Threads Finally Lets You Mute Certain Words From Your Feed. Here's How

Spoilers, begone. Threads has finally expanded its Hidden Words feature to let you mute certain keywords from your feed, search and profiles. Previously, you could only hide certain terms from replies ... Read More

How to download YouTube videos on a laptop, phone or tablet

Believe it or not, YouTube is the second-most visited website on the internet, after Google itself. In March 2024 alone, the site had 110 billion visitors, according to Semrush. Most of those watch ... Read More

North Dakotans want to delete this app from their phones

The ever-changing landscape of digital technology determines the lifespan of an app, which can be forever or it can be short. Read More

Everything You Need to Know About the TikTok Ban: Your Questions Answered

President Biden signed a foreign aid bill that includes a ban on TikTok in the US unless it divests from its Chinese owners. Here's why it's happening and how it affects you. Read More

Cotton candy to mental health to politics: Brevard residents debate pros, cons of TikTok

Brevard residents use TikTok in a number of ways, from promoting their small businesses to engaging in activism. Read More

False Claims About ‘Wealth Redistribution’ by Congress Shared on Social Media

Fact-Check: A viral social media post falsely claimed that Congress had promised to confiscate two-thirds of assets for redistribution to the poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Wealth ... Read More

Sony Had to Recall Camcorders That Could See Through People's Clothes?

It's true that in 1998, Sony released a camcorder with infrared night vision capabilies. Under certain circumstances, it appeared to be able to "see through clothing" — in the sense that the camera ... Read More

Musk decision to leave knife attack video on X prompts police terror warning, says Australian senator

An Australian senator said on Wednesday that police feared Elon Musk's decision to ignore a regulator order and leave footage on his social media platform X of a Sydney bishop being stabbed might ... Read More

Here's What Meta's AI Warning Labels Will Look Like on Images, Video and Audio Posts

If a social media post has "a particularly high risk of materially deceiving the public on a matter of importance," Meta might even add a bigger label. Read More

YouTube, X, Instagram — social media’s ‘theatre’ of transparency has to end

The online information environment is getting demonstrably worse. As the tragic events of Bondi Junction unfolded over the weekend, one esteemed commentator said of X (formerly Twitter), “this site is ... Read More

Lind City Council voted to remove the mayor on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she showed up for work.

When Lind Mayor Paula Bell came to work on Wednesday morning, the sheriff's office was called, but the responding deputies stated Bell was still the town's mayor. Read More