Social Trends
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VonViddy, TikTok Star and Comedian, Dies by Suicide at 32
“He did lose his long battle with mental illness,” his sister Martha Muchlinski says
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TweetDeck Locked Behind a Paywall and Renamed ‘X Pro’
Elon Musk first announced the move in early July, before Twitter was renamed “X”
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Cheech & Chong Spend Up to $500K Per Month to Hawk Gummies on Twitter
The ubiquitous ads target users who follow the “Up In Smoke” comedians’ followers and similar accounts
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Elon Musk’s Jabs at Mark Zuckerberg and Threads Go Fully Juvenile as Platform Crosses 100 Million Sign-Ups: ‘Zuck Is a Cuck’
The Twitter owner said the pair should have a “literal dick measuring contest” along with a ruler emoji
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YouTube Testing ‘3-Strikes’ Policy to Block Videos From Viewers Who Use Ad Blockers
Users are seeing pop-ups asking them to disable ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium, with warning they could be cut off from videos
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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
