Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news | Spain
Spain's leftist government has announced a bill that would extend the obligation for digital platforms and social media influencers to publish corrections to their posts in a bid to fight disinformation. The explosion of social media in recent years has allowed new actors to reach wider audiences, but has raised concerns about a lack of […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges Congress to pass Kids Online Safety Act by year-end: letter
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Congressional leaders, along with X owner Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr., to support the landmark bill and ensure kids' online safety by the end of the year. urged that the law be passed. The bill, also known as KOSA, would impose a legal “duty of care” on […]
Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring 2025 — despite snag with online reservations
Hilton assured us in October that the latest delay we recently reported on reopening the landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel (through spring 2025) would be the project's last postponement. A week ago, Hilton trumpeted that it would launch an online hotel reservation site on December 10th, as if to confirm this. I went to a live […]
Sydney Sweeney slams online body-shamers as she transforms herself for role as professional boxer
Sidney Sweeney has absolutely no room for any negativity. On Friday,madame webThe actress, 27, slammed body shamers on social media after online trolls targeted her appearance in the comments section of a Daily Mail article that featured a photo of Sweeney sunbathing at her Florida home. . One user commented on the article: “There's nothing […]
Online Gambling Losses to Drain $1 Trillion from U.S. Pockets by 2028
Critics call gambling “the devil's playground.” Online gambling losses in the United States are likely to exceed $1 trillion in the next few years, at the expense of American gambling operators, and are on track to meet that estimate. U.S. lawmakers and government regulators “cannot continue to rely on theories of responsible gambling that shift […]
Van Jones says ‘political class’ was outsmarted by Trump’s digital, online influencer campaign
Former Obama aide Van Jones warned the political class that the strategy he believed would appeal to Americans was woefully outdated. At the New York Times' Dealbook Summit, politicians offered an autopsy of why the Harris campaign failed and how the Trump campaign rode the wave of change in American media. Jones argued that President-elect […]
Alarm sounded over graffiti, flyers, online posts reacting to shooting death of health insurance company head
Police are investigating graffiti that read “Kill the CEO” that was spray-painted in white on multiple stores in Chicago over the weekend. WLS-TV reported. The vandalism occurred after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was targeted and killed in New York City last Wednesday, the agency said. “Fuck you, I don’t care if he rests in the […]
Companies battle negative reviews, flood of online support for Luigi Mangione
Several companies are battling negative reviews and an outpouring of support online for the suspect in the United Healthcare CEO shooting. Luigi Mangione was arrested on Monday for the murder of CEO Brian Thompson. Mr. Thompson was shot and killed in Manhattan last week, and a search continues for the suspect. Mr. Mangione was arrested […]
Dem rep gets dragged online after wildly inflating health insurance profit by $1.32T after UnitedHealthcare CEO murder – New York Post
Progressive Congressman Ro Khanna seemed to capitalize on the United Healthcare CEO assassination to inflame populist anger, but ended up slashing private health insurers' profit margins by $1.32 trillion. The water has increased. Khanna (D-Calif.) initially claimed in Monday's X speech that “the seven major private health insurance companies collected $1.39 trillion in profits in […]
Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk Make End-of-Year Push for Kids Online Safety Act
Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk called on Congress over the weekend to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). “We can protect free speech and children from Big Tech at the same time. It's time for House Republicans to pass the Kids Online Safety Act as soon as possible,” Trump Jr. wrote on Sunday. […]