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The founder of Barstool Sports wants to apologize to the college freshman who was the victim of a false viral rumor amplified by two personalities affiliated with the popular sports site, he said Thursday, NBC News reported.

They will also be unable to unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval. Safeguards extend to Facebook and Messenger.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has some new safety features to keep teen users safe. The North American head of safety at the tech giant tells us more about the measures.

Psychologist Abby Medcalf noted that with her patients, microcheating involves texting or messages on social media. And it can be a slippery slope.

A University of Mississippi freshman says a false rumor that went viral on X left her vomiting from anxiety as her phone was bombarded with calls and texts labeling her “a whore” and urging her to take her own life.

Social media puts kids at risk of seeing harmful content, and a coalition has launched a global contest to make social media safer for youth. One Bay Area participant discusses the effort.

Shonda Rhimes is weighing in on a viral “Grey’s Anatomy” scene! Fans have been recreating Ellen Pompeo’s “pick me” scene from the show and Shonda loves that it’s getting attention.

U.S. officials have not determined who was behind an apparent cyber attack on X that limited access to the platform for thousands of users.

The Albanian Cabinet decided Thursday to halt TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular platform for inciting violence and bullying.

The founders of Reddit and Digg are relaunching the platform, which was sold in 2012, as a website and mobile app in the coming weeks.

As TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains in limbo, San Francisco startup Substack is going after video creators in a move to expand its platform.

A simple vocal lesson took a wild turn, becoming an internet trend across the nation.

Nothing says “have a happy marriage” like a very specific threat to your manhood. 

YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

Many Instagram users have complained that Meta has automatically enrolled them into following accounts for President Donald Trump without their consent. 

Bluesky was created by a Twitter co-founder as a side project, but it’s now seen an influx of new users following the U.S. election and inauguration.

Some Meta users believed they were being forced to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance’s pages and that Instagram was blocking certain searches.

Trump spoke to NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.

Check out this baby’s stats: 6 months old, 32 pounds, 99th percentile, exclusively breastfed, future Hall of Famer!

As uncertainty hovers around the TikTok ban that could go into effect in the U.S. on Sunday, users are flocking to a Chinese app called RedNote.