Meanwhile, Snap is poised to capitalize, while other popular Chinese apps like RedNote may be newly scrutinized.

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

Entities that traditionally communicate with the public in such crises have, for the most part, been doing their best: Local media has been working tirelessly — TV stations such as KTLA have excelled in particular — while municipal and state authorities have been trying to provide as much actionable information as possible.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission released information Thursday and Friday about its normally confidential investigations.

Vivek Ramaswamy has said that Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday will bring the "dawn of a new Golden Age."

Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel have been forced to defend their signing of USMNT international John Tolkin following criticism of his social media activity. The 22-year-old wing-back — a club-record transfer from Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls — has faced criticism for his activity online relating to a variety of topics including gender identity and conspiracies around the COVID pandemic.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is getting a bumpy ride over a promotional graphic that appears to evoke a terror attack on Paris.

Like the wildfire conditions in Los Angeles County, my For You page on TikTok turned overnight.

Reddit has been abuzz with a rumor that a shopper found a bottle of King of Kentucky bourbon on the shelves at Costco in California. We haven't been able to confirm if the post is true, but the Reddit user claimed to have purchased the rare spirit for $285. A message sent to Costco asking if it was being sold at Costco hasn't yet been returned.

Indonesia will impose interim child protection guidelines on social media companies while the government carves out a law to set a minimum age for users of the platforms, a senior communications ministry official said on Wednesday.

Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity.

Although the term could refer to a judge advocate general — a military lawyer — it can also mean "a person with an unfavorable personality or annoying habits."