Meta, YouTube face trial over social media addiction, as TikTok settles
In a potentially bellwether case, a plaintiff alleges that social media companies deliberately design their platforms to target children.
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In a potentially bellwether case, a plaintiff alleges that social media companies deliberately design their platforms to target children.
A Miami Beach nightclub is facing backlash after a video surfaced showing a group of controversial YouTubers partying inside the club to an antisemitic song praising Hitler, created by rapper Kanye West.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect.
Disney violated a federal privacy law when it failed to properly label YouTube videos, federal regulators allege.
The system relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors.
Powered by artificial intelligence, the new tool will assess a person's age based on their activity on the platform — regardless of the birthday listed on their account.
The law seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social media accounts on certain platforms.
In the 20 years since its first video was uploaded, YouTube has become the second-most visited website on Earth. "Sunday Morning" looks at how creators build online communities, and how artificial intelligence may fundamentally change the site.
YouTube TV announced a deal to keep Paramount channels on its platform had been reached Saturday night, ending a public contract dispute.
"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
FTC Chair Lina Khan says tech giants such as Meta and Google "endanger people's privacy" and "expose them to a host of harms."
MrBeast's production company, along with Amazon Studios, is facing a lawsuit involving contestants from the reality show "Beast Games."
Susan Wojcicki served as CEO of YouTube for nine years before stepping down in February 2023.
YouTube announced this week it is updating its policy on firearm videos to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt have been sentenced on child abuse charges.
Justin Mohn, 32, was charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly beheaded his father and publicized it in a 14-minute YouTube video.
Snaphat, TikTok, Youtube and others generated billions in profits last year from advertising targeting young users, a Harvard study shows.
Starting Dec. 1, Google will delete accounts that haven't been used in two years, which could impact photos, emails and more.
The policy is meant to help prevent users from being confused by synthetic content
Prohibiting fake claims is a part of YouTube's ongoing effort to build out its medical misinformation policy
The child sent multiple texts to 911 with details about the hoax kidnapping, including a description of the fake suspect, authorities said.
Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were charged with the crimes relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of 7 women in Romania.
Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, pled guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, prosecutors said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) after unusually cold temperatures hit Florida, causing the iguanas to "freeze."
Ryan Routh, the man convicted in a 2024 assassination attempt of President Trump at his Florida golf course, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
The Caribbean-themed restaurant's parent company announced that its remaining 28 locations, including 2 in South Florida, will be permanently closing or converted into another restaurant in April.
The disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is being investigated as a crime.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) after unusually cold temperatures hit Florida, causing the iguanas to "freeze."
Ryan Routh, the man convicted in a 2024 assassination attempt of President Trump at his Florida golf course, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
The Caribbean-themed restaurant's parent company announced that its remaining 28 locations, including 2 in South Florida, will be permanently closing or converted into another restaurant in April.
The disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is being investigated as a crime.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A Senate panel is backing legislation to ensure massive data centers pay their full share of electricity and water costs.
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.