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Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats

Mar. 18, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to to protect people from violent extremists and terrorists. The country's eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to...

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

Mar. 18, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set...

Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol

Mar. 18, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

A conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police, according to court records unsealed on Monday. Isabella Maria DeLuca was arrested...

A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message

Mar. 18, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story residential building and shows a small figure holding a...

Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages

Mar. 17, 2024 23:33 PM EDT

HAVANA (AP) — Small groups of protesters took to the streets in the eastern city of Santiago on Sunday, decrying power outages lasting up to eight hours and food shortages across Cuba. Videos on social media showed demonstrators on the outskirts of the city, which is about 800...

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

Mar. 16, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just over 2.5...

Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users' data for AI training

Mar. 15, 2024 19:29 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit said Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform’s sale, licensing or sharing of its users' posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models. The...

Utah governor replaces social media laws for youth as state faces lawsuits

Mar. 15, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. Republican legislative leaders announced at the start of this year's 45-day work session...

Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media

Mar. 15, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the...

Shohei Ohtani shares a photo of his new wife on social media. She's a former pro basketball player

Mar. 14, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has revealed the identity of his new wife — a former professional basketball player — with a photo of the couple on social media. The Los Angeles Dodgers star was photographed standing next to Mamiko Tanaka in front of an airplane alongside...