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Meta and YouTube found liable on all charges in landmark social media addiction trial

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A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies.  The jury voted to award $3 million in damages to the lead plaintiff in … Read more

Verdict reached in landmark social media addiction trial

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LOS ANGELES — A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children. “We have been notified that the jury has reached a verdict,” an attorney for the plaintiff said in an email. “It will be read this morning.” The … Read more

Pentagon to remove media offices from building after judge strikes down rules for reporters

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The Defense Department said Monday it will remove media outlets’ office spaces from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building.  An area of the Pentagon known as “Correspondents’ Corridor” that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S. … Read more

DNC’s suggestive post about Mamdani’s pothole blitz leaves social media speechless: ‘Wtf is this???’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A graphic published by the Democratic National Committee’s official Instagram account on Sunday shocked social media users for suggestive phrasing and sexual innuendos it used to describe New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s work on fixing the city’s roads. “HOLES FILLED,” the post read in bold blue-and-white lettering, … Read more

Mamdani ignites social media outrage after photo-op at notorious NYC jail: ‘F—ing ridiculous’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been embracing his Muslim faith amid Ramadan, he decided to break his religious fast with inmates who share his faith in New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail, calling it “one of the most meaningful evenings” he’s had as mayor.  … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dispel viral rumors of his death. Some social media users aren’t convinced.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the subject of a widely debunked but ongoing claim that he is dead, a particularly high-profile example of the clouded and exceedingly fraught information environment created by the mix of AI and social media. Social media users began to speculate about the Israeli leader’s well-being after footage of … Read more