
Instagram Pauses Development On App For Kids
The head of Instagram said the company will continue to expand its opt-in parental supervision tools for teen accounts.
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The head of Instagram said the company will continue to expand its opt-in parental supervision tools for teen accounts.
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The decision came days after Richards exited as the newly appointed host of "Jeopardy!" over past misogynistic and controversial statements.
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#FreeBritney has gone viral online and in real life — but who are the supporters behind the movement?
This is something that's been going on for decades.
Mayor Lightfoot says this is about pushing for diversity in the media, but critics have called it discriminatory and performative.
Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on how random the violence seems to be.
| Amber Strong and Rosie Cima and Mark Fahey
The duo created a seascape out of trash donations to illuminate the importance of caring for the planet.
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As heart-warming as these ads may make us feel — what are messages like "be confident" or "be proud" really conveying to the potential consumer?
| Katherine Biek and Aida Mogos
A Newsy/YouGov poll found Americans trust journalists over family and friends as trustworthy sources of news.
Some protests that erupted during the pandemic were led by astroturfing campaigns.
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A Chicago-based coalition is using facts to fight misinformation in Latino immigrant communities.
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Newsy looked through thousands of fact-checked posts on social media to help you better spot manipulated content.
| Mark Fahey and Rosie Cima
The Defense Department is funding research into technology able to automatically detect doctored media.
Fact checking organizations help people determine what information is trustworthy.
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One media expert told Newsy more and more news sites with local-sounding names only "masquerade as a local news organization."
| Mark Greenblatt and Lauren Knapp
A propaganda machine and a law threatening prison for criticizing the U.S. government encouraged newspapers to censor the 1918 flu and it cost lives.
Magazine says the incoming White House duo was chosen because they are "changing the American story."
Experts say immigrants are particularly susceptible to voter disinformation but new fact-checking efforts are emerging on Univision and Telemundo.
Six senior Trump administration say under U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack employee voting records were researched to evaluate workers.
Chicago Police say an officer-involved shooting Sunday, followed by the spread of misinformation, contributed to mass looting in the city's downtown.
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Maria Ressa and her news organization Rappler have been critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war.
A Twitter spokesperson told NBC News the company is considering various ways "to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets."
A New Jersey-based hedge fund is expected to take over, ending 163 years of family control.
The newspaper placed one of its reporters on administrative leave after they tweeted about Kobe Bryant's rape case shortly after he died.
Notice of Michele Kelemen's removal follows NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly's interview with Pompeo and reports of a heated exchange between the two.
The Secretary of State sat for an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly where she asked about Iran and Ukraine.
Brazilian prosecutors charged American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes after he published articles that prompted ethics concerns.
The lawsuit says Clinton's remarks on a podcast have caused Gabbard to lose "$50 million — and counting."
Christianity Today's editorial calls President Trump's actions in office "profoundly immoral" and says the country faces "political danger."
Climate scientist Michael Mann is suing conservative magazine National Review for defamation.