The social media app says new privacy settings and features will create more age-appropriate experiences for youth under 18.
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DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16
The statute, passed by the Florida Legislature last week, would have required sites like TikTok and Instagram to deny accounts to underage users, even if their parents permitted them to do so.
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Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21
The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week.
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Technology Companies Are Cutting Jobs and Wall Street Likes It
The sector is laying off workers after a hiring boom during the pandemic and their share prices are soaring.
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How Elon Musk and Larry Page’s AI Debate Led to OpenAI and an Industry Boom
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.
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At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say
Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint.
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Meta Sued Over Features That Hook Children to Instagram, Facebook
More than three dozen states and the District of Columbia accused the tech giant of knowingly using addictive features to draw in and retain children and teenagers.
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As Red States Curb Social Media, Did Montana’s TikTok Ban Go Too Far?
Montana is at the forefront of a wave of new tech laws passed by Republican-led states. Some give parents control over their children’s social media accounts.
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A Who’s Who of Silicon Valley Will Convene With Lawmakers on A.I.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others are set to discuss artificial intelligence with lawmakers, in one of the tech industry’s most proactive shows of force in Washington.
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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Chase a Piece of the AI Boom
Both Musk, who once backed OpenAI, and Facebook’s parent company are set to unveil new services aimed at getting a piece of the artificial intelligence boom.
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The Regulatory Questions Swirling Around Meta’s Threads
Meta’s new rival to Twitter has been hugely popular among consumers but raises awkward questions about how big tech companies expand.
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What Is the Threads Logo Supposed to Look Like?
Sure, it’s probably an @ symbol. But the abstract logo of Instagram’s new Twitter rival has drawn comparisons to an ear, an ampersand and a piece of spaghetti.