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Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
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Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional

This combination of photos from 2017 to 2022 shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. Credit: AP Photo,...

OpenAI might build its own social network, and we think we know why
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OpenAI might build its own social network, and we think we know why

In what we can only assume is a potential thumb in the eye of Elon Musk, Sam Altman’s Open AI is reportedly considering...

Social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization
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Social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly...

Mark Zuckerberg back in US court amid push to break up Meta | Social Media
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Mark Zuckerberg back in US court amid push to break up Meta | Social Media

The last time the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was able to break up a major corporation was more than four decades ago,...

Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
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Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

The logo for the Telegram messaging app is seen on a notebook screen in Munich, Germany, Oct. 17, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,...

US takes aim at Zuckerberg’s social media kingdom
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US takes aim at Zuckerberg’s social media kingdom

Mark Zuckerberg (C), seen here attending the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, is expected to take the stand as Meta goes to...

Probabilistic algorithm targets social media’s fake news problem
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Probabilistic algorithm targets social media’s fake news problem

A schematic diagram of the proposed SmoothDetector model. The node dimensions correspond to the values specified as (input node and output node). Credit:...

Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok
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Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Congress passed a law in 2024 to ban TikTok unless it came under U.S. ownership, lawmakers argued that...

Turkey wants to make it easier for authorities to block social media and messaging apps
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Turkey wants to make it easier for authorities to block social media and messaging apps

Turkey plans to expand the authorities’ power to block access to social media on the grounds of “national security” Global companies with over...