Texas parents gain new tools to control their teen’s social media use

Parents of Texas children under 18 can now monitor and restrict their child’s activity on digital platforms including Facebook and Instagram — but only if they know their child uses the service. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, rolled out parental control...

A Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to get the internet

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret,...

A 97-year-old's woman last stop: an open casket in a Detroit-area park

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit park with baseball fields, a playground and picnic tables had an unusual addition this week: an open casket containing the body of a 97-year-old woman who used to live in the area. Police in Warren fielded calls from curious residents,...

American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it's got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work. This week's indictment of two Russian state media employees on charges that they paid a Tennessee company to create...

Former Mississippi teacher accused of threatening students and teachers

MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi teacher faces federal and state charges after allegedly posting threatening messages toward school officials on social media sites. Daniel Christian Johnson, 36, of Meridian, faces federal charges of interstate communications with threat...

With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk's clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk's social media...

Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, US says

NEW YORK (AP) — They have millions of followers online. They have been major players in right-wing political discourse since Donald Trump was president. And they worked unknowingly for a company that was a front for a Russian influence operation, U.S. prosecutors say. An indictment...

Users of social media site Discord tipped off FBI about Georgia school shooting suspect, sheriff’s report says

Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela's

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or awareness during crises, including Venezuela’s post-election situation, the company’s oversight panel said Thursday in a decision on cases...

Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is promising to make America the “crypto capital of the planet” if he returns to the White House. Fulfilling that promise would likely pay off for him personally. Amidst his run for president, Trump has launched a new venture to trade...