Separate teen accounts for those under 18 are part of an effort to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
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Are social media scams hindering missing persons cases?
When a woman from Virginia went missing in Maine, her family turned to social media for help finding her. But those pleas kept getting flagged as spam and removed, a recent trend seen by law enforcement in Maine.
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42 state AGs, including Maine’s, endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media
The plan, championed by the U.S. surgeon general, is a response to concerns over platforms’ impact on child mental health.
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Meta content court rules ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech
Meta’s Oversight Board ruled the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t necessarily hate speech, a decision likely to fuel debate over Israel-Gaza war content.
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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
The social media platform will stay suspended until it complies with local orders and pays outstanding fines that as of last week exceeded $3 million.
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Israeli airstrike blamed for Palestinian TikTok star’s death
Medo Halimy, 19, began making his ‘tent life’ video series when he took refuge with his family earlier this year in a strip of southern Gaza.
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U.S. appeals court takes aim at Big Tech liability shield
A Pennsylvania mother won the right to sue TikTok over the death of her 10-year-old daughter.
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French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was taken into custody at Paris-Le Bourget Airport Saturday evening.
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Far-right influencers turn against Trump campaign
As Trump’s campaign grapples with slumping performance in the polls, the far-right activists argue that it has failed by not adopting harder-right positions on race and immigration.
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Hallowell mayor apologizes for ‘militancy’ comment aimed at local Pride Alliance
Mayor George LaPointe made the comment in a conversation that was recorded without his knowledge and shared on social media.