“That absence has amplified the voices of Iranian American social media creators, who are now explaining the nation’s complicated history and the conflicting desires of its citizens in succinct videos that are widely shared online” (AP). #smc2027 #smle2026 #smprofs
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“French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“New Mexico’s case is built on a state undercover investigation using proxy social media accounts and posing as kids to document sexual solicitations and the response from Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“The algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — powering the U.S. backend will be licensed from ByteDance and then retrained on U.S. user data” (AP). #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture” (AP). #smprofs #smle2027 #smc2027
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“Under the draft legislation released by the EU’s executive commission, telecom equipment from so-called high risk suppliers in third countries would be phased out within three years” (AP). #tech #law #EU #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video” (AP). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“Australia’s social media ban for children under the age of 16 has grabbed global attention, and governments worldwide are considering implementing similar policies, with the U.K. seen as likely to be next” (CNBC). #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/18/u...
“Five of those convicted were also banned from using the social media platform involved in the case, X, for six months” (NYTimes). #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
“A.I. bots can produce authoritative-sounding errors and misinformation, and some teachers are grappling with widespread A.I.-assisted student cheating” (NYT). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/t...
“Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain” ( @AP ). #tech #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea” (AP). #tech #smprofs #smc2027
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“TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States” (AP). #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
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“X updates its terms to lay claim to the ‘Twitter’ trademark after newcomer’s challenge” (TechCrunch). #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs #prprofs
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“Critics from both political parties — as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups — worry that banning state regulation would amount to a favor for big #AI companies, who enjoy little to no oversight …” (AP). #tech #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs #prprofs
apnews.com/article/trum...
“As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead and severely restrict social media access for young people” (AP). #smle2026 #smprofs
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“… Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift” (AP). #music #data #marketing #smprofs #smc2027
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#AI #robocalls case: “Though jurors sided with Kramer in the criminal trial, the judge in the civil case not only ordered him to pay $7,500 to each voter who sued but banned him from engaging in the same conduct nationwide” (AP). #law #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Researchers at NewsGuard, a firm that tracks online misinformation, identified several popular accounts — purportedly run by Americans interested in politics – that instead were based in Eastern Europe, Asia or Africa” (AP). #tech #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing containing newly unredacted information that was released on Friday” (CNBC). #law #smle2026 #smc2027 #smprofs
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
“Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia and a growing number of countries pushing tighter digital age limits for children” (AP). #tech #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk ‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said” (AP). #smle2026 #smprofs
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Bluesky trails most major social media sites (Pew). #data #smprofs #smle2026 #smc2027
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“Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking” (AP). #smprofs #law #smle2026 #smc2027
apnews.com/article/meta...
“OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues” (AP). #AI #tech #smle2026 #smprofs #prprofs
apnews.com/article/open...
“YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal” (AP). #smprofs #media #smle2026
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“As teachers, accountants and marketing professionals begin engaging with #AI chatbots and assistants to generate ideas and improve productivity, they’re also discovering the programs can make mistakes” (AP). #tech #smle2026 #smprofs #prprofs
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