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The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here's what to know about the case

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jan 10, 2025 7:19 am - The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app's fate in their hands.
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Dec 04, 2024 8:51 am - It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Nov 21, 2024 7:21 am - U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court foun...
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

By DAVID KLEPPER
Oct 24, 2024 7:31 am - Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government's response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America's political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows.
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

By SHAWN CHEN
Oct 09, 2024 6:55 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.
TikTok and the US face off in court over law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

By HALELUYA HADERO
Sep 16, 2024 3:23 pm - TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional while the Justi...
Yes, TikTok could still be banned. Here’s what you should know.

Tatum Hunter, Shira Ovide, Heather Kelly
Sep 16, 2024 3:16 pm - After years of failed attempts to ban video app TikTok because of its Chinese ownership, Congress passed a law in April requiring the company to shut down or sell to an A...
How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Sep 15, 2024 6:00 am - Coco loved being the life of the party — cracking jokes, doing pranks and making people laugh, her mom, Julianna Arnold, recalled recently. “Her favorite pastime was fash...
Google faces a new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Sep 09, 2024 2:30 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up t...
Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds

By DAVID KLEPPER
Jul 10, 2024 10:29 am - WASHINGTON — The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024 flag and a commemorative coin. All in exchang...

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