Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

The Texas law has been challenged by tech trade groups that warn that it would prevent platforms from removing extremism and hate speech.

TikTok won't commit to blocking flow of Americans' data to China

Earlier this year, BuzzFeed reported that TikTok engineers in China have access to U.S. data dating back to Sept. 2021. TikTok said they’re planning to delete U.S. user data from its servers.

Akins ECHS released from 'hold', resumes normal schedule

Akins ECHS was released from a hold as Austin ISD police investigated a threat. No threat was found, the district said.

Twitter whistleblower cites security flaws in testimony to Congress

The ex-Twitter chief accuses the social media giant of deception in dealing with automated “spam bots,” or fake accounts. He also claims Twitter knowingly allowed India's government agents access to sensitive data on users.

Twitter edit button finally being tested

Twitter’s edit button allows tweets to be edited a couple of times 30 minutes after being posted. Twitter Blue subscribers will get access to it in late September.

Kellogg’s will pay you $5,000 to eat cereal for dinner

Winners will also get a year’s worth of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops and Frosted Mini-wheats cereal.

Swiss DJ, accused of being on drugs in viral TikToks, actually suffers from impairment

“I don't want to imagine what this would do to a person who isn't so strong and that's why I'm more and more committed to stopping bullying,” Marcel Kugler explained

Twitter whistleblower: 5 takeaways from Peiter Zatko

In essence, the whistleblower said Elon Musk is correct when he charges that Twitter executives have little incentive to accurately measure the prevalence of fake accounts.

Virginia man builds more than 30 pirate ships

A $49,000 pirate ship went viral after being posted on the popular social media page Zillow Gone Wild. The ship is for sale in Callao, Virginia, in the Commonwealth’s Northern Neck.

Twitter whistleblower alleges execs were misleading about security, fake accounts

The former Twitter security chief accuses the company of mishandling “spam” or fake accounts, an allegation that's at the center of the ongoing legal battle between Twitter and Elon Musk.

People enter 'dissociative state' when using social media, researchers say

Have you ever opened social media and all of a sudden 30 minutes went by without you even noticing? Researchers, studying this dissociative state, created an app with a focus on users' time and attention.