Social Trends
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Andrew Tate Charged With Human Trafficking and Rape, Will Stand Trial in Romania
The brother of the former kickboxer and right-wing influencer was also accused in a scheme to lure and exploit women from social media
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CNN Producer Catches Lauren Boebert Running to Make Debt Ceiling Vote She Claimed to Have Skipped in Protest (Video)
“They closed it?” the Colorado congresswoman can be heard saying as she races up the Capitol steps – then later called it a “no-show protest”
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Meta Orders Employees Back to the Office for 3 Days a Week
The mandate does not apply to remote workers, who can continue to telecommute
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France’s Digital Minister Threatens to Ban Twitter in Europe After Site Ditches Disinformation Rules
The European Union will enforce new social media rules starting this August
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Tina Turner Tributes Pour in From Angela Bassett, Mick Jagger, Questlove and More: ‘Truest Rocker, Greatest Performer’
Rock stars, actors and writers remembered the “Simply the Best” singer
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US Surgeon General Warns of Social Media Impact on Kids and Teens’ Mental Health
Dr. Vivek Murthy says “there is growing evidence that social media use is associated with harm to young people’s mental health”
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Twitter Slammed After Fake Pentagon Explosion Jolts Stock Market: ‘Just Enabling Conspiracy Theory Creators at This Point’
The account that tweeted the doctored photo resembled a legitimate Bloomberg news feed
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Hank Green Shares Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Diagnosis, Assures It’s ‘One of the Most Treatable’
“I’m fine, but I’m not fine,” the Vlogbrothers cofounder says in the video posted Friday
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Taylor Lautner Prays for John Mayer in TikTok Post Set to Taylor Swift’s ‘Dear John’ (Video)
Lautner walks the talk and sends one up for the “New Light” singer
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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bluesky Gains Traction As App Downloads Surge 600% in April
The decentralized social messaging platform is attracting attention, but has a lot of catching up to do before it can take on Twitter
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Twitter-Alternative Mastodon Revamps Onboarding Experience to Be More Competitive
The platform’s approach to social networking can be intimidating for newbies, so the sign-up process is being simplified
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Users Flock to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Rival Bluesky, but Fine Print Gives Some Pause
The Twitter alternative reported its biggest single-day jump in users yet on Thursday
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Twitter Drops ‘Government-Funded’ Label From NPR, PBS After News Orgs Quit Platform in Protest
The news organizations had stopped posting on Elon Musk’s platform amid dispute over “state-affiliated” and “government-funded” labels
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Jon Favreau – But Not That One, Of Course – Marks Elon Musk’s Momentous Blue-Check Day With Reminder His Rocket Also Exploded
Meanwhile, the Pope lost his Twitter verification, too, but Musk is paying for LeBron James’ and Stephen King’s
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Wired Senior Writer After He Interviews Matt Walsh Hacker
“We have not received any further explanation from Twitter and our attempts to reach Twitter’s press office were met with the customary poop emoji,” the magazine says
