In this photo illustration a smartphone screen displays the logo of Donald Trump’s Truth Social app March 25 2024 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images This old stock ticker DJT is new again for Donald Trump’s social media company. Trump Media & Technology Group is set to begin trading Tuesday on the NASDAQ … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that bans children younger than 14 years from holding social media accounts in the Sunshine State. The legislation also requires 14- and 15-year-olds to obtain parental approval to hold accounts on social media platforms that employ algorithms and have “certain addictive features.” “The internet has become … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday signed one of the country’s strictest laws cracking down on minors’ access to social media, setting up a likely First Amendment challenge from the companies that host those platforms. The new law will take effect Jan. 1 of next year and bans social media accounts for all children … Read more
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Reddit shares were up 30% to $59.80 at the market’s close on Monday. The social media company’s stock has been rising ever … Read more
Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would be shutting down CrowdTangle, the social media monitoring and transparency tool that has allowed journalists and researchers to track the spread of mis- and disinformation. It will cease to function on August 14, 2024—just months before the US presidential election. Meta’s move is just the latest example … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Omar Marques | Getty Images A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, writing in a judgement Monday that the “case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech.” X sued the research group in July, accusing it … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s newly merged social media company will begin trading under the stock ticker symbol DJT on Tuesday, the firm said in a new regulatory filing. The company, which owns the Truth Social app platform, will be called Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., and will … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Chart for price of shares in Digital World Acquisition Corp. in days leading up to and including shareholder approval of merger with Donald Trump’s social media company. CNBC Donald Trump on Saturday told his many online followers, “I LOVE TRUTH SOCIAL” — but shareholders in the newly merged company that … Read more
Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy — Cardinal Madden — to their family. The couple announced the arrival of their son in an Instagram post they each shared Friday. “He is awesome and We are all so happy he is … Read more
Donald Trump spent Friday morning blasting out capitalized screeds on his social media platform, including the claim that he has nearly $500 million “IN CASH.” According to legal experts, that was not a wise move. “THROUGH HARD WORK, TALENT, AND LUCK, I CURRENTLY HAVE ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF … Read more
