Friday, March 13, 2026 10:48 PM ET
CBC News - Sports - 2 minutes ago
Meta buys AI social network Moltbook
Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, has bought Moltbook, a social media platform designed for AI bots to speak to each other. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks to technology journalist Jacob Ward about what this purchase could mean for the future of technology, humans, and AI.
NBC News - Technology - 23 minutes ago
Emeka Egbuka Addresses Backlash After Bucs Duped by Fake Social Media Account
Newsweek - Sports - 23 minutes ago
A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.
BBC News - World - 1 hour ago
NFL star breaks silence over imposter social media account that tricked his team for nearly a year
Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 hour ago
Video -- Social media video shows drone strike on Oman oil storage facility
A video posted to social media Wednesday shows a drone strike on an oil storage facility at Oman's Port of Salalah. CBC News verified the footage by matching the facility shown to maps and other pictures of the port, by comparing the explosion to other videos showing the facility burning and by confirming the uniform worn by a worker in the video is from a company that owns one of the ships present in the port on Wednesday.
CBC News - World - 1 hour ago
New York Magazine - Top Stories - 3 hours ago
'Mindless Hate': Republican Senator Slammed For Appalling Anti-Muslim Social Media Post
Huffington Post - Top Stories - 3 hours ago
Woman, 57, fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver outside Queens social security center: cops
New York Post - US News - 3 hours ago
Miffed Zohran Mamdani scrapped CBS interview over Bari Weiss' social media post: report
New York Post - US News - 4 hours ago
Jury deliberations are underway in a landmark social media trial about addiction claims. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the details.
CBS News - Science - 4 hours ago
Sydney Sweeney says a footballer messaged her on social media when she was 15
Albawaba - Entertainment - 6 hours ago
Between a rock and his wife's social media posts: Does Zohran Mamdani have a Jew problem?
Times of India - Top Stories - 7 hours ago
New York Magazine - US News - 9 hours ago
Mother's Day 2026: 14 gifts she'll actually want, according to social media
Independent UK - Top Stories - 9 hours ago
UPI - Sports - 9 hours ago
Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury
The Mercury News - Business - 11 hours ago
Shivam Dube, who had to travel by train after T20 World Cup title, makes emotional social media post
Times of India - Sports - 11 hours ago
Big tech companies sue to block Chicago's new social media tax
TikTok, Snapchat and other social media behemoths started paying the city's per-user levy last month. Industry attorneys argue it violates their First Amendment rights.
Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 11 hours ago
Jury to begin deliberations in landmark social media addiction trial
After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms.
Sky News - Technology - 12 hours ago
Labour's botched handling of immigration risks social care meltdown
Daily Express - Politics - 12 hours ago
ESPN reporter forced to delete social media post after making embarrassing mistake
Daily Mail - Top Stories - 12 hours ago
Carrick responds to former teammate Scholes' social media criticism
Independent UK - Sports - 13 hours ago
The Conversation - US News - 14 hours ago
Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here's how to identify it
Tampa Bay Times - World - 15 hours ago
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media ban
Australia became the first nation to ban social media for children under 16. But, according to the new data, over 20 per cent of kids are still using TikTok and Snapchat. The data is among the first to show the effects on youth online behaviour since Australia rolled out the ban.
First Post - Technology - 15 hours ago
The Week - US News - 16 hours ago
Toronto Star - Opinion - 17 hours ago
Young users online: How technology can help build safer social platforms
Times of India - Top Stories - 17 hours ago
Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Social Media Addiction Trial
Plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth; companies insist family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.
Epoch Times - US News - 17 hours ago
Australian teens still accessing TikTok despite social media ban
Independent UK - World - 18 hours ago
Skip McEwen takes to social media to announce Saskatchewan rink going on without him
Toronto Star - Sports - 21 hours ago
GOP senator shredded on social media over Mamdani 9/11 post
‘Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers,’ New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote
Independent UK - US News - 21 hours ago
Closing arguments read in social media addiction trial
Closing arguments were delivered in a first of it's kind social media addiction trial. The jurors, who will decide if Meta and YouTube are liable for getting teens addicted to social media, heard from experts and even Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
NBC News - Technology - 1 day ago
ABC News - Entertainment - 1 day ago
Daily Mail - Entertainment - 1 day ago
'IG is a drug': jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up
Guardian UK - Technology - 1 day ago
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job
Wired News - Top Stories - 1 day ago
Times of India - US News - 1 day ago
Daily Mail - Top Stories - 1 day ago
UPI - Entertainment - 1 day ago
Social media giants urged to protect children, UK rejects blanket ban for teens
Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said.
CNBC - Technology - 1 day ago
Actors are increasingly discarding their exclusive existence to court social media popularity
Deccan Chronicle - Top Stories - 1 day ago
ABC News - Technology - 1 day ago
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Buys Moltbook, the Social Media Network for AI Agents
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has acquired Moltbook, the Reddit-like platform where AI agents communicate with each other, in a deal that brings the controversial viral sensation under the tech giant's umbrella.
Breitbart - Technology - 1 day ago
UPI - Opinion - 1 day ago
Gongloff: The insurance crisis is so desperate people are turning socialist
The Mercury News - Business - 1 day ago
Apple Valley News Now - Politics - 1 day ago
Iris Gorfinkel: If toys caused this much harm, we'd ban them. Why does social media get a free pass?
Toronto Star - Opinion - 1 day ago
The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data
NPR - US News - 2 days ago
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
BBC News - Technology - 2 days ago
The normalization of Uyghur repression in the name of 'social governance' in China
Global Voices - Politics - 2 days ago
Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics - 2 days ago
Social Security Payment Adjustment Predicted to Be 2.8 Percent in 2027, Group Says
‘That would be the exact same as last year’s COLA of 2.8 percent,’ a seniors group said.
Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago
Warwick Davis backs social media ban for children to help them explore nature
The Harry Potter star described social media as destructive and said a lack of regulation for firms responsible for the platforms is frightening.
Evening Standard - Entertainment - 2 days ago
Smear campaigns using social media to criminalise Guatemala activists
The Canary - World - 2 days ago
How this Malawian turned his social media presence into a thriving business.
Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 2 days ago
Soweto flutist Khanyisile Mthetwa plays for social change
Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 2 days ago
The forum-style app has sparked interest by showing how AI bots interact without human involvement.
BBC News - Technology - 2 days ago
Instagram CEO Defends Platform in Landmark Social Media Trial
The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, took the stand in Meta’s defense in a landmark social media trial. He pushed back as prosecutors in New Mexico tried to convince a jury the company has failed to protect kids from online predators. Mosseri also touted Instagram’s safety measures, but he acknowledged the system isn’t perfect. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
NBC News - Technology - 2 days ago
How your MP voted on proposed social media ban for under-16s
MPs voted 307 to 173 against the proposed change to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
WalesOnline - Top Stories - 2 days ago
THE SUPP SIDE -- I had no social life & couldn't sleep... until 30c supp cured my mid-life slump
Irish Sun - Top Stories - 2 days ago
Indonesia moves to ban social media apps, Roblox for children under 16
Dawn - Technology - 2 days ago
Register UK - Business - 2 days ago
Meta just bought the social network for AI bots everyone's been talking about
Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots.
CTV News - Science - 3 days ago
Toronto Star - Health - 3 days ago
Bereaved parents accuse PM of lacking courage over social media ban
Independent UK - Politics - 3 days ago
Infinite scrolling: The 'gateway to addiction' at the heart of the war on social media
The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".
Sky News - Technology - 3 days ago
CNN gets backlash over social media post about IEDs in New York City protest
The Baltimore Sun - US News - 3 days ago
See how your MP voted as social media ban for under 16s rejected in Commons
Daily Express - Politics - 3 days ago
Maliha Abidi uses social media to give women in Pakistan a voice. Through her art and with over 150,000 followers, she fights for societal change.
Deutsche Welle - Health - 4 days ago
People facing postcode lottery for social care with families 'left in limbo'
Daily Express - Politics - 4 days ago
Mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey urges MPs to back under 16 social media ban
Daily Express - Politics - 4 days ago
Bereaved parents urge MPs to vote for social media ban for under-16s
Independent UK - Politics - 4 days ago
Ravens Hall of Famer Ed Reed responds to White House social media post
The Baltimore Sun - Sports - 5 days ago
The Social Schism: How did we get here?
SBS - Top Stories - 5 days ago
Should I draw down my 401(k) before accepting Social Security?
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Business - 5 days ago
Stormont Education Minister 'sympathetic' to social media ban
Paul Givan said he supports the concerns behind such a ban but questioned how it could be enforced.
Evening Standard - Technology - 5 days ago
Daily Mail - Sports - 5 days ago
Fox News - Top Stories - 6 days ago
Bereaved parents urge MPs to support social media ban for under-16s
Independent UK - Politics - 7 days ago
Indonesia and India Join Movement to Ban Social Media for Children
Indonesia and India's state of Karnataka ban social media for children under 16, following in the footsteps of Australia’s unprecedented ban.
Breitbart - Technology - 7 days ago
The Conversation - Health - 7 days ago
Daily Mail - Health - 7 days ago
Indonesia to ban 'high risk' social media for under-16s
From 28 March, accounts belonging to under-16s on platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, YouTube and X will be gradually deactivated.
Sky News - Technology - 7 days ago
Federal judge blocks Virginia law limiting kids' social media use
The push to limit children's use of social media hits a roadblock in Virginia. Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson breaks down the case.
Fox News - Technology - 8 days ago
The Conversation - Health - 9 days ago
Daily Mail - Science - 9 days ago
'Parents haven't a clue': Ireland urged to get young people off 'toxic' social media
People Before Profit Bill aims to ban recommender algorithms suggesting content for under 18s
Irish Times - Politics - 9 days ago
Daily Mail - Top Stories - 10 days ago
How two Big Bear eagles became social media's hottest love story
Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 10 days ago
Champagne socialism is forced to raise its glass to economic reality
Washington Examiner - Opinion - 11 days ago
Consultation on social media ban for under-16s to begin
A three-month consultation on whether to ban youth under-16s from using social media is being launched. The government will look at the options, such as a nationwide curfew, banning under-16s from using VPNs and potential restrictions of addictive features on social media apps.
Sky News - Technology - 11 days ago
Do you want to ban kids from social media? The government is asking
The government is describing this as the "world's most ambitious consultation" and its results could bring about the biggest change to social media since Myspace went mainstream in the early noughties.
Sky News - Technology - 11 days ago
The Conversation - US News - 12 days ago
How social media killed the food festival stars. And created others
The Baltimore Sun - Entertainment - 13 days ago
How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media
NPR - Technology - 14 days ago
Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
Orlando Sentinel - Health - 14 days ago
Children exposed to harmful content within minutes of joining social media
The Canary - Technology - 15 days ago
Landmark social media trial continues in LA as testimony shakes up case
Dan Schneider, attorney and MRC vice president for free speech, discusses testimony in the landmark social media trial in Los Angeles.
Fox News - Technology - 15 days ago
Plaintiff's testimony delayed a day in landmark social media addiction trial
The plaintiff, identified as K.G.M., is expected to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial. She is the first to take major social media companies to trial, alleging harm to her mental health as a child. NBC News’ Misty Marris explains the potential impact of her testimony and possible defense responses.
NBC News - Technology - 16 days ago
Is social media messing up our kids?
Spain's among the countries trying to ban kids under 16 from social media, hoping a ban will force them to log-in to life offline. Is Spain right to reign in the reels?
Sky News - Technology - 16 days ago
Prominent voices unite to discuss rising social division in 'The Social Schism'
SBS - Top Stories - 16 days ago
Mamdani appoints Erin Dalton to head NYC homeless, social services
New York Daily News - Politics - 16 days ago
Contributor: If social platforms are harmful, don't just ban kids. Regulate the harms
Litigation against social media companies represents a rare opportunity. Courts and the public are scrutinizing what technology companies have built and why.
Los Angeles Times - Health - 16 days ago
How Mexico's 'CJNG' Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media
Wired News - Technology - 16 days ago
Social media overuse harming mental health in Türkiye: Yeşilay
Uncontrolled and excessive social media use is adversely affecting people's mental health and key cognitive functions, a study by the Turkish Green...
Daily Sabah - Health - 18 days ago
Moltbook — a social media platform for AI agents where humans have no say
Dawn - Technology - 18 days ago
Live Science - Health - 19 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg Grilled Under Oath at Landmark Trial on Teen Social Media Addiction
Billionaire and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a landmark "bellwether" trial in state court.
Rolling Stone - Entertainment - 22 days ago
Forget nightlife — 'daylife' wellness movement is social fun without a hangover
Think happy hours with Pilates instead of pilsners and dead hangs instead of hangxiety.
New York Post - Health - 22 days ago
Turkish TV network accused of stoking social tensions with pork dinner scene
Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 22 days ago
First Look -- Social media giants face lawsuits over teen mental health concerns
Christian Science Monitor - Technology - 22 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony
Wired News - Business - 23 days ago
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial
Tech giant and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand today, dismissing the idea that his main goal was to maximize the time teens spent on instagram - while grieving parents from across the country tried to hold him accountable. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett has the story.
NBC News - Technology - 23 days ago
Meta's Zuckerberg pushes back on social media youth addiction claims
In a Los Angeles court, the Meta CEO was questioned about whether Instagram’s design contributed to addictive behavior.
Aljazeera - Science - 23 days ago
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
Wired News - Technology - 23 days ago
For a healthy break, don't check your ex's social media
It feels harmless to peek at an ex’s posts on social media. But studies show that repeated checking can intensify heartbreak, prolong longing and slow emotional recovery.
Deutsche Welle - Science - 23 days ago
It feels harmless to peek at an ex’s posts on social media. But studies show that repeated checking can intensify heartbreak, prolong longing and slow emotional recovery.
Deutsche Welle - Health - 23 days ago
Spain to probe social media giants over AI-generated child abuse material
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledges to end 'impunity' of platforms X, Meta and TikTok in promoting harmful content.
Aljazeera - Science - 24 days ago
Jury can keep using platforms at center of social media addiction case: Judge
Washington Examiner - Technology - 24 days ago
Daily Express - Technology - 25 days ago
X outage hits thousands of social media platform users
The platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk was hit by a global outage early in the afternoon but was restored after around two hours.
Evening Standard - Technology - 25 days ago
Starmer pledges to act in 'months not years' to protect children on social media
A three-month consultation on banning children from social media and restricting infinite scrolling is to be launched in March.
Evening Standard - Technology - 25 days ago
Virgin Active redefines wellness in Qatar with debut of region's first 'Social Wellness Club'
Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 25 days ago
The Conversation - Entertainment - 1 month ago
The social media battlefield: Political campaigns in Bangladesh's national elections
Bangladeshi political parties compete for Gen Z’s attention with viral content, while battling misinformation alongside street campaigning, as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube become central arenas for political messaging and debate.
Global Voices - Technology - 1 month ago
Daily Mail - Sports - 1 month ago
Lancaster Online - Opinion - 1 month ago
Social media companies face first trial over addiction to their platforms
Washington Examiner - Technology - 1 month ago
The Conversation - Technology - 1 month ago
Daily Express - Weird - 1 month ago
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.
Ars Technica - Business - 1 month ago
Revolutionary Warfare: How France lost Algeria but developed a new kind of social war
Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 1 month ago
Simon Harris calls for social media ban for under-16s
The Tanaiste said: ‘This can’t be the wild west anymore.’
Evening Standard - Technology - 1 month ago
Instagram Reels and the New Era of Desocialized Media
Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now for doing the opposite.
New York Magazine - Technology - 1 month ago
Outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, leading campaigner says
Baroness Kidron told the Press Association recently passed laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations.
Evening Standard - Technology - 1 month ago
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords
Peers voted 261 to 150, majority 111, in support of Lord Nash’s amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Evening Standard - Technology - 1 month ago
Dominican Republic hits record 11.6 million visitors amid growing calls for social equity
Dominican Today - Opinion - 2 months ago
Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina's streets
Global Voices - Health - 2 months ago
France urges EU to follow its lead on fast fashion's environmental and social costs
Euractiv - Environment - 2 months ago
Euractiv - Business - 2 months ago
Communism's wealthy backers: Champagne socialist wishes and caviar radical dreams
Washington Examiner - Politics - 3 months ago
US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories - 10.12.2025 - Politics
Euractiv - Technology - 3 months ago
US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories
Euractiv - Politics - 3 months ago
The Canary - Top Stories - 3 months ago
Austin McCoy: We need more school social workers to support students carrying heavy burdens
Tulsa World - Opinion - 3 months ago
7 Reasons to Think Social Media Has Peaked
The platforms have big problems.
New York Magazine - Technology - 4 months ago
The Conversation - Politics - 4 months ago
IN FOCUS: The role of influencers as more turn to social media for financial advice
Channel NewsAsia - Business - 4 months ago
Kanye West collaborates with Ansem, $yzy rumors swarm social media
Albawaba - Business - 4 months ago
Adult social care reforms could see health MOTs for 65-year-olds
Independent UK - Health - 4 months ago
BBC News - Business - 4 months ago
Social Security Administration Reschedules 2026 COLA Announcement Amid Government Shutdown
The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment on 24th October when the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes inflation data for Q3.
International Business Times - US News - 4 months ago
US Revokes Six Visas Over Charlie Kirk Death Amid Social Media Crackdown
The US revokes six foreign visas after individuals celebrate Charlie Kirk's death online, warning that glorifying violence will not be tolerated.
International Business Times - US News - 4 months ago
No social media and a footy ball for a teddy: The making of a league prodigy
NZ Herald - Sports - 5 months ago
Fake social media reports set off wild fluctuations in Everest markets
NZ Herald - Sports - 5 months ago
Euronews - Business - 6 months ago
The Federalist Papers - Opinion - 7 months ago
Brendan Gleeson honoured for 'commitment to social justice'
Irish Post - Entertainment - 9 months ago
Loneliness can impact both your mental and physical health. Here's what to know, according to experts.
CBS News - Health - 11 months ago
Chinese officials look to limit social media and screen time in China
While some youth in China admit to spending an excessive amount of time on the internet, many are skeptical about new government proposals aimed at regulating the time young Chinese spend online and on social media sites. In conversations at China’s annual political meetings that wrapped up in...
Voice of America - World - 11 months ago
'More Empty Promises on Health and Social Care Let Disabled People Down Again'
Byline Times - Entertainment - 1 year ago
BuzzFeed News - Entertainment - 1 year ago
They Didn't Ask to Go Viral. Posting on Social Media Without Consent Is Immoral
Wired News - Opinion - 2 years ago