US Supreme Court to hear arguments on TikTok ban
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok on the United States.

TikTok turns to Trump for help, wants SCOTUS decision by Jan. 6
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TikTok is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily pause a law that would ban the app in the United States. They are asking SCOTUS for a decision by Jan. 6. TikTok is also turning to President-elect Donald Trump for help.

TikTok to be removed from US app stores
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Apple, along with Google's parent company Alphabet, have both been notified that they will have to drop TikTok out of their app stores by Jan. 19.

Nearly half of US teens say they are online ‘almost constantly,’ survey finds

Despite the increasing evidence of the negative impacts constant social media consumption has on young people’s mental health, nearly half say they are online “almost constantly."

Meta apologizes for Facebook, Instagram outages

Meta issued an apology after a widespread outage affected Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger on Wednesday.

Lawmakers rally for Kids Online Safety Act
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Lawmakers, parents and advocates are urging Congress to take action to protect kids from harmful online content.

School cancels 'Know Your Rights' session amid social media backlash
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A Snohomish County school district planned a "Know Your Rights" community session in partnership with the Mexican Consulate, but it was canceled after many social media threats.

Wikipedia's most-viewed articles in 2024

Politics dominated Wikipedia’s most-viewed articles this year, but here’s a look at what else people were interested in reading about in 2024.

Australia is about to ban social media for anyone under 16; how it will work

The law would fine social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, X, and Instagram for failing to stop children younger than 16 years old from having accounts.

Why are people 'holding space' for 'Defying Gravity’, and what does that even mean?

As if “Wicked” hasn’t already taken over the internet enough, a moment from one of the stars’ press interviews has turned into the latest meme. Here’s an explainer.

Very demure: Dictionary.com chooses 2024 Word of the Year

Dictionary.com has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year – and it’s from that massive TikTok trend this summer.

What is Bluesky? Social network sees user surge post-election

Bluesky, a social media platform similar to X, gained over 1 million users in the week following the U.S. election as former X users look for alternative online spaces.

Bluesky users grow by 1 million since US election as people seek alternatives to X

Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online.

Georgia residents reporting disturbing racist messages before, after election

Multiple Georgia residents contacted FOX 5 Atlanta after receiving an alarming text message about upcoming enslavement or being informed about a potential threat from white supremacists and KKK members.

TikTok responds to child safety reports
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking for details from TikTok following concerning reports on the lack of safety minors have on the app.