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Mar 26

Woman describes childhood social media addiction in court

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Snapchat chops around 1,000 jobs in latest round of mass layoffs

The owner of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday the company is eliminating about 16% of its global workforce, or about 1,000 jobs that will be culled in its latest round of layoffs.

Apr 16

Social media platforms removed 4.7M accounts after Australia ban

Jan 16

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Twitter co-founder funds reboot of Vine video-sharing app

Nov 15, 2025

Denmark's government aims to ban social media for children under 15

Nov 7, 2025

TikTok is back online but how long it lasts depends on Trump

Jan 20, 2025

TikTok thanks Trump after it begins restoring service to US users

Jan 19, 2025

Biden leaving TikTok ban enforcement up to Trump

Jan 17, 2025

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TikTok is set to be banned Sunday | Here's what it means for you

Here's what we know - and what we don't - about the ban deadline day.

Jan 17, 2025

President-elect Trump exploring option to save TikTok before US ban

Trump is weighing a plan that could delay America's TikTok ban, giving the new administration more time to potentially cut a deal with a US buyer to save the super-popular video app, sources familiar with the plans say

Jan 16, 2025

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A TikTok ban is wrapped in Speaker Johnson's foreign aid package: What happens next?

The new bill would give TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance 270 days from the date of enactment to divest from the app or face a U.S. ban, according to the proposed legislation.

Apr 18, 2024

MAMA, lawmakers rally outside Meta headquarters calling for kids privacy and safety online

One proposed bill would stop social media companies from serving addictive feeds to kids without parental consent.

Mar 22, 2024

Twitter to be fined for installing 'X' sign on roof of SF headquarters, city says

The large and bright 'X' logo that sat on top of the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter has now been taken down after being up for just three days.

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