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UpScrolled is a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text, and it aims to remain ‘impartial’ to political agendas. UpScrolled is a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text, and it aims to ...
The new Pew report also found that two-thirds of teens said they had used an A.I. chatbot. By Catherine Pearson Most American teenagers use YouTube and TikTok daily, according to a report released ...
Britain's government has no plans to charge people 50 pounds ($67) a day for parking a vehicle in the same place for more than 48 hours, contrary to social media posts that claim Prime Minister Keir Starmer introduced such a system this month.
A former Kentucky political candidate's claim that Walmart cut all food prices to "pre-inflation" rates during Donald Trump's first month as U.S. president is inaccurate, the American retailer has said.
Britain's online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on Friday, adding that significant changes were needed.
An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000 accounts.
Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's biggest investors, is closing its only office in China, it said on Thursday, though it will continue to invest in the country.
Alphabet Inc's Google was among the last remaining tech platforms yet to comply with Indonesia's new licensing rules late on Wednesday, hours from a deadline to sign up and avoid having its services blocked in the country.
Russian lawmakers backed a bill on Thursday that would expand an existing ban on the promotion of "LGBT propaganda" among children to include people of all ages, a move critics see as an attempt to further intimidate and oppress sexual minorities.
Reddit forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Thursday betting on its AI-powered tools to boost advertising on the platform and sending its shares up 11% in extended trading.
Britain will cap ground rents at 250 pounds ($342) a year in an overhaul of its antiquated property system, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, adding it would ease financial strain on millions of households.
China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at new tariffs on Chinese imports, ending a brief reprieve for the markets.
Amazon (AMZN.O) and Apple (AAPL.O) are the world's most valuable brands but Chinese brands are rising up the leaders list and are more valuable than Europe's top brands, according to a global ranking by Kantar’s BrandZ.
European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova on Tuesday urged Alphabet's Google, Microsoft , Meta Platforms and TikTok to do more to tackle what she called Russia's "multi-million euro weapon of mass manipulation" ahead of elections in Europe.
SoftBank Group Corp is planning a fresh round of layoffs at its Vision Fund investment arm, two people familiar with the matter said, the latest cost-cutting move at the Japanese conglomerate.
A video of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak using the side surface of a hammer end during a visit to a jewellery studio is circulating online without the context that the jeweller seen with Sunak in the excerpt from a longer video had instructed him to do so.
An Indian court on Thursday declined to lift a freeze on Xiaomi Corp's $676 million worth of assets, even as the Chinese smartphone group said this enforcement action had "effectively halted" its operations in its key Indian market.
Top British athletes will soon have a new weapon in the fight against online abuse after UK Sport signed a 300,000 pound ($400,170.00) deal to provide AI-based protection across social media.
A video of British singer Adele carrying a Mexican flag during a performance in Las Vegas has been mislabeled online, with some saying it shows her holding a Palestinian flag.
Russia said it had fined Apple $12 million for alleged abuse of its dominance in the mobile applications market, in the latest dispute between Moscow and a Western technology firm.
Singapore technology giant Sea on Tuesday reported its first ever quarterly profit, beating regional tech firms like GoTo and Grab to the punch. The almost $1 billion swing from a fourth-quarter loss in 2021 to a $423 million profit in the final three months of last year is largely down to cost cuts.
A group of German centre-left Social Democrats has joined their conservative coalition partners in calling for restrictions on social media access for children, proposing a formal ban for those under 14.