The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
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Researchers say no evidence of TikTok censorship, but they remain wary
Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok’s new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.
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Moltbook is the newest social media platform — but it’s just for AI bots
A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots.
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DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It’s part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
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A kids’ guide to phone-free fun, from the author of ‘The Anxious Generation’
Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book made the case that screen time had “rewired” kids’ brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng.
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Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children
A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.
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Weather influencers are going viral. How much should we trust them?
The weather genre online spans a wide range of sources. Experts say that while weather influencers can help fill an information gap, social media platforms tend to prioritize likes over accuracy.
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Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
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Elon Musk’s X faces bans and investigations over nonconsensual bikini images
After the social media app’s AI chatbot started generating sexualized images of women and children, two countries have blocked it and several more have launched investigations.
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AI images and internet rumors spread confusion about ICE agent involved in shooting
While the agent wore a mask in videos taken of the event, he appeared to be unmasked in many social media posts. That image appeared to have been generated by xAI’s generative AI chatbot, Grok.
