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Angry Orchard Sends MLB Star Nick Swisher to Rescue a New York Rec Softball Team on a 14-Game Losing Streak
The cider brand's 'Don't Get Angry, Get Orchard' campaign put former Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher into the lineup of ...
California AG Fights Court Bid to Halt Limits on Teen Social Feeds
Rob Bonta tells a federal judge that Meta, Google and TikTok have offered no new First Amendment grounds to block SB976,...
Meta’s AI-Glasses Harassment Cleanup Still Has an Enforcement Gap
Weeks after Adam Mosseri promised Instagram would remove harassing videos filmed with Meta glasses, a new review found d...
Attal Wants Referendum on Under-15 Social Media Ban After Court Censure
Gabriel Attal is urging Macron to put the censured under-15 social media ban to a referendum, arguing it is the fastest ...
Luxury Travel Booms on Influencer Content, but Privacy Is Becoming the Real Product
Luxury hotel rates have roughly doubled since the pandemic as YouTube and Instagram creators drive demand. A viral $6,00...
X Opens Its Ranking Algorithm and Adds a Shadowban Checker
X published more of its 'For You' code on GitHub and introduced tools that let accounts see if ranking labels have limit...
Medical Social Roundup: Vaccine Volumes, 'Kinda Chic' Colonoscopies and Resident Life
Clinicians and health groups used social media this week to correct vaccine misinformation, normalise colonoscopy and sh...
CeraVe Tackles Tanmaxxing With Social Series and Sorority Renovation to Sell Sunscreen
With Google searches for tanning at a five-year high and over a fifth of Gen Z adults prioritizing a bronze over protect...
LinkedIn Users Can Now Report AI-Generated Posts—and the Platform Will Punish Inauthentic Content
LinkedIn’s new ‘Seems AI’ button lets members flag AI-written updates and comments, with the company confirming it will ...
YouTube Doubles Watch Hours to 8,000 for New Creator Monetization
Aspiring YouTube creators will need twice as many watch hours or 20 million Shorts views to start earning. The change, e...
Meta Launches Muse Spark AI Model, First From Overhauled Lab, Across Its Apps
Meta's Superintelligence Labs debuts Muse Spark, the first model from a multi-billion-dollar AI revamp, rolling out acro...
Trump's Fuller Hair at Las Vegas Rally Fuels Wig and Extension Speculation
President Trump's unusually voluminous hair at a Nevada campaign event sparked social media debate and drew attention aw...
Trump's Las Vegas Speech Fuels Fresh Hair-Wig Speculation
Photos from a Las Vegas speech showed a noticeably fuller hairstyle, prompting social media debate and a quip from a for...
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Damages Over Youth Mental Health Harm in New Mexico
New Mexico judge enforces jury verdict, adding to mounting legal pressure from over 40 states accusing Meta of prioritiz...
India Slashes Unlawful Content Takedown Window to Just 3 Hours
The Indian government amends IT Rules 2021, reducing the mandatory removal time for sensitive online content from 36 hou...
Meta Ordered to Fund $567M in Youth Safety Programs After New Mexico Ruling
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million for child safety measures on top of a prior $375 million penalty...
Bill Would Force Social Media and Gaming Firms to Conduct Annual Child Safety Audits
Private Member’s Bill proposes mandatory risk assessments, a 48‑hour grievance resolution mandate, and jail time for exe...
A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot
When a University of Idaho professor was falsely accused of murder by a viral TikTok psychic, her employer declined lega...
Smart glasses secret filming scam demands payment to delete videos
A woman in London was secretly recorded via smart glasses, then confronted with demands for cash to remove the clip from...
Snap’s CBO Sees AR and Private Messaging as the Path Beyond the Smartphone
Ajit Mohan, Snap’s chief business officer, outlines a strategy to pivot from public feeds to private messaging, AR weara...
Aidan Tanner on How 'Second Life' Social Media Marketing Extends Hollywood Films
The creator behind social campaigns for 'The Odyssey' and 'Stranger Things' explains why a film's online afterlife is no...
How Fake News Drove a Deadly Migrant Surge at Ceuta
False social media claims that Spain's border was open sent tens of thousands of young Moroccans toward Ceuta, left at l...
Forbes Slovakia Names 2026 Top 32 Influencers, With Past Winners as Judges
Forbes Slovakia unveils its second annual ranking of the country's most responsible influencers, adding new names from e...
Mobile Dominates as Colombian Digital News Audience Hits 33 Million in H1 2026
Colombia’s digital news audience climbed to 33.07 million unique users in June, with smartphones used by 29.5 million an...
Shehzad Poonawalla Removes BJP From X Bio, Fuels Exit Speculation
The BJP spokesperson’s social media profile no longer mentions the party, and resurfaced videos hint at a move away from...
North Carolina Guard Settles First Amendment Lawsuit With Veteran Silenced on Facebook
A retired 20-year guardsman forced out over social media criticism has reached a settlement that restores his access and...
Why Brazil's Gen Z Is Ditching Instagram for Strava — and What It Means for Brands
68% of zoomers in Brazil want to use Strava more, seeking real-world connections instead of feeds. The platform's clubs ...
Buddha’s Enduring Lesson on Envy, Gratitude and Finding Peace of Mind
A timeless teaching from Buddha warns that comparing our lives to others fuels envy and steals inner peace, while gratit...
US Military May Ban Cell Phones in Middle East as Iran Exploits Online Footage for Targeting
Adm. Brad Cooper warns that social media posts from deployed troops give Iran real-time battle damage assessment, prompt...
Gavin Newsom’s Advice on Fear of Judgment Lands in an Age of Social Scrutiny
The California governor’s call to shed anxiety about others’ opinions taps into a modern struggle, but putting the mantr...