Social media
Meta reaches $18 billion of settlements over children's social media addiction
Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers' use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.
Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death
Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
Which countries, tech giants around the world are regulating kids' social media access?
Sword-wielding Massachusetts man arrested over threats to Trump, FBI says
Andrew Emerald was charged in an eight-count indictment over a string of threatening posts, including one in which he vowed to travel to Mar-a-Lago if Trump was not dead by 2026.
Under the radar: Foreign accounts are shaping the online narrative on the Iran War - opinion
A data analysis of 1,000 viral posts on the Iran war found many originated outside the US, in English, seemingly aimed at shaping American opinion.
US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war
US veterans criticized the White House for using memes to promote the Iran war, saying the approach trivializes casualties and the realities of conflict.
Long-term deradicalization in Gaza faces major hurdles - opinion
Efforts to deradicalize Gaza face geographical and political barriers, making lasting change unlikely.
Football star Puka Nacua sued, accused of biting women, making antisemitic remark
Plaintiff Madison Atiabi and her attorney allege that Nacua said "f*** all the Jews" during a dinner on Dec. 31 in Los Angeles.
Meta, Google lose US case over social media addiction harming kids, court orders to pay over $5M
The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable companies.
Memetic warfare: US, Iran, and Israel battle for meme dominance and social media virality
Governments are capitalizing on how audiences, particularly younger ones, consume information.
Hitler posters appear in Iran as warning to foreign collaborators
Images online show banners quoting Hitler in Persian as Tehran continues arrests and executions of those accused of aiding Israel.
Sheriff who responded to Temple Israel attack faces online backlash
Oakland County Mike Bouchard denounced social media users who spread antisemitic memes about him online, stating that they're hiding behind free speech rights "as cover to hide their antisemitism."
Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict
The defendants are Google and Meta, but the jury did not specify which one it was referring to.
