Facebook pauses development of 'Instagram Kids' app after pushback

Instagram is putting a hold on the development of an “Instagram Kids” app so it can address concerns about the vulnerability of younger users.

Bathrooms vandalized, items stolen by students in viral TikTok challenge

Schools across the nation are expressing great concern after a new viral TikTok challenge shows students vandalizing school bathrooms and stealing items like soap, paper towel dispensers, even doors and toilets.  

Facebook's own research shows its Instagram app is toxic for teen girls

Facebook has conducted internal research on the impacts of its Instagram app on mental health, and found the app makes body image issues worse for teenage girls.

Twitter's new service allows users to charge followers to view tweets

The social networking service introduced “Super Follows,” which will let users charge for extra, exclusive material not shown to their regular followers.

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for violating COVID misinformation policy

This is the second time in two weeks that YouTube has removed one of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's videos for violating its rules on COVID misinformation.

Facebook's new prayer tool arrives to mixed reception

Users who are members of faith-based Facebook groups will find an option allowing them to request prayers and other group members will be able to respond via the “I prayed” icon.

Movie theater shooting: TikTok star Anthony Barajas dies days after being placed on life support

Officials announced Saturday 19-year-old TikTok star Anthony Barajas died days after he was shot inside a movie theater in Corona during a showing of "The Forever Purge." Barajas attended the movie with 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich who died at the scene.

Alleged gunman in Corona movie theater shooting charged with murder, attempted murder

The man suspected of shooting two teenagers inside a movie theater in Corona earlier this week during a showing of "The Forever Purge," was charged with murder and attempted murder Friday, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Group calls on TikTok to add 'mirror' feature for parents to see kids' feeds

More than 12,000 people have signed on to a petition asking TikTok to add a “mirror” feature for parents to keep tabs on what their kids are viewing.

Trump files class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google

Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.

Major internet outage brings down Amazon, Reddit, Twitch and more

Several major websites like Reddit and Twitch went down Tuesday after an outage at the widely-used cloud service company Fastly.

Congresswoman's Twitter war leads to death threats
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Rep. Norma Torres says revealed to the Los Angeles Times earlier in the week that she now sleeps with a gun by her bed.

Facebook ends ban on posts claiming COVID-19 is man-made

Facebook will no longer ban posts suggesting COVID-19 was man-made amid mounting calls to further investigate the pandemic’s origins, marking a reversal for the social media giant.

Nearly 150 arrested after massive Huntington Beach social media gathering
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Nearly 150 people were arrested at the Huntington Beach Pier after thousands of unruly people, prompted by a viral TikTok video, gathered for a birthday party on the beach.

Citizen app sets off manhunt for Palisades wildfire arson suspect — but they had the wrong guy

A picture posted on the popular "Citizen app" set off a manhunt for an alleged arson suspect in the Palisades fire, but it turns out the photo that was viewed more than a million times was the wrong guy.