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Reddit is considering legal action after a group of researchers had AI bots pose as real people without users’ knowledge. The researchers say they will no longer publish their study.

Sarah Ashley Winans woke up in the middle of the night with test anxiety. Only, she wasn’t the one set to take the state exam.

Two-year-old Preston Ordone, known on TikTok as the “Okay Baby,” died in a car crash Thursday, according to Louisiana State Police.

Videos of people making so-called “budget,” “poverty” or “recession” meals — ways to eat for a week on $25 worth of groceries or even less — are garnering millions of views.

On April 23, 2005, YouTube founder Jawed Karim shared the unedited 18-second clip of himself in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo.

Meta said that all “eligible advertisers globally” will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.

After Wendy’s appeared to troll Katy Perry for participating in the Blue Origin space expedition, the brand issued a statement addressing the matter.

OpenAI is considering building a social network to compete with Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Instagram, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to CNBC.

The founder of Barstool Sports wants to apologize to the college freshman who was the victim of a false viral rumor amplified by two personalities affiliated with the popular sports site, he said Thursday, NBC News reported.

They will also be unable to unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval. Safeguards extend to Facebook and Messenger.

Psychologist Abby Medcalf noted that with her patients, microcheating involves texting or messages on social media. And it can be a slippery slope.

A University of Mississippi freshman says a false rumor that went viral on X left her vomiting from anxiety as her phone was bombarded with calls and texts labeling her “a whore” and urging her to take her own life.

A mother who lost her son said Meta made changes to his Facebook page without her knowledge or permission.

Shonda Rhimes is weighing in on a viral “Grey’s Anatomy” scene! Fans have been recreating Ellen Pompeo’s “pick me” scene from the show and Shonda loves that it’s getting attention.

U.S. officials have not determined who was behind an apparent cyber attack on X that limited access to the platform for thousands of users.

The Albanian Cabinet decided Thursday to halt TikTok for 12 months, blaming the popular platform for inciting violence and bullying.

The founders of Reddit and Digg are relaunching the platform, which was sold in 2012, as a website and mobile app in the coming weeks.

As TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains in limbo, San Francisco startup Substack is going after video creators in a move to expand its platform.

A simple vocal lesson took a wild turn, becoming an internet trend across the nation.

Nothing says “have a happy marriage” like a very specific threat to your manhood.