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Schools are taking on social media giants including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, asserting that the platforms have caused their students harm – particularly regarding issues like cyberbullying and mental health issues linked to social media usage. Approximately 200 school districts have joined the lawsuit against the platforms’ parent companies so far, which has been consolidated in […]
Well, it looks like Twitter has an uphill battle to fight after Meta just released their new social media platform Threads less than one week ago, resulting in a hundred million new users. According to reports, Twitter’s traffic has plummeted since the release of the new social media platform Threads. Threads CEO Mark Zuckerberg said […]
The parent company to Facebook and Instagram just launched its new social media platform called Threads. The new platform is definitely a direct competitor to Twitter; now both Giant social media platforms are having corporate beef between the owners Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Elon Musk calls Threads a copycat version and threatened legal action. […]
Depression and feelings of hopelessness have skyrocketed among teens, social media could be the reason why. Nearly half of teens say they agree with phrases like “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful” — roughly twice as many as did just a decade ago. The poll, […]
The 1st U.S. state in the country to ban TikTok is Montana. Gov. Greg Pianoforte signed the bill into law. To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana. — Governor Greg Gianforte (@GovGianforte) May 17, 2023 The law is set to take effect in January […]
Police are investigating after a North Carolina teacher got into a physical altercation with a student over a cell phone. The video that went viral on social media shows the substitute teacher at Rocky Mountain high school Xaviera Steele the student going back and forth over a cell phone that went left and turned into […]
In the past five months in Monroe County there have been over 1,400 Kias and Hyundais stolen. Congressman Joe Morelle and other local leaders held a press conference addressing the increased thefts and trend that originated on TikTok. Congressman Morelle, local officials, and law enforcement are going to try to hold the social media platform […]
The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok be sold, or it will be fully banned in the United States. TikTok has become one of most controversial social media platforms mostly because it’s Chinese owned and there’s been warnings of possible nationwide banned. The app is also a security threat with millions of Americans’ information being […]
One of the newest features coming to TikTok will be an automatic screen lock for underage users. The new feature will have a 60 minute time restriction for users under the age of 18. Once the user gets locked out of TikTok they must use a passcode to watch any content. The feature comes after […]
One of the newest features coming to TikTok will be an automatic screen lock for underage users. The new feature will have a 60 minute time restriction for users under the age of 18. Once the user gets locked out of TikTok they must use a passcode to watch any content. The feature comes after […]
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