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A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Cred...
BARBARA ORTUTAY

People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other online storefronts.
14 days ago
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Why some Instagram users aren’t able to unfollow Trump and JD Vance

Some Meta users complained that they were forced to follow Trump and Vance's official accounts on Meta platforms, but the company denies doing so.
16 days ago
FILE - Sarah Baus, left, of Charleston, S.C., and Tiffany Cianci, who says she is a "long-form educ...
Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court has upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. A sale does not appear imminent.
23 days ago
Icons for the smartphone apps Xiaohongshu and TikTok are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tu...
Zen Soo, AP Technology Writer

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu.
23 days ago
The Supreme Court is seen as the court discusses TikTok, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP ...
Haleluya Hadero, AP Business Writer

What will happen to the app on your phone if TikTok gets banned this week

The most frequently asked questions on what will happen if TikTok really gets banned in the U.S.
25 days ago
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023....
Kelvin Chan, Barbara Ortutay and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with “community notes” written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social platform X.
1 month ago
FILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Do...
Mary Culbertson

Utah releases ‘shocking’ previously redacted info in case against TikTok

Utah argues the new unredacted information provides proof that TikTok knew children were being sexually exploited.
1 month ago
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023....
Haleulya Hadero and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.
1 month ago
FILE - A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Do...
HALELUYA HADERO

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US

TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January.
2 months ago
FILE - People watch a breaking competition hosted by Supreme Beingz at the Mercury Lounge, June 7, ...
Associated Press

‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford University Press word of the year

Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.
2 months ago
The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen on June 2, 2023, in Ne...
Sarah Parvini, AP Technology Writer

Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

Social media platform Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election.
3 months ago
FILE — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Logan Cit...
Rod MCguirk, Associated Press

Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.
3 months ago
FILE - Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and company employees celebrate on the New York Stock Exchange trad...
Associated Press

Reddit’s explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first-ever profit

For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Reddit is turning a profit.
3 months ago
FILE - A spectator records a cell phone video as fireworks are launched over the Ohio River during ...
Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer

One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

Most people have accumulated a pile of data on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to those selfies, emails, videos and other files when we die?
4 months ago
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign event in Yo...
David Klepper, Associated Press

Russia linked to disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says

Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday.
4 months ago
Twitter may now be X, but it’s keeping up the tradition of prompting celebrities to announce they...
Lisa Respers France, CNN

Jelly Roll says he’s quitting ‘most toxic’ X

Twitter may now be X, but it’s keeping up the tradition of prompting celebrities to announce they are leaving the platform.
4 months ago
Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Me...
Clare Duffy, CNN

Meta fires employees for spending food allowances on personal items like acne pads and wine glasses

Meta fired around two dozen employees from its Los Angeles office for misusing company meal credits for things like laundry detergent, wine glasses and acne treatment pads.
4 months ago
The Google logo, left, is displayed at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on July...
Alexa St. John and Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy

Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors. Both companies are seeking new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet increasing demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
4 months ago
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarg...
Haleuya Hadero, AP Business Writer

TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective.
4 months ago
FILE - A view of a laptop shows the Twitter sign-in page with their logo, in Belgrade, Serbia, Mond...
Eleonore Hughes and Barbara Ortutay

Elon Musk’s X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands

The social media platform X is returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner and a justice on the country’s highest court.
4 months ago
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok h...
Haleluya Hadero, AP Business Writer

TikTok removes Russian state media accounts for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US election

TikTok has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for engaging in “covert influence operations” on the social media platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
5 months ago
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21:  A copy of the game 'Cards Against Humanity' is seen in a the window of...
Associated Press

Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas

The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas.
5 months ago
FILE - In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illumi...
Jacob Freeman

Tips: how to spot AI-generated content

The Better Business Bureau offered some tips on how to spot AI-generated text and photos.
5 months ago
YouTube ads can play even when your screen is paused now, and the YouTube logo can be seen on a sma...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

YouTube ads can play even when your screen is paused now

The Google-owned platform confirmed Thursday that it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers.”
5 months ago

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