Tag: Social media
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...
AP Investigation: Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize
Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of...
Facebook, Instagram will now let you hide ‘like’ counts
If you post a photo to social media and you don't know how many people liked it, did you really post it?
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France praises YouTubers over foiled Pfizer vaccine smear
LE PECQ, France — France's government offered strong praise Wednesday to YouTubers and other social media influencers who resisted a mysterious effort to recruit...
Met Opera deal allow solo singer fees cut by up to 12.7%
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7% under a pending four-year...
New Era apologizes, pulls caps mocked on social media
NEW YORK — New Era says it pulled a lampooned line of Major League Baseball hats from its website Tuesday and is apologizing for...
Social media heavyweights wooed for Pfizer smear campaign
LE PECQ, France — Social media influencers in France with hundreds of thousands of followers say a mysterious advertising agency offered to pay them...
Israel media urge Twitter, Facebook to stop anti-press hate
JERUSALEM — Major Israeli news outlets Tuesday called on Facebook and Twitter to halt what they said were social media posts inciting violence against...
Bills coach fears time running short on player vaccinations
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills coach Sean McDermott raised concern his team could fall behind in having COVID-19 protocol restrictions loosened for the start of...
Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Standing at a lectern with a sign reading “STOP BIG TECH CENSORSHIP," Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on...