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Tech giants face large fines if they ignore new safety rules – Irish watchdog
Social media companies must comply with a new online safety code or face fines of at least 20 million euros, Ireland’s media regulator has said. The independent body Coimisiun na Mean published an Online Safety Code for 10 video-sharing...
Curated Video
Instagram is automatically putting teens into private, more restrictive accounts
Instagram has launched a new initiative that will now automatically put teenagers into private accounts with more restrictions. (Scripps News)
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What impact will the Taylor Swift endorsement have?
Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris following her debate with former President Donald Trump. (Scripps News)
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How conspiracy theories are fueling ‘a desperation for answers’ after Trump assassination attempt
Conspiracy theories, rumors and false information are flooding social media after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. (Scripps News)
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US submits evidence that Jordan Chiles shouldn’t be stripped of bronze medal, appeals decision
The U.S. says it has video evidence proving gymnast Jordan Chiles should not have been stripped of her bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Scripps News)
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Hawaii removing 'Stairway to Heaven' because of unruly trespassers
The city and county unanimously passed a resolution to remove the stairs in 2021, citing complaints about the disturbances caused by hikers.
Press Association
Meta under fire for ‘tone deaf’ minimum age change on WhatsApp
Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp. The change, which reduces the age limit from 16 to 13, came into force in the UK and EU on Thursday. Campaign group Smartphone Free...
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Instagram testing tools to block nude direct messages
Meta is making changes in how nude and sexually explicit images are disseminated amid legal and legislative pressure.
The Recount
Elon Musk Will Buy Twitter For $44 Billion | Recount Live
After weeks of speculation over how serious he was, Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s buyout offer for roughly $44 billion. The move will take the company private. Should you be nervous? And what will the future of Twitter look like?...
Bloomberg
Meta Posts Revenue Growth That Beats Average Estimate
Meta Platforms third-quarter sales were $34.2 billion, the company said Wednesday, compared with the average analyst estimate of $33.5 billion. Mandeep Singh has more on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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Bloomberg Equality: Unearthing The Next Generation of Creative Talent
Jai Al-Attas, Co-Founder & CEO,, Sherrae Rucker, Creative Strategist, Live Nation Entertainment, and Mez, Artist, Rapper & Producer, take the Bloomberg Screentime stage to share what diversity and equity in the entertainment industry...
Bloomberg
2023 Global Citizen Festival to Kick Off
Global Citizen Chief Policy, Impact and Government Relations Officer Michael Sheldrick joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss the upcoming event and its mission, and give Global Citizen's social media perspective. He speaks on...
Bloomberg
MikMak CEO on Meta Seizing Momentum With Threads
MikMak CEO Rachel Tipograph and Bloomberg's Alex Barinka discuss the rise of the "everything" app and how Threads could help bring the center of internet culture back to Meta. They speak with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bloomberg
Meta CFO Li on Earnings, Generative AI and Threads
Meta CFO Susan Li discusses the company's second-quarter earnings, artificial intelligence investments and the future of Llama 2 and Threads. She speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Technology."
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How Meta Can Attract Content Creators
Jellysmack VP Corporate Development Lauren Schnipper joins Caroline Hyde and Alex Barinka to discuss the future of Threads, why she believes the app launch is "unprecedented," and how the company can attract content creators. She speaks...
Bloomberg
Greylock Partners' Reid Hoffman on AI, Meta's Threads
Greylock Partners Partner Reid Hoffman discusses AI's role in the changing tech landscape, Meta's Threads launch, and Disney's decision to extend CEO Iger's contract. He speaks to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Bloomberg
Threads Reaches 100 Million Users in Days
Meta's new product Threads has reached 100 million users in less than a week. Vonnie Quinn reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Stock footage of Whatsapp and Threads
Stock footage of Whatsapp and the new app Instagram Threads. Instagram Threads is a new media platform similar to Twitter where people can post comments and re-post others.
Bloomberg
Zuckerberg Strikes Back: Kyla Scanlon
Threads is growing insanely fast. But there's no sign it can succeed on Mark Zuckerberg's own terms.
Kyla Scanlon breaks down Twitter's new nemesis.
Bloomberg
Meta's Threads Draws Millions
More than 30 million users signed up for Meta Platform Inc.'s new app Threads, designed as a direct rival to Twitter and the most serious threat yet to Elon Musk's struggling social-media site. Sarah Frier reports on Bloomberg Television.
Bloomberg
Can Instagram's Threads Really Take on Twitter?
More than 30 million users signed up for Meta Platforms Inc.'s new app Threads on Thursday within hours of it being available. This sets up a direct battle between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter Chairman Elon Musk. Bloomberg's Ed...
Bloomberg
Wedbush's Dan Ives Has 'Doubts' for Instagram's New Twitter Rival
Wedbush Senior Equity Analyst Dan Ives says it will be difficult for Threads, Instagram's new text app, to achieve "critical mass" as a viable rival to Twitter. "If you look at anything that's tried to challenge Twitter, in terms of any...
Bloomberg
What Was Twitter Anyway?
The most likely outcome is that Twitter will die. But what will replace it? Kyla Scanlon explains what made it our central place for online discourse.
Press Association
Could tech billionaires be set for cage match
Twitter's Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg appear set to fight after challenging each other to a cage match through their respective social media channels.