OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users who aren't paying for the premium version. The company announced Friday that ...

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Grok faces mounting scrutiny from government officials and advocacy groups after people used the AI chatbot to create ...

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A federal appeals court has lifted an order that was blocking a Florida law limiting social media access for minors. The 2-1 ruling reverses a lower court's decision that had previously called the law ...

Because you can’t be trusted to remember which group chat someone dumped a happy hour invite in. Because you can’t be trusted to remember which group chat someone dumped a happy hour invite in. is the ...

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. Let’s say, for the sake of the following discussion, that we agree on the following: Teen-agers have First ...

Recent headlines have been asking “Is social media finally dying?” or even asserting that “Social media is dying” or is in its “last days” or is already “dead.” Less dramatically, some merely suggest ...

In 2025, most major social platforms continue to focus on content consumption and algorithmically surfaced media, often leading to extended periods of passive scrolling. For many users, these ...

To celebrate the start of a nationwide ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, the Australian government lit the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the slogan Let Them Be Kids. As of December 10, ...

Many of us are guilty of doomscrolling, endlessly scrolling through short-form videos or social media posts. Often, we spend more time than we intend on social media. This is because these platforms ...

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