Social Media

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” comedian Larry Wilmore argued that “the thing that should protect us from disinformation and misinformation on social media should be our brains and our common sense.” And he doesn’t get why people believe

A Packers fan who in a viral video was subjected to a vile tirade by an Eagles fan is now being accused of setting up the Eagles fan.

The German Defence Ministry announced that it will no longer actively post on Elon Musk’s X social media site amid growing calls to censor the platform in Europe.

Indonesian Communications Minister Metuya Hafid said on Tuesday that her country will impose a minimum age for social media users, similar to what Australia has done. 

The author of a major report that questioned the efficacy of so-called gender affirming care for children has warned that Britain is engaging in a “deliberate social experiment” by allowing minors to use smartphones for several hours a day.

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom are set to summon American businessman Elon Musk to appear before an inquiry into social media’s supposed role in the anti-mass migration protests following the stabbing spree in Southport.

NBA star LeBron James has informed followers that he is taking a break from social media “for the time being.”

A man drove his SUV into a crowd of students and pedestrians outside a school in Changde, China, on Tuesday, causing numerous injuries but no reported fatalities.

Canadian police are disrupting a growing number of Islamic State terrorist plots in major cities, a resurgence driven by ISIS recruiting young Canadians to its ranks.

China’s young people have tried a number of ways to deal with high unemployment in their country’s tottering economy, from valorizing joblessness as a form of political protest to “working” as valets for their aging parents.

Occupy Democrats and other major leftist social media pages are raging about President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and his cabinet picks, fear mongering about rising food prices, infant mortality rates, and misogyny.

Social media users raved over Jake Paul’s patriotic speech after winning his fight against boxing legend Mike Tyson on Friday night, Paul saying he felt “honored to be a part of America” and adding that “it feels like we’re back.”

Britain’s top left-wing newspaper, The Guardian, has announced it will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X social media platform over “far-right conspiracy theories and racism” and Musk’s decision to campaign for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday that his government will implement a “world-leading” ban on social media for children under the age of 16.

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Friday that he does not intend to sell shares of his social media platform, Truth Social.

During CNN’s election coverage on Wednesday, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser Van Jones stated that there is a structural issue where Elon Musk can have influence through campaign donations and also owning Twitter/X, and, “in a normal

Leftists are having a collective meltdown on social media after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in a sweeping victory.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday on CNN’s “Smerconish” that “we lose total control” if social media content is not more regulated.

Bank of America confirmed that some customers were having trouble “accessing their accounts and balance information,” according to CBS News.

Former President Donald Trump is live-reacting to the debate between his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), criticizing the moderators, remarking on Vance’s performance, and mocking Walz.

Brazilian conservative leaders who stood in defense of X have not issued public statements at press time on its potential return.

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — said on Monday that Russian state media outlets have been banned from its platforms worldwide for “foreign interference activity.”

Vice President Kamala Harris’s rapid response social media account, with more than 1.3 million followers, has been caught being deceptive about former President Donald Trump’s campaign on numerous occasions by online fact-checkers, and even CNN.

The internet has now got ahead of television as the most widespread source of news among the British public for the first time.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his left-wing government is preparing to impose a minimum age limit, probably between 14 and 16, for children to use social media.

Argentine President Javier Milei criticized Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and Brazilian socialist Lula da Silva at the Madrid Forum.

Pavel Durov, the CEO of popular messaging app Telegram, has publicly addressed his recent arrest in Paris, calling the French authorities’ approach “misguided” and expressing surprise at being held personally responsible for illegal activities on his platform.

Students in an Iowa school district have been heaping praise on a recent cell phone ban, saying that it has freed up their focus for more important things.

The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) began publishing the “Alexandre Files” files over the weekend in response to Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who recently ordered the complete suspension of the platform in Brazil.

A former Clinton administration official wrote on Friday that Elon Musk is a person who is “out of control” and needs to be stopped.

Democrats have given 200 social media influencers special “creator credentials” for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) taking place in Chicago this week.

Wayne O’Rourke has been sentenced to three years in prison for “stirring up racial hatred” during the recent anti-migration riots.

Court hears of arrest of an internet user for “anti-Muslim and anti-establishment rhetoric” on Sunday.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint to French authorities claiming a campaign of “cyber harassment.”

The 45th president pointed out that U.S. education scores are tumbling compared to other developed countries, even though the United States spends “more per pupil than any other country in the world.”