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YouTube bans false vaccine claims

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public.

Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

The announcement follows a investigative series by The Wall Street Journal which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety.

Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its ‘negative side effects’

The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire…

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House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The requests were issued Friday to technology giants, including Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. They also went to Reddit, Parler, Telegram, 4chan, 8kun and other platforms.

On TikTok, misogyny and white supremacy slip through ‘enforcement gap’

By Amanda Becker, The 19th

A new report shows how extremists use profiles, hashtags and other effects that violate the platform’s community guidelines.

U.S. Surgeon General warns against vaccine misinformation on social media

In our news wrap Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urged social media platforms to take action against vaccine misinformation arguing false claims are feeding vaccine resistance. President Biden met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House and faced…

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Will an 18-year-old pop star convince young people that the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u?

By Chloe Jones

Youth vaccination rates are brutal out here. So the White House tapped Olivia Rodrigo to lend a hand.

Trump announces suits against Facebook, Twitter and Google

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs.

Supreme Court rules in favor of cheerleader who published critical social media post in First Amendment case

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania public school wrongly suspended a cheerleader over a vulgar social media post.

U.S. drops Trump order targeting TikTok, plans its own review

By Associated Press

The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China.