Bilibili wants to be YouTube's rival everywhere, not just in China
China's biggest video platform is coming for YouTube's international creators
YouTube may be paying creators millions not to post on Netflix
Sean Evans, Alan Chikin Chow, and Nick DiGiovanni are among prominent creators in negotiations with YouTube
Meta goes to trial over Facebook and Instagram's impact on young users
The company could face $193 billion in penalties as states put its social media design on trial
France's court just blocked Macron's plan to ban kids from social media
French bill would have banned social media for under-15s, banned phones in schools
A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file
Windows' antivirus software is mistakenly quarantining VLC's plugin cache
FBI warns hackers are breaking into social media accounts to steal and sell users' nude photos
Stolen images are often sold alongside victims' personal information
MySpace owners confirm they are planning another comeback
Analysts say MySpace's best shot is as a small, niche alternative to major platforms
Meta's child-safety failures will cost it another $567 million
The company must also limit screen time, restrict notifications, and strengthen age checks
AI slop, privacy fears, and endless scrolling are making people fall out of love with the internet
A new survey reveals growing frustration with tracking, deepfakes, and time-wasting algorithms
A hot potato: Remember the days when the internet was a fun place full of memes and funny videos, and you couldn't use AI to fulfill the request, "photos or it didn't happen"? Today, many people's view of the net is becoming negative, with 50% of users expecting their data to be exposed, AI making everything hard to believe, and the web stealing too much of their time.
TikTok settles three addiction lawsuits as new case blames social media for teen suicides
Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube are also named as defendants in the new lawsuit
X settles with advertising group after accusing it of coordinating a boycott
The agreement ends years of litigation and brings a brand safety program to a permanent close
Meta is bragging about how its AI keeps people on Instagram, while facing lawsuits over addiction
40 US states are suing Meta for harming children's mental health
Online fraud is a $150 billion nightmare for Americans, but most crimes go unreported
Crypto scams still reign supreme, while AI is making criminals' life easier
A missing underscore in a username sent an innocent man to prison for 18 months
Investigators found no evidence linking him to the case, but he was convicted anyway
EU will require companies to label AI-generated content starting Sunday
TikTok, Meta, and Google are already adapting to the EU's new AI labeling requirements
The Odyssey got bootlegged on X, but the internet cared more about the memes
The joke about who's actually watching "the way Nolan intended" has outclassed any potential leak
France just voted to ban kids under 15 from social media, but Australia's ban shows how hard that is to enforce
France plans to restrict VPNs to close that loophole, too
Overview: As social media algorithms come under increasing scrutiny, policies to ban children from services such as Facebook, X, YouTube, and Snapchat are gaining popularity across the globe. France has just become the latest country to pass such legislation – but data suggests the impact of Australia's earlier ban has been limited.
An abandoned IBM campus became a TikTok sensation, now it's a magnet for trespassers
Police have arrested 48 people at the viral site, including one with a loaded gun
Meta's new AI tool can generate images of you using your Instagram photos, and you're opted in by default
And here's how to opt out of Meta Muse...
Through the looking glass: Meta launched a new AI image-generation model called Muse Image this week, letting users create, edit, and blend photos using natural language prompts inside Meta AI, with the tool already live on Instagram and WhatsApp and expected on Facebook and Messenger soon. However, the new feature is already raising privacy concerns, as it allows anyone to generate AI images using other people's Instagram photos.
Australia's teen social media ban stumbles as platforms skip age checks
Who knew kids would lie about their age?
Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography – and rejecting the algorithm along with it
Film photography is experiencing a resurrection, summoned by unlikely conjurers: Gen Z
Australia raises social media ban penalties to $99 million as children keep accessing platforms
Regulator says tech companies are doing the bare minimum
Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids
Meta and Google already lost their first child safety trial this year, with $6 million in damages
Court says Ohio can require parental consent for children using social media
The law requires platforms likely to be used by under-16s to verify ages and obtain parental approval
UK confirms social media ban for kids is coming – Meta, YouTube, and Snapchat respond
Keir Starmer says he won't compromise on children's safety, but Australia's experience shows bans are hard to enforce