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Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?
Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal route for keeping kids safe.
Spain's PM Sanchez says make social media great again
Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
Don't rely on social media users for fact-checking. Many don't care much about the common good
In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company's social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook's turn away from political content.
Social media is making many people more depressed – Buddhist philosophy may offer an explanation
Social media can never capture the intimacy of being with someone else, which means reliance on it will always leave a sense of lingering isolation.
MrBeast hints he'd buy TikTok. Who else could purchase the social media app?
Social media influencer MrBeast says he'd buy TikTok to keep it from being banned. Elon Musk reportedly is interested in buying the app as well.
Meta Boycott And TikTok Ban Could Signal Social Media's Transformation
As TikTok resumes service following its brief ban, fellow social media giant Meta now faces a user boycott amid significant platform changes.
Spain’s PM Pushes for EU Plan to Rein in Social Media
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the EU should put an end to anonymity of users in social media platforms and hold their CEOs personally accountable if they fail to comply with the bloc’s regulations.
'Class act': Barron Trump sets social media ablaze for shaking hands with Biden at dad's inauguration
First son Barron Trump was lauded as a "class act" for shaking hands with former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris at his father's inauguration on Monday.
David Beckham ‘really glad' social media didn't exist in his soccer days: ‘There's too much bullying'
There’s too much bullying that goes on and it’s not just with children, it’s with adults,” the soccer star said at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.
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Trump Takes Aim at Social Media 'Censorship' With Executive Order
The order alleges that the government infringed on US citizens' free speech "under the guise of combatting 'misinformation,' 'disinformation,' and 'malinformation.'"
Spain's PM Sanchez: Make social media great again
Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
You’re Probably Following Trump And Vance On Social Media Now — Without Even Knowing It
Many users of both social media sites were surprised to see President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance show up in their feeds since the two were sworn in on Monday.