Montana lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok statewide

Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.

Skeptical US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety concerns

The CEO of TikTok has been grilled by a U.S. congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned.

How TikTok collects your data, even if you don’t use TikTok

Questions over how ByteDance collects and shares information – and who the company shares it with – have been plaguing the social media giant for months.

TikTok CEO to tell Congress video-sharing app is safe, urge against ban

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform's effects on its young user base and possible national security risks.

Donald Trump posts on Facebook for 1st time since Jan. 6 riot

Trump's post comes nearly two months after Facebook’s parent company said it would allow the former president to return to the platform.

US threatens TikTok ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes in company

Lawmakers are considering a measure that would give the Biden administration more power to clamp down on TikTok amid national security concerns.

Facebook parent Meta to lay off 10K workers

Facebook-parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs.

Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case

During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

Supreme Court weighs protecting big tech with liability shield for dangerous content

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday.

Language of love: Couple meets, falls in love on Duolingo

Duolingo says the unlikely love story is yet another reason “to keep up with your daily practice.”

Twitter changes could disrupt extreme weather alert tweets for millions

The NWS is aware of possible Twitter disruption but said the public should always have multiple means for receiving weather information and alerts.

'Tweet limit': Twitter scrambles as many unable to post

Many Twitter users have found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.

AP fact check: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies

Amid high egg prices, some social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products are preventing their own hens from laying eggs. But poultry experts say there’s no evidence for such claims.

13 is too young to join social media, US surgeon general says

In a CNN interview, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that kids are still “developing their identity” at this age.