How Much Is Truth Social Really Worth?

“I think Truth Social is amazing!” Donald Trump wrote Thursday on his social media platform. He can count billions of reasons why: When Trump took Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media & ... Read More

When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow

Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud ... Read More

Social media bans are old news—now the U.K. is considering banning phone sales to kids under 16

Banning kids from accessing social media—as many U.S. states have legislated to do—is one thing ... general-purpose computers would be quite a different matter. More news below. And do check out ... Read More

Social media giants must help us clamp down on soaring fraud, says bank boss

Exclusive: ‘It is time for tech firms to step up to protect people using their sites,’ warns head of major bank ... Read More

Families who sued social media companies years ago are taking matters into their own hands

TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and ... Read More

Social Media Companies Are Having a Bad Moment

Ad Policy Zamaan Qureshi speaks during a rally organized by Accountable Tech and Design It For Us to hold social media companies accountable for protecting kids and teens online on January 31, 2024, ... Read More

Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in blood

With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get. Read More

New report warns that social media needs to be made safer for kids. Here's how parents can set limits.

While the APA believes the burden should fall to tech companies and policy makers to make platforms safer for all users, the warnings in its report are bound to give parents pause — and ask themselves ... Read More

Australia news live: Dfat issues Middle East travel advice; Nationals concerned after fire ants spotted near Murray Darling Basin

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Unpacking the Social Media-Fueled Skin-Care Gadget Boom

TikTok and other platforms are driving major sales in the high-tech beauty tool category — but do these devices really work? Read More

The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump's hush money trial

Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning, six jurors have been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Read More

The Latest | 3 jurors seated in Trump’s hush money trial, 15 others still need to be selected

Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning, three jurors have been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial ... Read More