Poland’s new pro-EU government has begun to wrest control of the country’s state media and some other state agencies from the conservative party that consolidated its grip on them during eight years in power. The cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which took office last week, said on Wednesday it had fired and replaced the […]
Internet trends rarely remain relevant for more than a few weeks, but there’s at least one that has stood the test of time across decades and platforms — the “get ready with me” video. Also known as the GRWM, these posts show people putting on makeup or picking out clothes while they talk to the […]
The European Union (EU) is looking into whether Elon Musk’s online platform X breached tough new social media regulations in the first such investigation since the rules designed to make online content less toxic took effect. “Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X” under the Digital Services Act (DSA), European Commissioner Thierry Breton said […]
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. Photo illustration: Jack Forbes/Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images What’s happening On Tuesday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling for action to be taken to protect kids from the potentially harmful effects of social media use on their mental health […]
Amid the Republican clamor to impeach Joe Biden this week, some in the rightwing media have been more skeptical about the process moving ahead despite no evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Several figures at Fox News, a usually reliable mouthpiece for most Republican party initiatives in Washington DC, have shown signs of “impeachment fatigue”, […]
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a political crisis since […]
To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. A car is an essential tool for getting places we want and need to go. It’s also an exceptionally powerful one that can be dangerous if handled irresponsibly. We require education and […]
Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in Nov. 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in Nov. 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images We journalists lament that we have used the term “uncharted waters” so often in recent years to describe the state […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The elderly mother of convicted Mexican crime boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has died after spending the last couple weeks in a private clinic, local media reported on Sunday. El Sol de Sinaloa, a major newspaper in the family’s home state of Sinaloa, located in northwest Mexico, reported that Consuelo Loera […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) asks a question during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on May 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday that there’s a need to “look seriously” at “collusion” between the press, tech companies and America’s national security apparatus, after an aide to […]
Gross said she was also alarmed by a section of the bill that would require defendants who lose in court to pay “reasonable costs and attorney fees” for plaintiffs, in addition to any other penalties, which would seemingly encourage more people to sue the media. A key related section would undermine laws aimed at preventing […]
The digital full court press — including one group that spent nearly half a million dollars on Meta’s platforms during that period — comes as U.S. and international lawmakers weigh adding conditions to additional support for Israel as its military campaign has killed at least 15,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza. Israel […]