Tea app fallout worsens as leaked selfies used in rating site, online map

The Tea app data breach has spiraled into online harassment, with leaked user photos reportedly used in a rating site and an unverified map. Experts say this wasn’t a hack—but a major security failure.

Tea app, built for women's safety, suffers major data breach

Tea, an app designed to help women safely share information about men they date, has suffered a data breach.

YouTube raising minimum age for live streaming to 16

Starting July 22, YouTube will require users to be at least 16 years old to live stream on their own, tightening safety restrictions for teen creators.

WhatsApp to start showing ads: What to know

WhatsApp announced it will begin displaying ads in the app’s Updates tab as part of Meta’s effort to generate more revenue.

Social media use triples depression symptoms for pre-teens: Study

A new cohort study from JAMA Network Open found that social media use in early adolescence is linked to significantly increased depressive symptoms over time—tripling the odds of mental health struggles in pre-teens.

James Comey calls Secret Service probe over beach photo ‘a distraction’

Former FBI director James Comey says he’s baffled that a beach photo he posted led to accusations of threatening Donald Trump—and an in-person interview with the Secret Service.

Pres. Trump signs 'Take It Down Act' bill designed to fight AI deepfakes, revenge porn

President Donald Trump was joined by First Lady Melania Trump on Monday afternoon to sign a bill targeting non-censual images, including deepfakes made with artificial intelligence and revenge porn.

TikTok releases new AI-powered image-to-video feature

TikTok has launched AI Alive, an in-app tool that uses artificial intelligence to animate photos into immersive short-form videos within Stories.

Kids screen time and social media impact
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A lecture at Marquette University on Friday explained the real-world impacts of screen time, social media, privacy settings and more on kids.

Kids screen time, social media; Marquette lecture discusses impact

A lecture at Marquette University on Friday explained the real-world impacts of screen time, social media, privacy settings and more on kids.

Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board

The controversial online message board 4chan has remained offline for nearly a week following a reported hack that exposed moderators and backend systems.

Meta to stop fact-checking in the US on April 7 — Community Notes to take over

Meta will officially shut down its third-party fact-checking in the US on April 7, replacing it with a user-driven Community Notes system. Experts warn the shift could change how misinformation spreads on Facebook and Instagram.

Kids with smartphones reported higher well-being than kids without, study finds

Despite kids who reported having overall better well-being compared to kids who did not own smartphones, they also admitted that using social media had negative impacts on their health.

Snapchat briefly goes down for users, according to Downdetector

Snapchat users reported outages on Thursday night, with Downdetector showing a spike in issues and complaints surfacing on social media.