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Reining in Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and…
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What Meta's $17-billion settlement revealed about the harms of social media
After months of hype and mere hours in front of the jury, California’s blockbuster suit against Meta ended on Wednesday with a sweeping…
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Media and Academia: Increasingly Irrelevant, Increasingly Distrusted
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Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
A blockbuster battle in federal court is set to open in Oakland this month, pitting Silicon Valley against attorneys for the state of…
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The Media Malpractice That Sent America Tumbling Into Trumpism
But Project 2025 broke that pattern. For once, conservatives put their entire agenda in writing. Draft executive orders. Implementation…
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Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead
Israeli media report that a senior security source has said the military accepts that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed…
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10 most-popular unique Airbnbs in the world, according to social media
Social media has become one of the most-powerful tools shaping how younger travelers choose where to go next. "Social media is the leading…
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China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia - state media
China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report. A court in Zhejiang province…
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Is social media harmful for kids? Meta and YouTube face trial after TikTok settles suit
TikTok has agreed to settle the first in a series of closely-watched product liability cases, bowing out on the eve of a landmark trial…
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'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s
France's National Assembly has backed a bill that would ban social media access for under-15s, a proposal supported by President Emmanuel…
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Social media posts on deadly crane collapse in Thailand share AI-generated image
At least 32 people were killed by a crane that collapsed over a passenger train in Thailand in January 2026. An image spread online with a…
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More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Polls on ICE Turns Dire
Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. At a…
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Trump Press Sec Erupts in Fury at Media Over ICE as Polls Spiral Again
After fielding a perfectly legitimate question about ICE abuses on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lost her temper.…
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Guinea junta chief takes lead in controversial election as social media restricted
Guinea's junta leader Gen Mamady Doumbouya has taken a huge lead in a presidential election his main challengers were banned from…
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Why is Trump's media company getting involved with nuclear power?
President Trump’s media company is merging with a nuclear fusion energy firm in a $6-billion deal aimed at generating more power amid…
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Why the Hell Is Trump Media Merging With a Nuclear Fusion Firm?
Shareholders from each company will own 50 percent of the new entity as a result of the deal, which the companies say will be completed in…
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Five Things That Changed the Media in 2025
The true-crime genre has been a cornerstone of the podcast market for years, and we could very well see a proliferation of newsletters…
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Powerful men in politics and media shown in new Epstein estate images
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday released 19 photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s private email server showing a collection of…
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Reddit challenges Australia's social media ban for under 16s
Social media platform Reddit on Friday launched a legal challenge against Australia's social media ban for under 16s. Under the law, which…
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Why Video Podcasts Multiplied Beyond the Man Cave
This past August, clips of the millennial comedian and podcaster Adam Friedland speaking about the war in Gaza collected millions of views…
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German students urge education over ban for teens on social media
German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than…
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Australia introduces social media ban for young people
Australia has become the first country in the world to introduce a social media ban for children and young people under the age of 16.…