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Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms.
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‘Hawk Tuah Girl' says she's ‘cooperating' with lawyers in suit related to crash of meme crypto
Internet star Haliey Welch, also known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” said Friday she is “fully cooperating” with attorneys who are representing people impacted by the recent crash of crypto meme coin $HAWK.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over potential TikTok ban
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it.
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Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps go down due to ‘technical issue'
Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps are down due to a ‘technical issue’
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California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
California lawmakers will consider a bill to require labels on social media platforms warning of their effects on young people’s lives.
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5 things to know about TikTok
Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences.
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Insurance executive's murder sparks online praise and hate
Support for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, as well as sympathy for it, has spread on social media, alarming experts.
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Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could it work in the US?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
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Telegram partners with child safety group to scan content for sexual abuse material
Telegram, which for years has had a reputation as a platform used to trade child sexual abuse material, has for the first time agreed to partner with a larger international watch group to combat such content.
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Australian Senate passes landmark social media ban for children under 16
The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16 years old that will soon become a world-first law.
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How Bluesky rose out of Twitter's ashes to challenge X and Threads
Bluesky could be on the verge of a turning point if it continues rapidly attracting users and finds a way to monetize without scaring them off.
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Matt Gaetz is now giving pep talks and holiday wishes on Cameo
After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz appears to be trying out a new career option: creating personalized videos for his fans on Cameo.
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Why X's new terms of service are driving some users to leave Elon Musk's platform
Elon Musk’s X implemented new terms of service that are driving some users off the microblogging platform.
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Getting news from social media influencers
When it comes to getting news, many Americans are turning to influencers on their favorite social media platforms, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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What is Bluesky?
Bluesky is a microblogging social media platform known for its similarities to X (formerly Twitter), its former parent company.
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Here's what to know about Bluesky, the booming website welcoming fleeing X users
Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.
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German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, cites ‘hate machine' under Musk
St. Pauli, a club in Germany’s top soccer league, said Thursday Elon Musk supported Donald Trump during the U.S. election “with the help of X.”
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Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, report finds
In its analysis, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue pointed to a recent viral X post in which white nationalist Nick Fuentes said, “Your body, my choice. Forever.”
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X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover
X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election.
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Australia plans to ban social media for under 16s — and experts have called it a ‘momentous step'
One expert says Australia is “on the verge of reclaiming childhood after it had been stolen for 15 years.”