Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
Category: Social Media
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Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches
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Trump Media Explores Spinning Off Truth Social
The New York Times – Business:The move would split off the money-losing social media platform as the company pursues a merger with a fusion power company.
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They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.
The New York Times – Business:The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
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Kalshi Accuses a ‘MrBeast’ Employee of Insider Trading
The New York Times – Business:The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.”
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Need an Outfit? Pickle Clothing Rental App Helps Users Stay on Trend.
The New York Times – Business:Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
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Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans
The New York Times – Business:Tech giants, including Meta and Alphabet, are spending lavishly on splashy billboard ads, courting on-the-fence politicians and bulking up their ranks of lobbyists.
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What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent One to Find Out.
The New York Times – Business:We interviewed our bot about what it learned on Moltbook, the A.I.-only social network.
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How ICE Is Pushing Tech Companies to Identify Protesters
The New York Times – Business:The DHS is flooding social media companies with administrative subpoenas to identify accounts that are protesting ICE. Social media companies have pushed back but are largely complying. Our tech reporter, Sheera Frenkel, explains.
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Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts
The New York Times – Business:The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
The New York Times – Business:In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
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Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence
The New York Times – Business:The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation.
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Co-Stars and Fans Pay Tribute to Catherine O’Hara
Videos and photos filled social media as fans shared their favorite scenes from O’Hara’s acting career and co-stars memorialized her.