Law passed in Florida and Texas say social media companies are liberal-leaning and censor users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.
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A beheading video was on YouTube for hours. Why wasn’t it taken down sooner?
The disturbing video follows other horrific clips that have been broadcast on social media in recent years.
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A Meta engineer saw his child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before Congress
Arturo Béjar tell a Senate subcommittee CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew about the harms Instagram was causing teens, but chose not to make changes to address them.
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Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump
The cases are part of a term-long focus on the relationship between government and the private digital platforms.
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Maine joins other states in suing Meta, claiming its social platforms harm children’s mental health
The federal lawsuit also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law.
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Meta rejected dozens of women’s health ads. Democrats want answers.
Lawmakers want the Federal Trade Commission to probe a complaint against the giant.
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Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads, report says
Since launching Threads on Wednesday night, Meta’s new app has collected tens of millions of sign-ups.
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Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies
The lawsuit alleged that the federal government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or affect elections.
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EU slaps Meta with record $1.3 billion fine for data privacy violations
A European Union body ruled that Meta’s transfers of European Facebook users’ data violated the bloc’s privacy rules. Meta says it will appeal the decision.
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Sen. Angus King caught up in ‘Twitter Files’ controversy
Records released by Twitter CEO Elon Musk show that in 2018 Sen. Angus King flagged over 350 ‘suspicious’ social media accounts, including those that mentioned his Republican opponent, Eric Brakey.