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Why are these health-care websites sharing sensitive info with LinkedIn and Snapchat?
As visitors answered the questions online, their responses were sent to LinkedIn and Snapchat, according to tests by The ...
Health care exchanges in New England shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google
The data were sent by web trackers on state exchanges in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, according to an ...
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Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users. This includes children and teens.
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Police warn illicit drugs are labeled with emojis on social media. Here’s a breakdown of those drug emojis - Los Angeles Times
Law enforcement officials warn that social media sites are increasingly being used as storefronts for illicit drug sales, and emojis — those cute tiny symbols and characters — are being used ...
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Social media sites sue Georgia over law requiring kids to have parental permission before using - WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
The law required those children under 16 to get parental permission to open up a social media account. It also limited what kinds of ads those sites could show to children.
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Social Media Users Freak Out After Realizing Fan-Fiction Sites Could Be Included in Project 2025 Anti-Porn Ban - MSN
Social media users were sent into a panic learning that Project 2025 could lead to pornography being banned, which they ...
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The Perils of Wellness Content on Social Media Sites
Traditional media gatekeepers are not present on social media sites—especially given the lack of regulation and minimal content moderation many platforms have recently pivoted towards.
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The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company
SEATTLE — Up-and-coming social media startup Bluesky names Seattle as its headquarters on its official LinkedIn account. Chunks of its workforce, including much of its C-suite, call Seattle home.
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How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship
How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship. X may be a lost cause, but the other platforms don’t have to be. By Yair Rosenberg. Illustration by The Atlantic. April 15, 2025.