July 24, 2020 Americans, especially Republicans, say social media companies too powerful While most Republicans and Democrats believe social media companies wield too much power, Republicans are more likely to hold this view, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
July 23, 2020 Amid coronavirus quarantines, Twitter sees unprecedented spike in users Twitter has received an unprecedented surge of users amid the global coronavirus pandemic and U.S. protests.
July 22, 2020 Greg Gutfeld on social media study: 'People who use social media the most are the worst people in the universe' Greg Gutfeld took on social media Wednesday in the wake of a new study that finds Facebook and Snapchat's "heaviest users" tend to be more "cruel" than people in the real world.
July 22, 2020 Gutfeld on the creeps of social media A new study tracking Snapchat and Facebook use found that the heaviest users tend to enjoy upsetting and embarrassing other people, and are motivated by cruelty and personal gain
July 19, 2020 As 'cancel culture' activism peaks, big tech and its algorithms quietly fuel the flames Some elements of cancel culture are perpetuated by up-to-the-minute outrage, others are dredged up from decades past.
July 16, 2020 FBI warns public about surge in scams amid coronavirus The FBI says scammers are using the coronavirus pandemic to defraud Americans.
July 16, 2020 Las Vegas man faces felony after 'goading' homeless man into performing deadly stunt for $6 A Las Vegas man was arrested on a federal charge Tuesday after he “goaded” a homeless man into performing a deadly stunt for his Facebook Live in exchange for $6 last month, according to police.
July 15, 2020 LA sheriff official reassigned over social media post on slain teenager Andres Guardado, saying he 'CHOSE his fate' The chief of staff for Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been reassigned after a recent Facebook post in which he said a teen who was fatally shot five times in the back by a deputy "CHOSE his fate."
July 11, 2020 Trump administration announces 25 percent tariff on $1.3B in French handbags, cosmetics, other goods The White House on Saturday announced a 25 percent tariff on $1.3 billion worth of French merchandise, including cosmetics and handbags, after a digital service tax was levied against U.S. tech giants.
July 8, 2020 Bella Hadid's Instagram post of dad's passport removed; social media platform apologizes Instagram apologized to Bella Hadid for a snafu the social media platform made after removing a post she shared of her father Mohamed Hadid’s passport, which featured his birthplace of Palestine.
