Metro Atlanta woman finds long-lost brother through social media
She didn't even know her brother existed until she was in her teens and now, thanks to people around the country, their family is reunited for the very first time.
She didn't even know her brother existed until she was in her teens and now, thanks to people around the country, their family is reunited for the very first time.
Twitter temporarily disabled interacting with President Trump's tweets
Twitter barred anyone from interacting with some tweets from President Donald Trump on Saturday, disabling the like, reply and retweet features before later reactivating them.
Twitter barred anyone from interacting with some tweets from President Donald Trump on Saturday, disabling the like, reply and retweet features before later reactivating them.
Broward school district seeks social media posts from parents in Parkland school massacre
Broward County Public Schools wants the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre to turn over their social media posts from that period.
Broward County Public Schools wants the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre to turn over their social media posts from that period.
YouTube cracks down on misinformation, will remove content that alleges widespread voter fraud in election
More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome.
More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome.
48 states, federal regulators bring antitrust action against Facebook
The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Credit card 'skimmers' found inside social media buttons
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sansec have discovered a novel technique that inserts payment skimmers onto checkout pages, known as e-skimming or a Magecart attack.
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sansec have discovered a novel technique that inserts payment skimmers onto checkout pages, known as e-skimming or a Magecart attack.
Australia to reveal laws to make Google, Facebook pay for news
Australia’s government will soon reveal in Parliament legislation that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
Australia’s government will soon reveal in Parliament legislation that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
Twitter weighs in on whether Trump could be banned after leaving office
Once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office on Inauguration Day, Twitter could remove President Trump’s special privileges as a high-profile world leader and treat his account as a normal one.
Once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office on Inauguration Day, Twitter could remove President Trump’s special privileges as a high-profile world leader and treat his account as a normal one.
'Black Panther' star Letitia Wright criticized for controversial anti-vaxxer tweet
“Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is under fire for some of her recent tweets.
“Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is under fire for some of her recent tweets.
Austin man jumps off Pennybacker Bridge: “I did it for followers”
Austin police strongly encourage people not to jump off or dive off of any bridge, adding that the act is illegal.
Austin police strongly encourage people not to jump off or dive off of any bridge, adding that the act is illegal.
Instagram user says he witnessed group dismantle mysterious silver monolith in Utah
Authorities in Utah said they wouldn’t be opening a major investigation into the mysterious monolith’s disappearance — but the mystery of where it went may have been solved.
Authorities in Utah said they wouldn’t be opening a major investigation into the mysterious monolith’s disappearance — but the mystery of where it went may have been solved.
'Secret Sister' scam gift exchange is making the rounds on social media again
The BBB says every holiday season, posts pop up about a gift exchange, promising people will get up to 36 gifts for sending only one gift, but don't take part because it's an illegal pyramid scheme.
The BBB says every holiday season, posts pop up about a gift exchange, promising people will get up to 36 gifts for sending only one gift, but don't take part because it's an illegal pyramid scheme.
ALS Ice Bucket challenge co-founder Pat Quinn dies at age 37
Rest in peace, Pat Quinn. The "Ice Bucket Challenge" raised more than $200 million for ALS-Lou Gehrig's research. It was one of the first truly viral social media phenomenons.
Rest in peace, Pat Quinn. The "Ice Bucket Challenge" raised more than $200 million for ALS-Lou Gehrig's research. It was one of the first truly viral social media phenomenons.
Twitter will give @POTUS handle to Biden on Inauguration Day
The @POTUS Twitter account will automatically be given to President-elect Joe Biden on Inauguration Day, according to Twitter.
The @POTUS Twitter account will automatically be given to President-elect Joe Biden on Inauguration Day, according to Twitter.
'That looks like me:' Mixed-race girl notes while looking at video of Kamala Harris
"Kamala Haris, a woman in power, a woman of color. From the bottom of our brown-girl hearts. Thank you. Representation matters."
"Kamala Haris, a woman in power, a woman of color. From the bottom of our brown-girl hearts. Thank you. Representation matters."
300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation, CEO says during Senate hearing
A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
YouTube down: Service restored after widespread outage on streaming platform
YouTube restored services after a brief outage on Wednesday.
YouTube restored services after a brief outage on Wednesday.
Debt collectors will be allowed to contact you via text, social media messaging, email by 2021
By next year, debt collectors will be allowed to contact debtors via text messages, email and even through private social media messaging.
By next year, debt collectors will be allowed to contact debtors via text messages, email and even through private social media messaging.
McDonalds drink size TikTok video sparks outrage online
A Tiktok video from a McDonald's employee has sparked outrage online after the worker claimed that all of the fast food chain’s cups hold the same amount of any drink.
A Tiktok video from a McDonald's employee has sparked outrage online after the worker claimed that all of the fast food chain’s cups hold the same amount of any drink.
Home baker kept track of 2020 election results using red, blue icing on giant US cookie
One home baker and TikToker decided to share how she kept track of the voting results for each state using a giant cookie of the U.S. and blue and red icing.
One home baker and TikToker decided to share how she kept track of the voting results for each state using a giant cookie of the U.S. and blue and red icing.