TikTok Says US Ban Would Trample Free Speech
TikTok has strongly criticized a US House of Representatives vote that could lead to the app’s ban.
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TikTok has strongly criticized a US House of Representatives vote that could lead to the app’s ban.
A research study suggests that young teens who spend excessive time online are more likely to miss school due to illness or truancy, with teenage girls more susceptible than boys.
Lawmakers in Florida have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for under-16 teenagers to have accounts on social media sites. The law is expected to put serious strict restrictions on teens’ usage of social media sites and mandate that all other users provide proof of age.Lawmakers in Florida have proposed a bill that would make it illegal for under-16 teenagers to have accounts on social media sites. The law is expected to put serious strict restrictions on teens’ usage of social media sites and mandate that all other users provide proof of age.
Elon Musk’s X is suing a media watchdog group over pro-Nazi reports. The media group known as Media Matters accused X, formerly Twitter, of placing ads near pro-Nazi posts that praised Hitler.
IBM has suspended ads on X, formerly Twitter after their ads appeared near pro-Nazi posts.
The head of the terrorist organization’s “letter to the America” has gone viral on TikTok amid the crisis in the Middle East.
Meta and Google’s YouTube have faced criminal complaints in Ireland for spying on their users.
The New York and California states have sued Meta over deliberately designing the platforms addictive.
Indonesia has officially banned business transactions on social media platforms. The policy was formulated to protect the local businesses from being undermined by foreign companies. TikTok has much to lose due to the new government policy as the country is its second biggest market after the US.
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have caused significant human and infrastructure losses, Putin’s Z bloggers are profiting from the brutal invasion. According to the BBC report, Russian bloggers who support the invasion are earning large sums of money by documenting Russia’s invasion.
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has said that social media poses an immediate threat to the youth of the United States. The new advisory from the US surgeon general wrote that although we lack evidence, the impact of social media on the mental health of children and adolescents is huge.
A new report has shed light on the negative consequences of social media on teens, spending hours on social media every day. A study published in Sleep Health journal revealed that 70% teens in Europe and North America are sleep deprived because of social media.
