TikTok’s CEO Will Speak for the First Time Since Browbeating in Congress
On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will give his first interview since sparring with House lawmakers in a testy hearing back in March. Chew is one of dozens of…
TikTok Says It’s ‘Never Seen This Type of Content Trend’ After Teen Dies From Benadryl Challenge
TikTok responded to the death of a 13-year-old Ohio boy who overdosed while participating in the “Benadryl challenge” on its platform, stating that it had “never seen this type of…
The Utah and Arkansas Social Media Bans Won’t Protect Us
This week, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders signed into law a bill that requires parents or guardians to grant permission for their child to have a social media account. Last month,…
Musk’s Twitter Decides Misgendering and Deadnaming Are OK, Actually
The move is on brand for this new Twitter, which Musk has been hellbent on making a crucible of free speech despite having no clue what free speech is.Image: Rokas…
Instagram Finally Lets You Post Multiple In-Bio Links
Instagram has caved to years of creator demands. The social platform will now let users include links to multiple external sites directly in their in-app profiles, as reported by multiple…
The National Guard Plans to Geofence High Schools and Target Kids’ Phones With Recruitment Ads
Teens love their screens, and the Department of Defense is prepared to take advantage of that. The Georgia Army National Guard has big plans to boost its recruitment efforts through…
Why Banning TikTok Would Be a Cybersecurity Disaster
Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock) Nobody’s Really Watching Reels Off English TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it…
Montana Just Passed the First State TikTok Ban
Montana made history on Friday by becoming the first state legislature to approve a wholesale TikTok affecting nearly all devices in the state. The first-of-its-kind ban, which goes far beyond…
Spotify Axes Heardle—Its Music-based Wordle
Today’s Heardle was quite the doozy. Screenshot: Gizmodo The viral word game Wordle has spawned its fair share of clones, from Octordle to Absurdle to the movie-based Framed. Unfortunately, Heardle,…
Kids on BeReal Are Exposed to Sexual Content More Often Than Other Social Networks, Survey Finds
BeReal, a popular new spontaneous image-sharing app designed to show life, “without filters,” had the highest proportion of child users exposed to sexual content of any major social media app,…