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80-year-old LL Bean staple finds a new audience as a trendy bag

The sturdy canvas bag made by L.L. Bean and called the Boat and Tote was created to haul heavy blocks of ice but now has become a must-have fashion accessory.

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants

Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site

European Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws

US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs

AP Explains: Misinformation fills Internet after Trump assassination attempt

Within minutes of the gunfire, the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump spawned a vast sea of claims reflecting the frightening uncertainties of the moment as well as America’s fevered, polarized political climate.

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Tourists pose for ‘risky’ photographs at famous Rio viewpoint

New York moves to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids

War in Gaza is wiping out entire Palestinian families. This is what happened to one of them.

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Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds

A deep dive into political ads on Facebook by researchers at Syracuse University has revealed a sprawling web of advertisements that contain misleading information or scams.

US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology

A Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread disinformation in the United States and relied on artificial intelligence has been disrupted.

Gymnast Livvy Dunne is returning to LSU for a fifth year, saying she’s ‘not Dunne yet’

Gymnast Livvy Dunne will return for a fifth season at LSU, saying on social media she’s “not Dunne yet.”

South Dakota Gov. Noem’s official social media accounts seem to disappear without explanation

Longstanding official social media accounts belonging to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appear to have been deleted without explanation.

Boxer Ryan Garcia apologizes for using racial slurs, says he is going to rehab

Boxer Ryan Garcia has apologized in a series of social media posts after he used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in livestreamed comments.

AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?

Post a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also helping to train the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Justices keep on hold Florida and Texas efforts to regulate social media platforms

The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option

European Union regulators have accused social media company Meta Platforms of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.

The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

Belarus human rights group denounces detention of priest who posted Ukrainian flag on social media

The prominent Belarusian human rights group Viasna has denounced an extension to the detention of a Roman Catholic priest who was jailed after displaying the Ukrainian flag in a social media post.

CONCACAF to investigate after Canada’s Bombito was targeted on social media with racist messages

CONCACAF says it will investigate racist messages directed at Canadian soccer player Moïse Bombito on social media after he made a tackle on Lionel Messi during a 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina on Thursday.

New York moves to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids

New York’s governor has signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive.

The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

Both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media.

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations?

Surgeon general thinks social media is just as unhealthy as cigarettes and wants to add warning label

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.

2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media’s viral power

One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber with no political experience from Cyprus.

Myanmar’s embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs

Myanmar’s military government has launched a major effort to block free communication on the Internet, shutting off access to virtual private networks, or VPNS.

Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades

Alex Jones has pushed many theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S. government was behind or failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attacks.

X is now hiding which posts you like from other users

Social media platform X is now hiding your likes. In an update posted on the platform formerly known as Twitter earlier this week, X’s engineering team said it would be making all users’ likes private.

New York moves to ban ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids

The New York state Legislature has passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm — a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children.

Vietnam national security police confirm arrest of prominent writer Truong Huy San for Facebook post

Authorities in Vietnam have announced that they have charged prominent journalist and historian Truong Huy San with violating a national security law because of writing he had posted on Facebook.

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations?

One image, seen by millions: A social media effort to draw attention to Rafah surges

A single image, not even an authentic photograph, is the focus of a singular campaign on Instagram. It has caught the attention of the algorithm and captured the imaginations of users across national borders, and it’s a show of support for the Palestinian movement as the war between Israel and Hamas

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

A growing number of experts say the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media is a slow, deliberate onboarding, rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign.

Life as a teen without social media isn’t easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline

The damaging consequences of social media are increasingly well documented, so some parents are trying to raise their children with restrictions or blanket bans on social media use.

In their own words: What young people wish they’d known about social media

Kids constantly hear about the downsides of social media from the adults in their lives, often in the form of dire warnings and commands.

New York considers regulating what children see in social media feeds

New York lawmakers say they are finalizing legislation aimed at giving parents more control over what their kids see on social media.

TikTok says cyberattack targeted CNN and other ‘high-profile accounts’

TikTok says it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN.

Musk’s X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy

The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the video-sharing app he once tried to ban as president. He posted his first video from a UFC fight in New Jersey on Saturday night.