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British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta.

Three days after Blue Ridge Rock Fest was canceled, attendees are left wondering when or if they'll get their refunds.

Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies.

Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man last week killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram.

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.

A man in Bosnia killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram and then killed two other people while on the run before taking his own life.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.

A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide.

Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.

In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads.

Ever since Elon Must bought Twitter, millions of users have complained about.

Canada's government says it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test.

Instagram and Facebook are adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features beginning Tuesday, but critics say the steps don't go far enough.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are ready to fight, offline.

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media.

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June.

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced legislation aiming to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media.

Social media companies are once again in the spotlight after a bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky, killed five people in a mass shooting and livestreamed the attack on Instagram.

Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl.

This study looked at how frequent checking of social media in children might be related to brain development. It included 169 6th and 7th grade students. The kids reported how often they checked social media (specifically Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat).

TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.

Genya Kalinina moved to Roanoke from North Carolina and wanted to do some fun activities.

A family member says rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months.

A family tradition for the holidays: matching pjs.

Did you make your ornaments this year or did your child bring home some extra holiday crafts? We want to see it all!

Los Angeles authorities have given a little girl a license to own a unicorn — if she can find one.

Beyoncé has been crowned the most Grammy-nominated person in history — tying her husband and rapper Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece.

Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts.

The world was shocked to hear the news that beloved actor and comedian, Leslie Jordan, tragically died on Tuesday after reportedly crashing his car in Los Angeles.

Star Jonathan Pennix had a slew of D-1 offers, but chooses Virginia Tech.

In a story published October 13, 2022, about JPMorgan Chase and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West ending their business relationship, The Associated Press misspelled conservative activist Candace Owens' first name as Candice.

Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend.

Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data.

For years, Miguel and Carlos Cevallos made a living by drawing posters for neighborhood nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants in Queens, attracting clients by word of mouth.

Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018.

Every once and a while something goes viral on the internet that you truly cannot stop thinking about, and for me, it’s this video of a little boy describing the joys of eating corn on the cob.

Instagram and Facebook have suspended Children's Health Defense for repeated violations of policies on COVID-19 misinformation.

As concerns about social media’s harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features designed to make their services safer and more age appropriate.

Serena Williams says she is preparing to step away from tennis after winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business interests.

Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend are expecting another child nearly two years after the couple suffered a pregnancy loss.

A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million in federal court over claims of racial discrimination.

A Sesame Street-themed amusement park has apologized after a viral video appearing to show a costumed character waving off two 6-year-old Black girls at a parade outside Philadelphia.

The Hocus Pocus producer, Adam Shankman, announced that Hocus Pocus 2 will be available to stream on Disney+ in the fall, along with the Hocus Pocus 2 trailer and the creation of an official Hocus Pocus Disney Instagram page on Tuesday.

Actress Lindsay Lohan is celebrating her 36th birthday on Saturday as a married woman.

Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure.

Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.

Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service, including a face-scanning artificial intelligence tool, having mutual friends verify their age or uploading an ID.

White nationalists and supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms like Instagram, Telegram and TikTok.

On Wednesday, the social media platform rolled out Amber Alerts, which notifies users of missing kids in their area.

The 18-year-old man who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in Texas left a digital trail that hinted at what was to come.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads.

The woman known to British tabloid readers as Wagatha Christie has testified about the sleuthing techniques that led to her nickname.

An award-wining Iranian filmmaker says authorities have raided the offices and homes of several filmmakers and other industry professionals and arrested some of them.

Britney Spears says she has lost a baby early in her pregnancy.

Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, plans to celebrate Earth Day by expanding its offering of fundraising tools and making them more easily available to more than 1.5 million nonprofits on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including those involved in fighting climate change.

A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department documents reveal.

Instagram photos showing a 17-year-old with THC cartridges, weapons, and cash led to two arrests in Texas this week.

Some of China's state media reporters are identifying as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Hilaria Baldwin is expecting baby No. 7 with Alec Baldwin.

A Moscow court has banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case their parent company, Meta.

Russian regulators say internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram because it’s being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers.

Understand your social media platforms and make them work for you.

Two of Team USA's stars are hanging out at the Super Bowl after wrapping up their competitions at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm.

Continued research shows the alarming impact it’s having on teenage girls, including increased anxiety, depression and poor body image.

Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span.

Baby Jonas is here.

Roanoke’s tastiest week returns this Friday and goes until the 30th. This is a week where you can experience some of Downtown’s wide variety of lunch and dinner options.

The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are engaged.

We all know that social media is a powerful tool that can both uplift people, as well as cause pain.

Samantha Bush created the Instagram account @BravoHistorian on a whim, just looking for an outlet to share her opinions about all the ridiculous reality TV shows on the Bravo network.

Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the CEO of Instagram faced tough questions from a Senate committee on whether his company’s new safety measures go far enough to protect kids online.

The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep skepticism over new measures the platform is adopting to protect young users nd the company’s commitment to transparency.

Instagram has launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service.

Actress Lindsay Lohan has told her followers on Instagram that she’s engaged.

A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people.

Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, joined some world leaders to issue a global call to better protect children online at a Paris summit on Thursday.

Coach LaMonte tells us a story about two neighbors and how they overcome the anger they have for each other.

Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha has called on Instagram to take racism more seriously after being targeted with abuse after scoring in a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday.

A day at the beach turned into a proposal for Kourtney Kardashian, who is now engaged to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

TikTok, an app best known for dancing videos with 1 billion users worldwide, has also become a shopping phenomenon.

Singer Adele has been gone from the public spotlight, musically speaking, since after the release of her “25”album in 2015.

Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens using its photo sharing app Instagram to take a break, and nudging them if they repeatedly look at the same content that's not conducive to their well-being.

When whistleblower Frances Haugen this week revealed internal Facebook studies of the harms its Instagram service can cause, particularly for teenagers, she reinforced concerns about the popular photo-sharing app.

While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the dangers the company poses, from harming children to inciting political violence to fueling misinformation.

It’s hard to imagine our daily lives without things like Facebook or Instagram.

Senators have fired a barrage of criticism at a Facebook executive over the social-networking giant’s handling of internal research on how its Instagram photo-sharing platform can harm teens.

Bowing — if only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook said Monday it will “pause" its work on a kids' version of its photo-oriented Instagram app.

Instagram is putting a hold on the development of Instagram kids, geared towards children under 13, so it can address concerns about the vulnerability of younger users.

The disappearance and almost-certain death of Gabby Petito and the police hunt for her boyfriend have generated a whirlwind online.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shows us how to renew our minds by recognizing our most dominant thoughts.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte talks about dealing with inconsistent people in your life.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares a story from Thomas Edison’s childhood that can be useful for your future.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares a story of a dog, a museum and how your reflection can sometimes trip you up.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte explains that the story you believe is the story you live.

Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71.

In today’s YouDay, Coach LaMonte shows us how a little leaven in our lives can do very big things.