MAPLE SHADE, N.J. — A Maple Shade man has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes involving child sexual abuse material and animal cruelty, Burlington County authorities announced. Hunter Roy,…
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — Popular Dutch travel vlogger Noraly Schoenmaker, known to fans as Itchy Boots, has canceled her upcoming U.S. book tour, citing concerns over tightened visa scrutiny for social…
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. — A Prince Frederick man who films emergency responses for social media content was arrested Friday after investigators determined he intentionally set fire to a vacant commercial…
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has alleged that the Biden administration pressured the company to remove content from its platforms, including posts containing accurate information about COVID-19…
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill seeking to prohibit the distribution of “deepfake” audio or visual media intended to deceive voters has advanced in the New Jersey State Senate. The proposed…
Google has faced criticism after users discovered that searches for “Donald Trump” were displaying results related to “Kamala Harris.” This issue raised concerns about potential search engine bias and interference,…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Social media company X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on fighting…
(Reuters) – Fitness equipment maker Peloton Interactive will bring its workout content to short-form video platform TikTok in an exclusive partnership, the companies said on Thursday. The partnership comes as…
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s X on Thursday failed to block a California state law that requires social media companies to publicly disclose how they moderate certain content…
TRENTON, N.J. — A recent report from the New Jersey state comptroller has raised serious concerns about a police training seminar conducted by Street Cop, a New Jersey-based law enforcement…
(Reuters) – Instacart said on Wednesday it had partnered with NBCUniversal’s Peacock to provide the streaming service at no extra cost to all paying U.S. subscribers of the grocery delivery…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An increasing trend of anti-white racist content on TikTok, a popular social media platform, has raised concerns among users and advocacy groups. The platform, known for its…
(Reuters) – Walt Disney said on Tuesday the new collective bargaining agreements with the Directors Guild of America, WGA and SAG-AFTRA will lead to increased costs to create content. The…
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Social media platform TikTok said on Friday accusations by the Malaysian government that it was blocking pro-Palestinian content were “unfounded”. Muslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday warned of action…
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Tuesday sought information on how tech giants Meta, X, TikTok and Google were trying to stop the spread…
By Helen Coster and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – News Corp is engaged in “various negotiations” with artificial intelligence companies over their use of its content, the company’s chief executive said…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – X’s new content moderation policy made it challenging to convince brands that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform was safe for ads, according to the…
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will make it mandatory for all election advertisers to add a clear and conspicuous disclosure starting mid-November when their ads contain AI generated content, the…
Red State Launches Investigation Into New AP Course For ‘Critical Race Theory’ Content Reagan Reese on August 22, 2023 The Arkansas Department of Education is investigating an Advanced Placement (AP)…
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, delayed access to links to content on the Reuters and New York Times websites as well as…
Biden Admin Told Facebook That Censoring ‘Bad Content’ Was ‘Our Primary Concern’ Jason Cohen on August 3, 2023 Former Biden Director of Digital Strategy Robert Flaherty told Facebook in a…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Short-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring Big Tech to…
(Reuters) – Former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland on Friday has been named the global CEO of entertainment group Sister, co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of media mogul Rupert…
(Reuters) – Twitter said on Thursday that select content creators on the social media platform will be eligible to get a part of the advertising revenue the company earns. The…
Texas County Votes To Restrict Sexually Explicit Content For Children Within Local Libraries Reagan Reese on July 12, 2023 Commissioners of a Texas county voted Tuesday to restrict children’s access…