WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed a Republican measure that would have blocked a White House waiver that allows some foreign-made content in federally funded chargers for electric vehicles. The White House said the GOP plan would actually block made-in-America requirements, since it would revert U.S. policy to a 1980s rule that […]
On a bend on the Browns Canyon road above Peoa, just before it skitters down to the Weber River and the meadows below, the husband and wife team of Fernando and Dana Ramirez run their canine rehab center. Although that’s not what they call it. The official name, as the sign announces out front, is […]
By Nate Raymond and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Iowa’s attorney general on Wednesday sued TikTok, accusing the video-based social media platform of misleading parents about their children’s access to inappropriate content on the company’s app. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird in a lawsuit filed in a state court in Polk County accused TikTok and its Chinese […]
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Iowa’s attorney general on Wednesday sued TikTok, accusing the video-based social media platform of misleading parents about their children’s access to inappropriate content on the company’s app. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird in a lawsuit filed in a state court in Polk County accused TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance […]
Facebook and Instagram are to start hiding more types of content for teenagers as part of an effort to better protect younger users from harmful material online. As part of the changes, teenager users will no longer see posts from others discussing their personal struggle with thoughts of self-harm or suicide – even if they […]
It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for Elon Musk. The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appealed to YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast to post his videos on the platform, and was promptly rejected. On December 30 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X to announce his latest video release […]
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have heavily criticised social media platform X, saying it is not doing enough to take down harmful content. Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin both questioned the direction the platform, formerly known as Twitter, has taken since it was taken over by Elon Musk. The European headquarters of X are based in […]
A new report from Human Rights Watch found that Meta’s policies have been “silencing voices” in support of Palestinians on Instagram and Facebook in a “wave of heightened censorship” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The human rights-focused advocacy group documented more than 1,050 takedowns and suppression of content posted by Palestinians and supporters on Meta […]
You’ve seen “that girl” on TikTok — the one who puts her daily green juice concoction on display while speeding through a to-do list. “That girl” certainly has her place, but according to trend experts, people are now craving content that’s a little bit more “mischievous.” The “that girl” trend, which has been popular online […]
You’ve seen “that girl” on TikTok — the one who puts her daily green juice concoction on display while speeding through a to-do list. “That girl” certainly has her place, but according to trend experts, people are now craving content that’s a little bit more “mischievous.” The “that girl” trend, which has been popular online […]
Elon Musk’s X — the social media company formerly known as Twitter — filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America on Monday for defamation after the media watchdog group reported that the platform had been placing ads for major brands next to pro-Hitler and white nationalist content. What does the lawsuit say? The complaint, […]