social media

Professional podcast microphone on a boom arm in a recording studio

November 11, 2026

Sofia Franklyn’s ‘Daddy Issues’ Memoir: Alex Cooper Fallout and Matt Kaplan Legal Battle

Sofia Franklyn’s memoir Daddy Issues reached shelves on November 10, 2026, and its foreword carries a direct allegation. Franklyn claims Matt Kaplan, the Unwell CEO and husband of Alex Cooper, called her

Culture·Technology

Mogging is Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2026

Collins Dictionary has named ‘mogging’ its Word of the Year for 2026. The announcement was made on November 3, 2026. Collins defines the word as the act of outshining, overshadowing, or dominating another person in appearance, physical stature, or presence.

November 4, 2026

Snap Settles Teen Addiction Lawsuit Mid-Trial After Meta, TikTok and YouTube Already Settled — Spiegel Was Hours From Testifying

Health·News·Policy·USA

If you have a teenager on Snapchat who has been struggling with anxiety, compulsive scrolling, or depression, you may have wondered whether the platform

Buckcherry tour bus crash: all 5 members unharmed, yet unrelated crash footage has fans fearing the worst

News·USA

Nobody in Buckcherry died in the tour bus crash. All five band members and the crew walked away unharmed from the crash on Interstate

A person holding and using a smartphone in their hands

Culture·News

50 Million Views, One Verdict: Fact-Checkers Say the Baby Mustache Video Shows Signs of Digital Alteration

Fact-checkers found visual artifacts in the viral baby mustache video consistent with digital alteration. Neonatal biology also rules out the feature as real.

Govind Tekale

October 26, 2026

Health

Amitabh Bachchan’s Social Media Break and the Science of Cutting Back

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan told followers on October 21 that he had been advised to rest and recuperate for several days, leaving him unable to maintain his usual written updates. He’s 84

Tejal Somvanshi

October 23, 2026

Prince Harry during a public appearance in the United States

Policy·Technology·World

Prince Harry Calls AI the ‘Ultimate Sycophant’ at Clinton Global Initiative: His Warning on Chatbots and Children

Prince Harry appeared at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on September 23, where he spoke about risks posed by AI chatbots and technology platforms to children. The appearance came shortly

Rahul Somvanshi

September 25, 2026

Racks of network servers and glowing fiber-optic cabling in a high-density enterprise data center.

Business·News·Technology

Is Facebook Down? Meta Restores Facebook and Instagram After Thousands Report Disruption

Facebook and Instagram experienced a service disruption on September 21, 2026, affecting thousands of users in the United States and generating a spike in outage reports across monitoring platforms. According to Reuters,

Rahul Somvanshi

September 22, 2026

Culture·News·USA

Sydney Sweeney Novig ad backlash grows as prediction market ties spark concern

Sydney Sweeney is facing backlash for her role in promoting Novig, a sports prediction market, through an advertising campaign called “Just Sports.” Her involvement extends significantly beyond a standard celebrity endorsement. Sweeney

Tejal Somvanshi

September 13, 2026

Marcy Borders, the 9/11 “Dust Lady”: The Photo Survived, But So Did the Trauma

Policy·USA

Mamdani-AOC 9/11 Video: Four Seconds at Ground Zero Turn Into a Context Fight

A short video clip of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Ground Zero became a political fight after the 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony. A CNN report said

Govind Tekale

September 13, 2026

Smartphone screens displaying Meta Facebook and TikTok social media apps representing social media platform regulation and teen safety

Business·Technology·USA

Meta Settles $17.1B Over Teen Platform Design—Mandates 2-Hour Daily Limits

A bipartisan coalition representing 51 attorneys general reached a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta Platforms on August 26, resolving years of litigation over the company’s design choices on Facebook and Instagram that

Sunita Somvanshi

August 27, 2026

Air Force specialists brief parents and children on internet safety

Business·Policy

TikTok Pays $400M to Settle DOJ Children’s Privacy Case

The US Department of Justice announced Friday a $400 million settlement with TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to resolve allegations that the social media platform violated federal children’s privacy laws. The

Govind Tekale

August 22, 2026

Australia·Policy·Technology

Roblox Forced Into Independent Safety Audits Under Australian eSafety Order

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has forced Roblox into independent audits after tests found adults could still contact children without parental consent.

Karmactive Team

August 20, 2026

Federal courtroom interior with judge's bench and juror seats

Policy·Technology

Meta Suit: 29 States Seek $200B Over Instagram, Facebook Addiction Design

A coalition of 29 state attorneys general filed suit against Meta Platforms in federal court in the Northern District of California, alleging that Instagram and Facebook use design patterns that foster compulsive

Rahul Somvanshi

August 18, 2026

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