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FILE - The Snapchat app is seen on a mobile device in New York, Aug. 9, 2017. As concerns about social media's impact on teen psychology continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Social Media Offers Parents More Controls. But Do They Help?
  • 10 August 2022
Platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will...
  • AP News
Social Media Offers Parents More Controls. But Do They Help?
Crosses with the names of Tuesday's shooting victims are placed outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The 18-year-old man who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in Texas left a digital trail that hinted at what was to come. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Shooter Warning Signs Get Lost in Sea of Social Media Posts
  • 27 May 2022
The warning signs were there for anyone to stumble upon, days before the 18-year-old gunman...
  • AP News
Shooter Warning Signs Get Lost in Sea of Social Media Posts
FILE - Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Trump’s messaging app challenging Twitter launched Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, as he seeks a new digital stage free of big tech limits on speech a year after his social media ban.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Trump’s Social Media App Launches Year After Twitter Ban
  • 21 February 2022
His Truth Social app was offered for download from the Apple App Store to a...
  • AP News
Trump’s Social Media App Launches Year After Twitter Ban
Twitter story about chronological tweets and latest tweets.
Is Twitter Getting Rid of Chronological Tweets?
  • 30 June 2021
"We're working on fixing it," a representative for Twitter tweeted.
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Is Twitter Getting Rid of Chronological Tweets?
Dave Portnoy
Why Was Dave Portnoy’s Twitter Account Briefly Suspended?
  • 21 June 2021
The founder of Barstool Sports has more than 2 million followers on the platform.
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Why Was Dave Portnoy’s Twitter Account Briefly Suspended?
Person, Human, Finger
No, Pimple Popping Videos Were Not Banned on YouTube
  • 20 June 2021
Pimple popping videos have become a sensation in recent years.
  • Fact Check
No, Pimple Popping Videos Were Not Banned on YouTube
Trump Lashes Out on Twitter Ahead of Social Media ‘Summit’
  • 11 July 2019
Google, Facebook and Twitter weren't invited to the event.
  • AP News
Trump Lashes Out on Twitter Ahead of Social Media ‘Summit’
Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups
  • 9 July 2019
The company has come under fire — along with other social media networks — for...
  • AP News
Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing’ Posts Toward Religious Groups
Cat Filter Goof Leaves Pakistanis Scratching Their Whiskers
  • 18 June 2019
The ruling party's social media team wrote it had determined "human error" by a hardworking...
  • AP News
Cat Filter Goof Leaves Pakistanis Scratching Their Whiskers
Australia Could Jail Social Media Execs for Showing Violence
  • 4 April 2019
The conservative government introduced the bills in response to the mosque attacks in Christchurch.
  • AP News
Australia Could Jail Social Media Execs for Showing Violence
Barbara Ehrenreich Tweets about Marie Kondo Widely Condemned
  • 4 February 2019
Ehrenreich is a prominent liberal who writes often about the working class, notably in the...
  • AP News
Barbara Ehrenreich Tweets about Marie Kondo Widely Condemned
otter
Aquarium Apologizes for Tweets About Otter
  • 21 December 2018
The aquarium called it a "learning moment."
  • AP News
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