On December 14, 2025, a terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, leaving 15 civilians and one gunman ...

Minnesota has joined the growing number of states seeking to increase oversight of social media companies. The Minnesota Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act, which took effect on July 1, will ...

Pump-and-dump schemes have taken to the internet. Fintech firm HedgeChatter has come up with a way to combat stock price manipulation on social media and message boards. The firm has launched a filter ...

Roughly 200 million Americans—about 79 percent of the population—own a smartphone, comScore says. Since 2010, the amount using those devices to follow political campaigns on social media has more than ...

Facebook has been quietly experimenting with reducing the amount of political content it puts in users’ news feeds. The move is a tacit acknowledgment that the way the company’s algorithms work can be ...

President Trump ignited scrutiny and accusations of market manipulation by posting December jobs figures on Truth Social hours before the official release. The chart revealed private sector gains of ...

Brands have sought to partner with influential bloggers for nearly as long as there have been blogs, with ads, sponsored posts, and more. Lately, however, a new relationship between brands and popular ...

Federal regulators in the US have delivered a devastating blow to crypto fraud schemes preying on social media users. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an enforcement wave targeting ...

If you’re Gen Z, social media has been part of your life forever. It’s how you connect, express yourself, and stay in the loop. But endless scrolling isn’t always great for mental health, self-esteem, ...