Feb. 6 marks Safer Internet Day worldwide, a day to consider the positive possibilities of connectivity and to learn about how to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. Schools and families across the United States will engage in events and lessons that tackle topics as varied as sexting...
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Meta has not budged from its position as a social media leader, as Facebook and Instagram compete against TikTok.
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Universal Music Group has threatened to pull its music off TikTok in a dispute over royalties, a move that would prevent more than 1 billion users of the platform from streaming a vast catalog of songs by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and other artists.
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Five of the most prominent CEOs in tech face questions Wednesday from a powerful Senate committee about an issue that has drawn rare bipartisan scrutiny: the dangers that children encounter online.
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“Apps have been designed to steal our attention by encouraging us to lose track of the minutes that pass,” journalist and author Celeste Headlee says.
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From the failure of its biggest bank to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s bizarre Vogue spread, regular people this year seemed to get a glimpse into the tech elite that was weirder and more personal than ever.
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Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday.
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A federal judge has ruled that X, formerly Twitter, must face a lawsuit after staff accused the company of failing to pay bonuses promised to them. The judge has denied X’s motion to dismiss the case.
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Tinder is now offering users a highly exclusive $499 monthly subscription option, but only if they receive a coveted invitation and get through the application process.
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