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Pope Leo XIV is four days into his service as pope and is calling for the release of imprisoned journalists around the world.

A Texas House bill that's gaining bipartisan support would require social media platforms to have warning labels as a tool to address the youth mental health crisis.

A middle school student in Connecticut was reportedly hospitalized after a fire started by the “Chromebook challenge."

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

Thousands of social media users reported issues accessing Reddit on Monday. Here's what we know.

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.

Pastor and gospel singer Marvin Sapp is being criticized after a video resurfaced from 2024 shows him telling ushers to close the church doors and challenging the church members to donate $40,000.

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.

PepsiCo is acquiring Poppi, a Dallas-founded TikTok viral prebiotic soda brand, in a nearly $2 billion deal.

Texas House Bill 499 would require platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to show a warning that there is a link between a teen's social media usage and significant mental health issues. A similar bill was introduced in Congress, but it never made it out of committee.

With an April 5 deadline looming, TikTok could be sold, banned again, or given another extension. Here’s what’s at stake.

Viral memes of Vice President JD Vance have flooded social media, depicting him in comically altered and grotesque forms. Now, Vance has responded—by posting a meme of himself.

Elon Musk said Monday that his social media platform X was hit with a cyberattack.

Digg, a news site that popularized up- and down-votes online, is making a comeback over 20 years after it launched, with the help of AI and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

First lady Melania Trump lobbied on Monday for the bill, which is created to protect people from having sexually explicit images and content of them circulated online.

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw was caught on a hot mic seemingly threatening to "kill" former Fox News host Tucker Carlson after an interview with GB News. Carlson made a post on X offering Crenshaw his address.

Reddit is set to roll out some new features this year, which could include paid subreddits.

The popular social media app is available for download again after a temporary shutdown amid national security concerns.

President Trump reveals Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok after the app briefly went offline amid a looming ban over data concerns.