New York City on Wednesday sued several major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis. The city, its public schools, and its health and hospital…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expanded his Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act investigation into the social media platform Discord following revelations that the reported assassin who murdered…
Denmark is taking aim at social media - and it could mean a total ban for kids under 15. Denmark’s Prime Minister says her government will propose new rules blocking kids under 15 from using social platforms - unless parents give the green…
Social media platforms have exploited our ancient wiring for conflict and alarm to create addictive outrage, leading to wasted time, rising anxiety, loneliness, and a warped sense of reality, but a cultural awakening could lead to a…
SoundCloud evolves into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features, including playlists based on friends' likes — Music streaming app SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with the…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new laws that make it easier for people to delete their social media accounts, along with the data associated with them.
New York City has filed a lawsuit against a host of companies including Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) and TikTok parent ByteDance (OTC: BDNNY), for allegedly contributing to a mental health crisis among children due to…
New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media. Wednesday’s 327-page complaint in Manhattan…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday advised the parties against the misuse of AI-based tools to create deep fakes that distort information or propagate misinformation over social media platforms ahead of the assembly…
Pointing to a national crisis, New York said social media platforms have triggered depression, anxiety, eating disorders and other mental health conditions.
According to Wednesday's complaint, the defendants designed their platforms to "exploit the psychology and neurophysiology of youth," and drive compulsive use in pursuit of profit.
A Senate panel on Wednesday will look into government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected under the First Amendment. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing centered on what's known as …
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Denmark will move to ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, saying the online platforms are “stealing our children’s childhood.” Speaking at the opening of the Danish…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has a new email address, and it’s not the ubiquitous Gmail, but Zoho Mail. This homegrown digital solution has taken the nation by storm and is finding increasing acceptance among the netizens. Home Minister…