NYC Mayor Eric Adams sues Facebook, Instagram, others for fueling youth mental health crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram, for fueling a youth mental health crisis. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court, also includes Alphabet’s YouTube, Snap’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok, alleging that the companies “intentionally manipulated […]
FACT CHECK: Contrary To Instagram Video, Alina Habba Did Not Say Judge Kaplan Took A $5,000,000 Bribe To Convict Trump
video shared on Instagram Claims attorney Alina Haba allegedly claimed that Judge Lewis Kaplan took a $5 million bribe to convict former President Donald Trump in a recent libel trial. Verdict: False There is no evidence that Mr. Haba made such a statement. Additionally, a jury recently found Trump, not Kaplan, guilty of defamation in […]
Ohio blocked from implementing law restricting children’s use of Instagram, TikTok
A federal judge on Monday approved a new law that would require social media companies such as Metaplatform’s Instagram and ByteDance’s TikTok to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms. Enforcement was blocked in Ohio. Chief Judge Algernon Mabry of the District of Columbia agreed NetChoice, a technology industry trade […]
Instagram and Threads to stop recommending political content
Some of Mark Zuckerberg’s meta products do not recommend political content or political pages by default in hopes of providing users with a “great experience.” Threads, Meta’s competitor to Instagram and Elon Musk’s X, has announced that it will reduce the default amount of new political content it serves its users to exactly zero. Content […]
FACT CHECK: Viral Instagram Video Claims Trump Has Won The Republican Nomination For The 2024 Election
viral video shared on Instagram It claims to show that former President Donald Trump has won the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. Verdict: False The original video shared on YouTube shows Trump winning the 2016 Republican nomination. The 2024 Republican National Convention is scheduled for July. Fact check: According to reports, Trump won […]
Pro-Palestine protesters in NYC vow to be even ‘louder’ after Instagram boots anti-Israel group from its platform
Approximately 1,000 anti-Israel protesters took to the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday, claiming to be even more “vocal” about the ongoing war in Gaza. Hundreds of other protesters were reportedly standing inside the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown. new york post. The NYPD had a police presence in the area and appeared to be […]
Instagram, Threads to Stop Recommending Political Content
Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram and Threads will no longer promote political content on their social media platforms, the company announced Friday. Mr. Zuckerberg’s latest moves to control the national conversation will include an attempt to silence the popular Breitbart News Instagram account. “If you decide to follow an account that posts political content, we don’t want […]
Instagram, Threads no longer recommending political content
Instagram and Threads will no longer actively promote political content, Instagram announced Friday. “We want Instagram and Threads to be great experiences for everyone,” the social media platform said in a press release. “If you decide to follow an account that posts political content, we don’t want to get between you and that posting, but […]
Meta Bans Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from Facebook, Instagram for Call to ‘Wipe Israel Off the Map’
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has blacklisted Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for repeated violations of policies against dangerous individuals and organizations. The permanent suspension followed Khamenei’s call to “wipe Israel off the map.” of new york post report Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has permanently banned Iran’s Supreme Leader […]
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei booted from Facebook, Instagram
Mehta has suspended Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, citing “repeated violations” of the company’s “Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy.” Khamenei was banned from popular social media platforms for repeatedly calling for “wiping Israel off the map.” Iran is a mortal enemy of Israel, which continues to fight Hamas after an October […]