Instagram model offering $12K reward for return of French bulldog stolen in North Hollywood

A family is devastated after they say their five-month-old French bulldog was stolen by two men who were possibly armed in broad daylight in North Hollywood over the weekend. 

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google face new grilling by Congress

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.

Mother without mask who hurled racist insults at worker won't apologize

The woman captured on video not wearing a mask inside a Lower East Side bagel shop and hurling racist slurs at a worker behind the counter said she won't apologize.

Asian-Americans experienced largest single rise in severe online hate and harassment: survey

Half of the Asian-American respondents who were harassed reported that the harassment was because of their race or ethnicity. The survey also found a sharp rise in online harassment of African-Americans based on race.

Former Longhorn sheds light on NCAA tournament facility disparities

Posts on Twitter and Instagram compared the men's weight room in Indianapolis alongside the women’s weight room in San Antonio. 

Internet buzzes over viral video from Austin-area beekeeper

Erika Thompson of Texas Beeworks is drawing quite the buzz online with a viral video of her removing bees from a property.

Match will start offering background checks to users of its dating apps as added safety measure

Match Group, whose brands include Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, will begin allowing users to seek background checks for people they meet on all of the company’s dating apps.

California officer on leave after being spotted at Proud Boys protest

A Fresno police officer who is under investigation after being captured in photos and video at a protest with members of the far-right Proud Boys group has been put on leave, officials said.

Texas man supporting 'freedom of choice' sets mask on fire

Hernandez said he will comply with businesses that uphold the mask mandate, but said he will not wear a mask when it’s not required.

Grandparents' Tik Tok videos help break quarantine boredom

In the age of social distancing, a pair of grandparents are using social media to break up the boredom of quarantine.

Illinois Facebook users could get $345 each in photo-tagging lawsuit after judge approves $650M settlement

Illinois Facebook users may be entitled to at least $345 each after a federal judge approved a $650 million settlement in a lawsuit over Facebook's photo-tagging technology dating back to 2015.

YouTube suspends Rudy Giuliani from posting, streaming over claims about election fraud

YouTube removed videos from Rudy Giuliani’s account after he posted content that suggested election fraud as well as “content facilitating the use of nicotine,” a spokesperson said Monday.

'Super Follows': Twitter will soon let users charge followers to view premium posts

Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money — both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people.

Facebook to invest $1B over 3 years to support news industry

Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to "support the news industry" over the next three years.