day By Associated Press House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pinned the government shutdown on the GOP and said Democrats are willing to negotiate on the issue, but "need credible partners on the other side."… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Patel defends social media post about Kirk 'subject' during Senate hearing By Associated Press Sen. Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat, pushed back, saying it caused confusion by making it sound like authorities had caught the person suspected of killing Charlie Kirk. Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: Patel warns about 'radicalizing' and 'addictive' nature of social media By Hannah Grabenstein Patel said "the data shows that social media is wildly out of control when it comes to radicalizing."… Continue reading