Instagram testing feature that lets you secretly watch stories – for a fee

Instagram is testing a paid subscription model that lets users pay a fee to secretly watch stories on the social media app, among other perks.

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

Meta and YouTube were found liable in a landmark Los Angeles lawsuit for "engineered addiction" and harming a child's mental health through negligent platform design.

Instagram, YouTube found liable in addiction trial
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The jury in a landmark California trial found that Instagram and YouTube are liable in a social media addiction trial. The plaintiff said her use of social media as a child addicted her to the technology.

Father's viral TikTok brings thousands of Latinos to national donor database

A father posted his first TikTok this month, in a last-ditch effort to find a bone marrow donor for his teenage son. His plea to the Latino community to join the National Marrow Donor Program went viral, and encouraged thousands of people to sign up. 

Mark Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial

Mark Zuckerberg is testifying Wednesday in a major social media trial. The plaintiff in the case is seeking to hold Meta and other social media organizations responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

Meta researcher warned of 500K child exploitation cases daily on Facebook and Instagram platforms

A researcher for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, warned executives at the tech giant that there may be upward of 500,000 cases of sexual exploitation of minors per day on the social media platforms.

Elon Musk’s X office raided in Paris

Paris prosecutors raided Elon Musk’s X office in Paris as part of a months-long investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes.

Meta and YouTube facing landmark trial related to youth addiction claims

The two major tech companies will face a jury trial for the first time over allegations that their social platforms have contributed to youth mental health issues.

Pinterest to layoff 15% of workforce as it pivots to AI

Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.

Is TikTok down? What we know

Thousands of TikTok users were reporting problems with the app Sunday morning.

TikTok strikes deal to create US entity

TikTok signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form a new American entity.

Ads coming to ChatGPT for some US users

OpenAI said Friday that it would start rolling out ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users.

Sen. Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth over censure
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly is suing to block a censure Pete Hegseth made. The censure was issued over a video in which Kelly told service members they can defy 'unlawful orders.'

BBB LipoMax warning: AI videos helping promote weight loss products

The BBB is issuing a warning that troubling deep-fake videos are circulating social media to help promote weight loss products. One includes Oprah promoting the “pink salt trick.”

Content creator Trisha Paytas considers 2026 congressional bid

YouTuber, influencer and all-around internet personality Trisha Paytas says they're considering a 2026 congressional bid.