OpenAI, Reddit teaming in deal that will bring Reddit's content to ChatGPT

OpenAI and Reddit are teaming up in a deal that will bring the social media platform's content to ChatGPT. Share of Reddit surged more than 10% before the market open on Friday. Reddit said in a blog post that the agreement will give OpenAI access to its data...

Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

LONDON (AP) — The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict digital regulations for social media platforms. It's the latest round of scrutiny...

Medical examiner links spicy tortilla chips to death of Massachusetts teen who took part in social media challenge

Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common. Her track — pointedly named “Accept” — has been...

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation

SAO PAULO (AP) — While flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside, another scourge has spread across the region: disinformation on social media that has hampered desperate efforts to get aid to hundreds of thousands in need. Among fake...

What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?

NEW YORK (AP) — Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they've taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on seeing any and all...

Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times, his Facebook profile says

An Afghan military helicopter crash in western Afghanistan kills at least 1 person, the Taliban say

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan military helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one person, the Taliban defense ministry said. The crash of the MI-17 was caused by a technical problem, according to a statement. The...

American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant

Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge said it would be unreasonable for the country's internet safety watchdog to require social platform X to hide video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church from all of its users globally, as he explained his decision to lift a court order that...