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Meta has introduced new safety tools to protect teens on Instagram and Facebook amid increasing criticism and lawsuits over youth safety. On July 23, 2025, the company reported removing 635,000 accounts linked to sexually inappropriate behavior toward underage users—135,000 for direct comments and 500,000 for other violations. The new features allow teens to quickly block […]
Instagram is testing AI to detect if users are lying about their age, aiming to better protect teens on the platform. If AI flags an account as underage, it will automatically convert to a teen account with stricter privacy, limited content, and time-based usage controls. The move comes amid growing concerns over social media’s impact […]
Meta is heading to trial this week to face antitrust allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). The FTC claims the purchases were illegal and is pushing for Meta to divest both apps. Key Meta figures, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former COO Sheryl Sandberg, are […]
Users on Facebook and Instagram reported receiving notifications that they had followed Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s pages, prompting alarm. Meta clarified that these changes are standard procedure during administrative transitions. Additionally, some users noticed the hashtag #democrat was not displaying results but instead showing a message about potentially sensitive content. This occurred amid […]
Instagram has introduced new safety measures aimed at protecting teen users. As of Tuesday, all accounts for users under 16 will default to private, with parental supervision options and messaging restrictions. Teens will require parental approval to adjust their account settings. The platform has also introduced new features, such as screen time limits and content […]
The New York state Legislature has passed a bill aimed at protecting children from addictive social media feeds by allowing parents to block algorithm-suggested posts. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the bill into law. The legislation, which addresses concerns about social media’s impact on children’s mental health, would prevent platforms from showing suggested […]
SZA surprised her followers by sharing a tender piano cover of Eminem’s 2002 hit “Lose Yourself” on social media, describing it as a spontaneous effort for her mental health rather than part of any project. Eminem reacted bashfully, using a blushing emoji to express his shock and delight. Other celebrities, including Camila Cabello, Kacey Musgraves, […]
The tech industry experienced a significant downturn in 2023, with over 260,000 job losses, marking the toughest year since the early 2000s dot-com crash. Executives attributed these mass layoffs to factors such as a pandemic-induced hiring surge, high inflation, and declining consumer demand. Entering 2024, the situation seemed to stabilize, with workforce levels, inflation rates, […]
A new report says people have been scammed out of billions of dollars on social media according to the Federal Trade Commission. Online shopping from social media ads on Facebook and Instagram made up for 44% of the scams. Scamming people with fake investment opportunities was at 53% and online romance also played a role in the […]
Families of the victims involved in the mass shooting at the Tops supermarket in Buffalo last year have come forward with a lawsuit stating that websites like social media and gun sellers helped cause the attack. According to the lawsuit, the families said the shooter was influenced by hateful lies he found online. “They helped […]
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