Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

Greg Gianforte of Montana signed a bill to ban TikTok from operating inside the state, the first prohibition of its kind in the ... protect yourself on other social media platforms. Read More

TikTok owner ByteDance stays hands-off as video app faces US ban, leaving local team to become more aggressive

TikTok's US team, under the guidance of Chew, is more weathered and resourceful. Its pushback against a bill seeking to kick the popular app off ... These efforts are already showing some results. Read More

Social media expert celebrates 'wake-up call' on addiction: We need guardrails for children

The bill would block TikTok ... efforts to highlight the concern, such as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murphy ’s advisory last year, which warned about the potentially negative impact of social ... Read More

Truth Social Can’t Meme Its Way to Becoming the Next GameStop

On Reddit and Truth Social, users have been trying to re-create the meme-stock magic for Trump Media and ... doubt about its ability to continue,” according to a filing with the US Securities ... Read More

Why Pa.’s efforts to regulate social media companies have failed so far

Bills that would ban TikTok and regulate kids’ social media accounts have been ... Bradford took it off the voting calendar the next day, and state House Democrats canceled a related news conference ... Read More

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Expanding your social network beyond your familiar circle of friends can have surprising benefits, as social networking activities ... from accessing objective news media? Created with Sketch. Read More

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How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall

This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED staff writer Amanda Hoover joins us to talk about the weird world of TikTok Shop, how its fee structure is evolving, and why it feels like every single social media ... Read More

Social Psychology News

Mar. 15, 2024 — Scientists tested several hypotheses on the drivers of social aging in free-living Assamese macaques in Thailand. The researchers collected data on the social behavior of females ... Read More

Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides

New York City, its schools and public hospital ... Utah accused TikTok in October of baiting children into excessive social media use. Indiana's lawsuit accusing TikTok of deceiving users about ... Read More

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