Social Media

A consumer watchdog is urging the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on deceptive social media ads. Truth in Advertising says many social media stars fail to disclose when they are being paid to push products and services. Anna Werner reports on what the FTC is doing about it.

As content moderation continues to be a critical aspect of how social media platforms work — one that they may be pressured to get right, or at least do better in tackling — a startup that has built a set of data and image models to help with that, along with any other tasks that […]

Mosaic Global, Fairway EV, and Tropos Technologies join forces to meet accelerating industry demands for e-LSVs

Signal assures its users of encrypted services while explaining the difference between them and big tech apps.

TikTok has been sued for allegedly illegally collecting the personal information of millions of children in Britain and Europe who used the smart phone application.

The nation reacted Tuesday after a panel of jurors found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

Underfunding and India's export restrictions mean some African citizens may have to wait until 2023 to get their shot.

The new, pandemic-era embrace of looser, higher-waisted, less restrictive, less glam and less revealing jeans (ok, "mom jeans") is a significant step toward relaxing our society's impossible expectations of women, writes Kara Alaimo.

Facebook encounters a new form of malware attack through tagging several people upon clicking a malicious video of a woman.

Alexei Navalny, the arrested Russian opposition leader, sparked protests against Vladimir Putin with a YouTube video. Now, his hunger strike in prison is pressuring Putin again.

The remarks in question followed the reading of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

After Derek Chauvin was found guilty in George Floyd's murder, celebs such as Mariah Carey, Kerry Washington, Chris Evans and RZA weighed in on social media.

"American Idol" judge Luke Bryan's wife Caroline confirmed that he did not fight with contestant Wyatt Pike, causing him to depart the competition, but instead was battling coronavirus while Pike left due to "personal reasons."

Earlier in the day on Tuesday, former Minneapolis police offer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three different counts connected to the killing of George Floyd. With many considering such a verdict as a major step in the right direction in the fight against social and racial injustice, the Las Vegas Raiders quickly brought everyone […]

Suri Cruise is growing up fast.

In the race to implement AI, some companies may overlook important details that can mean the difference between success and failure.

It didn't take long for public figures to take to Twitter to share their reactions to Chavin's guilty verdict.

Recent executive shakeups underscore the financial challenges of some of the country's biggest TV news operations, which are still working out how to transition to streaming.

Deshaun Watson's relationship with longtime girlfriend Jilly Anais is going strong amid allegations of sexual misconduct from 22 women in ongoing civil lawsuits against the NFL quarterback.

The Minnesota Timberwolves provided NBA fans with an epic troll job following the utterly strange Los Angeles Lakers "Vivian" catfish saga. The woman apparently claiming to be Vivian Flores of the Laker Point podcast attempted to show video proof Tuesday suggesting she was not, in fact, a catfish. But said woman spelled her name with an "e," […]