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Michigan priest has license revoked by church after mimicking Musk's straight-arm gesture
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan priest had his license revoked by the Anglican Catholic Church after he mimicked a straight-arm gesture performed by Elon Musk during a speech earlier this month that some have interpreted as a Nazi salute. Calvin Robinson, who is listed as the...
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest...
Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
NEW YORK (AP) — X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform — signaling some progress in a yearslong vision from billionaire owner Elon Musk to create an “everything app.” Visa is the first partner for the platform's...
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get March 2026 trial date for her 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni continued to grow and accelerate. And in a...
People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts — though it is not clear if there are many buyers at those prices. TikTok was briefly unavailable to U.S. users over the weekend, but as of...
An Indiana man accused of making threats against Trump on TikTok has been arrested
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man accused of using TikTok to urge attacks on the government and death to President Donald Trump has been arrested, the FBI said. Douglas Thrams, 23, of Goshen, made a series of threats in videos posted to the social media site this week, authorities...
Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media. The Socialist leader wants the European Union, which already leads the world in internet regulation, to put additional checks on Elon...
One Tech Tip: How to delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads if you don't like Meta's changes
LONDON (AP) — Should I stay or should I go — from Meta's social media platforms? That's what some Facebook, Instagram and Threads users are wondering after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement this month that the company is relaxing rules on harmful content such as hate...
On "Farmtok," agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?
BUCYRUS, Ohio (AP) — Zoe Kent hopes people get a little joy out of her talking about farming on the Internet. In one of her latest videos, she compares pesticide application to dry shampoo. “Farming is for the girls,” she quips. On Instagram and TikTok, under the handle...
Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent would be amenable to selling the popular social...
