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Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google had invoked Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. This provision exempts platforms from direct liability ... Show more
Tech Firms to Face Thousands of Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction: A federal appeals court ruled that more than 3,000 cases against Meta, TikTok, Google ...
time.com/article/2026/08/11/tech-social-media-addiction-tiktok-meta-snap-google-lawsuits/
Brosius-Gersdorf calls for reform of judicial selection and oversight of authorities for "new media"
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a7593454aef843a32275e5c/brosius-gersdorf-fordert-reform-der-richterwahl-und-behoerdenaufsicht-fuer-neue-medien.html
Beyond the algorithm, online negativity takes on a life of its own as users try to stand out
phys.org/news/2026-08-algorithm-online-negativity-life-users.html
yicaichina Aug 12
Alibaba, ByteDance Push AI Monetization With Paid Services
yicaiglobal.com/news/alibaba-bytedance-push-ai-monetization-with-paid-services
Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort: The president’s media company posted a massive loss in the latest quarter and plans to ...
apnews.com/article/truth-social-media-trump-djt-crypto-e86747f01cc12dbee0146c5f0e79012b
Reddit stock jumps on inclusion in S&P 500: Reddit shares jumped on the company's inclusion in the S&P 500.
cnbc.com/2026/08/13/reddit-shares-jump-11percent-on-inclusion-in-sp-500.html
Who is viral social media sensation Heatha Edwards?
🔗 She left home at 15. Now she's Hawke's Bay's viral real estate queen
The Hong Farewell: For a moment, Francesca Hong looked inevitable—a Pyrrhic victory for the D.S.A. in the left’s long march to power. Instead ...
puck.news/what-went-wrong-for-francesca-hong/
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Taylor Swift removes MORE music from Trump's TikTok videos as singer's social media beef with the president heats up
dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16049141/taylor-swift-removes-music-trump-tiktok.html
TikTok Influencer Sydney Towle Dead At 26: Towle’s family confirmed her death in a post on her social media platforms, describing her as “an endless ray of ...
huffpost.com/entry/tiktok-sydney-towle-dead-at-26-bile-duct-cancer_n_6a7495afe4b04fcbf74d7b12
Key FactsUS influencer Sydney Towle dies of cancer at 26
6 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- The reported cause of death was a malignant tumor in the bile ducts.
- In a family video posted on her profiles, relatives honored her fight and expressed their love; thousands of followers sent condolences.
- Towle grew up in Massachusetts, later moved to Florida with her family, graduated from Dartmouth, worked in marketing and subsequently lived in Los Angeles.
- After her diagnosis in 2023, she openly documented her battle with the disease for more than one million followers and also showed herself in hospital.
She fought very hard, and we are so proud of her.— From a video by the Towle family released on Towle's social media profiles.
Trump Sued Over Faster Access To Truth Social Posts: Two media firms called the president’s plan to sell faster access to his social media posts “extraordinary ...
forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-plan-to-monetize-his-truth-social-posts/
Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, Byung-Chul Han: How to be a rock star of ideas: There are authors who leap out of the hallowed halls of academia and reach the ...
english.elpais.com/culture/2026-08-09/judith-butler-slavoj-zizek-byung-chul-han-how-to-be-a-rock-star-of-ideas.html
As Chicago’s mayoral race takes shape, social media influencers step in — including some paid by Brandon Johnson
chicagotribune.com/2026/08/10/chicago-mayor-social-media-influencers/
‘Shortcuts will cut you short’: PM Modi urges youth to look beyond social media reels and read autobiographies
wionews.com/india-news/shortcuts-will-cut-you-short-pm-modi-urges-youth-to-look-beyond-social-media-reels-and-read-autobiographies-1786512120120
Obituary: Wörgl bids farewell to Prof. Friedl Madersbacher - | Kufstein: Professor Friedrich Madersbacher, co-founder of the Tyrolean Motet Choir and the ...
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U.S. appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/us-appeals-court-allows-thousands-of-lawsuits-against-social-media-companies-over-user-addiction-claims-to-proceed/
Barron's Aug 04
Match Group Revenue Falls Short of Estimates. The Stock Is Down 11%.: Match Group’s second quarter revenue declined as dating app Tinder had slugglish results ...
barrons.com/articles/match-group-revenue-earnings-tinder-hinge-stock-f3e10ab0
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ChatGPT: Restaurant reservations via Yelp directly in the chat (in the USA): OpenAI integrates Yelp's reservation service into ChatGPT. Anyone searching for ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/chatgpt-restaurantreservierungen-ueber-yelp-direkt-im-chat-in-den-usa/
Social Media: What do you use and what is your opinion on age limits for young people?
computerbase.de/news/apps/social-media-was-nutzt-du-und-wie-stehst-du-zu-altersgrenzen-fuer-jugendliche.98667/
Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals
techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals/
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom: Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia ...
theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/04/x-twitter-blocks-dissident-accounts-saudi-arabia
'Invisible enemies' targeting Gen Z through social media: Odisha CM warns youth of 'external forces'
deccanherald.com/india/odisha/invisible-enemies-targeting-gen-z-through-social-media-odisha-cm-warns-youth-of-external-forces-4104673
Polanski refuses to apologise for social media post that appears to threaten Farage
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/28/anarchist-printer-removes-farage-guillotine-t-shirt/
Key FactsPolice End Investigation into Polanski's Guillotine Post
Jul 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- The Metropolitan Police decided not to pursue further action against Green Party leader Zack Polanski over a social media post featuring a guillotine T-shirt.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reported the image, but the police concluded that an extensive investigation would be disproportionate.
- Authorities found it unlikely that sharing the image constituted a criminal offense and noted over 130 other accounts had also shared it.
- The case regarding the actual wearing of the T-shirt in Bristol was transferred to Avon and Somerset Police for additional consideration.
Malaysia is cracking down on influencers’ risky hikes after spate of rescues: Authorities in Malaysia are introducing new rules for hikers, following a spike in ...
edition.cnn.com/2026/08/03/travel/malaysia-new-hiking-rules-scli-intl
ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic: TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.
ft.com/content/9b8383b1-a28d-4940-8c4e-2f0cd21556ef
CNBC Aug 05
Investors now believe a Tinder turnaround is happening, says Match Group CEO: Spencer Rascoff, Match Group CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss ...
cnbc.com/video/2026/08/05/investors-now-believe-a-tinder-turnaround-is-happening-says-match-group-ceo.html
gadgetreview.com Aug 03
Student Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining About Her Workday. An Hour Later, Police Pulled Up to Her School. - Gadget Review
gadgetreview.com/student-teacher-sent-a-private-snapchat-complaining-about-her-workday-an-hour-later-police-pulled-up-to-her-school
OpinionRob Breakenridge: Cops have better things to do than police social media: Edmonton police should be investigating actual crimes, rather than wasting time on ...
nationalpost.com/opinion/cops-have-better-things-to-do-than-police-social-media
User laments removal of purchased Lord of the Rings trilogy on Google Play [Update]
neowin.net/news/user-laments-removal-of-purchased-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-on-google-play/
Reddit and Pinterest: From Niche to Intent Signal: Reddit and Pinterest were long considered special cases in marketing: one unpredictable, discussion-driven ...
wuv.de/themen/media/reddit-und-pinterest-von-der-nische-zum-intentsignal
The Trump admin is reportedly considering expanding social media vetting to more US visa applicants, including foreign journalists. Under the proposal ... Show more
US may force more visa applicants to make social media accounts public under Trump's new plan
US may force more visa applicants to make social media accounts public under Trump's new plan
Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com: Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/reddit-signals-ominous-upcoming-changes-for-old-reddit-com/
WATCH | Gunman kills Mexican social media influencer during livestream: Authorities believe attack is linked to ongoing cartel violence
timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-08-06-watch-gunman-kills-mexican-social-media-influencer-during-livestream/
QuickCheck: Is the govt giving a special one-off RM100 Sara payment?: A VIRAL post is making the rounds of social media claiming that all Malaysians aged 18 andf ...
thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2026/08/05/quickcheck-is-the-govt-giving-a-special-one-off-rm100-sara-payment
As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews: Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/reddit-ceo-on-ai-overviews-were-still-looking-for-that-win-win/
Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Address Harm to Kids From Social Media: A New Mexico judge ordered the social-media giant to create a new $567 million fund ...
wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7
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Snap Earnings Are Up Next. Social Media Age Restrictions Put Spotlight on User Growth.
barrons.com/articles/snap-earnings-stock-price-5ad0456a
Paid articlePaywallUS may force more visa applicants to make social media accounts public under Trump's new plan
wionews.com/world/us-may-force-more-visa-applicants-to-make-social-media-accounts-public-under-trump-s-new-plan-1786065871292
Pinterest hires David Brinker as global head of content: Brinker will lead a team that powers all of the content experiences across Pinterest ...
axios.com/2026/08/06/pinterest-david-brinker-global-head-content
TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office: The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikTok’s ...
techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/tiktok-lays-off-250-employees-shutters-its-nashville-office/
Seedance is making a fresh push into education with study app Gauth: The app is partnering with the edtech app Gauth to create videos that explain concepts in ...
businessinsider.com/seedance-bytedance-education-push-study-app-gauth-ai-animations-2026-7
SpaceX stock: What to watch in Q2 earnings, as share lockup to expire: SpaceX could be rattled next week by the twin forces of its first-ever earnings report and ...
businessinsider.com/spacex-stock-spcx-q2-earnings-preview-insider-lockup-expiration-2026-7
How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM: Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies ...
techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/how-lightspeed-found-its-newest-hire-via-instagram-dm/
Snap bans AI videos from Snapchat Spotlight: Snap is banning videos that are entirely AI-generated from its TikTok clone, Spotlight. This is intended to "reward ...
heise.de/news/Snap-verbannt-KI-Videos-aus-Snapchat-Spotlight-11400329.html
The Barbz Can Now Pay to See Their Favorite Artist Nicki Minaj Post on Social Media
vice.com/en/article/the-barbz-can-now-pay-to-see-their-favorite-artist-nicki-minaj-post-on-social-media/
The social media identity repeatedly called Justin Lester a "molester" online.
🔗 Ex mayor wins court case against Wellington personality over 'unhinged' online posts
Snapchat bans fully AI-generated videos from Spotlight recommendations: Snapchat is joining social media’s AI slop crackdown by taking fully generated videos out ...
mashable.com/life/snapchat-ai-slop-spotlight-videos
28 Posts About Corporate That Will Make You Snort-Laugh: "The good news is nothing matters. The bad news is I still have to attend meetings about it."
buzzfeed.com/remytepner/painfully-funny-corporate-america-posts
Social media reacts to Purdue AD's championships message to IU: 'Why on Earth would you say this?'
indystar.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2026/08/06/purdue-athletic-director-tommy-mcclelland-indiana-championships-social-media-reaction/91199004007/
Sony vows to press on with discless plans, saying "digitalization is progressing" across all media despite heavy protest from players
eurogamer.net/sony-physical-media-decision-final
Reddit is letting AI decide when your post breaks the rules: The Reddit Rules Hub uses AI to interpret subreddit rules and can flag or remove posts when ...
androidauthority.com/reddit-ai-rules-hub-moderation-3695008/
Barron's Aug 02
Gen Z Loves the Hinge Dating App. Why Match Earnings Are All About Tinder.: Match Group reports earnings Tuesday. Its Hinge dating app has been getting all the ...
barrons.com/articles/match-group-earnings-stock-price-d7fb0fba
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A Reddit thread asked a simple question: what's a boring business that quietly makes its owner rich? It got 10,000 upvotes and the answers are worth ... Show more
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Attorneys for Andrew and Tristan Tate said that the allegations against the social media influencers have put them at risk ... Show more
Snapchat now lets you share what you’re listening to in real time: Starting with Spotify, Snapchat users will be able to link their accounts ...
techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/snapchat-now-lets-you-share-what-youre-listening-to-in-real-time/
Is Myspace coming back? Owners confirm relaunch plans: The platform’s owners say it will return. Online, users are debating whether Myspace can recreate its old ...
mashable.com/life/myspace-comeback-owners-relaunch-plans
Wccftech Jul 31
A Reddit user shared a photo of an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor from 2001, asking others to post the first CPU they ever owned ... Show more
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Why media influencer is taking on Albo: Cheek Media founder Hannah Ferguson has criticised Anthony Albanese, saying he is “failing the area” in his Grayndler ...
news.com.au/national/politics/media-influencer-hannah-ferguson-announces-run-as-independent-candidate-against-albo-in-seat-of-grayndler/news-story/0045aed5df74b37290a96a90c4fa82ec
Sony Imposes 'Strictest Ever Social Media Guidelines' on Staff Due to PS5 Disc Debacle
pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/sony-imposes-strictest-ever-social-media-guidelines-on-staff-due-to-ps5-disc-debacle
Meta, TikTok, Snap And Google Face Wrongful Death Lawsuit From Four US Families: The Social Media Victims Law Center accused the companies of creating addictive ...
engadget.com/2228490/meta-tiktok-snap-google-wrongful-death-lawsuit-us/
Parmos, lemon tops and sausage rolls: US social media star Kalani Ghost Hunter enjoys tastes of Teesside
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/kalani-ghost-hunter-persian-cottage-34383546
Barron's Jul 29
Reddit’s Stock Is Due for a Big AI Bump: Reddit has become the voice of the internet. Why the future of AI could depend on the company’s success.
barrons.com/articles/buy-reddit-stock-price-pick-eef67fe8
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Social media: Meta ordered to pay millions for endangering children: A court in New Mexico has ruled that Meta must pay for psychological harm suffered by ...
zeit.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/2026-08/meta-urteil-new-mexico-facebook-instagram-minderjaehrige-psychische-gesundheit
Why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI: As millions of people were coming down from the excitement of the FIFA World Cup final at the ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-tiny-social-media-mathematicians-rethinking.html
Meta India head, social media users booked over morphed posts targeting PM: Cases were registered following complaints by BJP supporters who alleged that ...
business-standard.com/india-news/meta-india-head-social-media-users-booked-over-morphed-posts-targeting-pm-126073100248_1.html
Key FactsMeta India chief named in FIR over alleged protest posts
Jul 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hindustantimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hindustantimes.com
- Hyderabad cybercrime police registered cases against operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts and Meta’s India head over allegedly manipulated and objectionable material targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the CJP protests.
- The FIRs followed complaints from BJP supporters, according to a Times of India report, and named Meta’s India head as a co-accused under relevant provisions of the BNS and IT Act.
- According to the report, complainant T Saikiran Goud submitted 20 Facebook and Instagram links and sought action against Meta; an investigator said police were collecting information to identify and arrest the accused.
- On Tuesday, Meta said a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been removed in error and restored; shortly afterward, the ministry summoned Meta’s global head of public policy, and on Thursday Meta agreed to explain policy and technical issues to the government.
I came across multiple morphed and digitally manipulated videos and images depicting the Prime Minister, the US President and former Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan in an obscene, derogatory and misleading manner.— Quoted by S Arvind Reddy, Telangana BJP Social Media Core Committee member, describing his discovery of morphed content.
Serious accusations against transfer expert Fabrizio Romano! | Sports: The online forum "Reddit" draws a line in the sand! Posts by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano ...
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