Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
WASHINGTON — An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price…
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TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds
SAN FRANCISCO — Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report…
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Elon Musk’s X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
RIO DE JANEIRO — The social media platform X began returning to Brazil on Wednesday, after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon…
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Musk’s X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
SAO PAULO — The Brazilian Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide…
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Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
LONDON — Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or…
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Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising…
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In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict
SEOUL, South Korea — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma….
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Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in…
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Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon…
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Prince Harry: Harms of social media have created ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth
NEW YORK — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his…
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