Among the ills the lawsuit blames on Meta are mental health problems, online human trafficking, ‘vaccine hesitancy,’ incitements to violence and harassment, and ‘election misinformation’
Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have now been classed as ‘very large online platforms’ subject to more stringent controls
Videos of parents laughing as they prank or scare their children are garnering millions of views
The filmmaker’s subtle touch continues to exert an important influence on the collective imagination, including that of the young, who continually cite her on TikTok as an inspiration
The term is typically used for social media, but it can be extended to something much older: specialization
Agencies and tech giants create AI-powered digital personalities to capitalize on the fame and power market
It is no longer a window to the world, nor an inexhaustible source of information, nor even a place to spend time discovering something curious or interesting. Instead, it is increasingly dull, uniform and unreliable
A posthumous selfie, the last WhatsApp message… Death leaves our digital identity in no man’s land. What becomes of it?
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta already has been blocking Canadian news since earlier this year
The complaint, originally made public in redacted form, was the opening salvo in a lawsuit filed in late October by the attorneys general of 33 states
We’re seeing a recovery of the nostalgic, natural image
All trends come back eventually, and the thin eyebrows of the 1990s is no exception. Now, Generation Z is opting for thin, defined arches with a marked angle, but several experts warn of the dangers of overplucking
He’s not the only octogenarian director active on social media — Coppola teaches cinema on Instagram while Paul Schrader keeps Facebook afloat
With a retro wink, here come candles, crochet table runners, silver trays, and mountains of butter, croquembouche (and even Spanish omelet) as edible sculpture
The digital realm makes it harder to pretend that someone you used to love does not exist. Still, people try
The Pixel 8 Pro can add and remove image elements, raising questions about their authenticity
New research has cast doubt on the benefits of digital detoxes, finding that both positive and negative affect fell after a week of abstinence
Microsoft unveiled its own election year initiatives on Tuesday, including a tool that will allow campaigns to insert a digital watermark into their ads
Arturo Béjar testified hoping to shed light on how Meta executives, including Zuckerberg, knew about the harms Instagram was causing but chose not to make changes to address them
Culture shock is defined as the set of emotions and reactions that someone experiences when they come into contact with a culture different from their own. Recently, videos of emotional reactions to experiencing different countries have become a popular trend on social media
Do these images fascinate or cause rejection? This new visual trend seeks to show the rawest, most visceral reality
The former employee believes that the lawsuit filed against Meta by the attorneys general of 41 states will forever change the relationship between children and social networks
Users on desktop browsers can pay about 10 euros ($10.50) a month while iOS or Android users will pay roughly 13 euros
Posts of women in their underwear are 54% more likely to show up in feeds; posts of men with bare torsos, 28% more likely. This has repercussions on what content creators’ posts look like
Lawsuits were filed on Tuesday in 41 states, including one joint suit by 33 AGs, accusing the owner of Instagram and Facebook of ‘taking advantage of children’s pain.’ It is a step forward in the initiative to demand responsibility from the hitherto untouchable social media platforms
After years of trying to make cakes that are both perfect and beautiful, the fashion for ‘ugly cakes’ is challenging careful aesthetics and opting for kitschy and grotesque decorations. The tackier, the better
The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law
