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Brazil's shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs

Is Brazil's shutdown of Elon Musk's X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure... Read more

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister... Read more

Q&A: How online crowds wield power, for good and bad

How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob... Read more

Telegram chief Durov announces 'new features' to combat illicit content

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content,... Read more

Brazilians flock to Bluesky and Threads after X suspension

Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has... Read more

Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it's a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together

Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online.... Read more

Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem

Elon Musk's woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for... Read more

X vows to end harvesting of EU users' personal data to train its AI

Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticized harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence... Read more

Does Google's monopoly impact search results? Tech titan faces reckoning

The founders of internet search and digital advertising giant Google wrote in a 1998 paper that goals for online advertising... Read more

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and... Read more

Brazil judge threatens to suspend X within 24 hours

Brazil's Supreme Court threatened on Wednesday to suspend social media platform X unless billionaire owner Elon Musk names a new... Read more

Your own personalized 'SportsCenter'? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service

ESPN is looking at using artificial intelligence to create personalized "SportsCenter" shows for subscribers to its Flagship streaming service that... Read more

Data dump: Meta killed CrowdTangle. What does it mean for researchers, reporters?

In Brian C. Keegan's telling, the loss of tools like CrowdTangle and Pushshift—which allow researchers to study user behavior and... Read more

Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help

Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products.... Read more

Elon Musk's Grok: A risky experiment in AI content moderation

A deluge of bizarre computer-generated images swept Elon Musk's social platform X last week—including violent, offensive and sexually suggestive content.... Read more