The agreement includes $70 million from the state, which needs legislative approval. Some lawmakers objected, calling for a more comprehensive solution with tech companies.
Category: Social Media
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Walmart Dumps Entire Stake in China’s JD.com
Walmart’s divestiture comes as its e-commerce partner has struggled to maintain its market share in the country’s cutthroat online sales industry.
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Pakistan’s Internet Disruptions Stoke Fears of Government Surveillance
Disruptions have fueled claims from rights groups that the Pakistani authorities are introducing technology to surveil and control the country’s internet.
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Tradwife?
Why women who dress up as 1950s homemakers are driving the internet insane.
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F.B.I. Resumes Communication with Facebook, X and Others On Foreign Disinformation
The Justice Department set new guidelines for agents to share tips with Facebook, X and other platforms after a legal challenge prompted a suspension of that communication.
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Bowling, Selfies and the ‘Dougie’: Biden Woos Influencers at the White House
For its first conference on the creator economy, the Biden administration celebrated social media creators. The president lauded them as a “breakthrough in how we communicate.”
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Very Demure, Very Mindful: The TikTok Trend, Explained
A TikTok trend has breathed new life into a fusty word.
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These Modern Homesteaders Live Off the Grid, but They’re Extremely Online
In corners of the internet — and in wooded, undeveloped parts of the country — young men are documenting their efforts to to live off the land.
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Musk’s Trump Talk on X: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble
Problems in the livestream renewed questions about X’s ability to handle big events, but it also showed how the platform can still grab attention.
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X Spaces With Trump and Musk Is Off to a Glitchy Start
The audio livestream of a conversation between Elon Musk and the former president ran late as users scrambled to try to access the site.
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Brands Love Influencers (Until Politics Get Involved)
Marketing firms are using artificial intelligence to help analyze influencers and predict whether they will opine about the election.
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One Man’s Quest to Make Luxury Sunblock
Dermatologist Antony Nakhla created a beauty brand for his clients who include some of Southern California’s most pampered people. But he wondered: Could he also get them to use sunscreen?