ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage agreement. The move … Read more

ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports

ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage agreement. The move … Read more

Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep

Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her friends were spending hours on TikTok and YouTube watching influencers tout products for achieving today’s beauty aesthetic: a dewy, “glowy,” flawless complexion. Scarlett developed an elaborate skin care … Read more

Trump Shares QAnon Posts And Unhinged Social Media Content

Trump Shares QAnon Posts And Unhinged Social Media Content

Former President Donald Trump once tried to keep a healthy distance between himself and the conspiratorial elements of his supporter base, admitting only a vague familiarity with their beliefs. A flurry of activity seen on his Truth Social page this week, however, emphasizes how far he’s come toward fully and openly embracing the far-right fringe … Read more

Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X

Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment of a legal representative in Brazil. The court’s top judge, Alexandre de Moraes, has also … Read more

Judge rules against Media Matters’ request to dismiss lawsuit by X

Judge rules against Media Matters’ request to dismiss lawsuit by X

The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and on a computer screen in Athens, Greece, on April 20, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in Texas has ruled against Media Matters and its request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X. Because of U.S. District Judge Reed … Read more

Elon Musk attacks Brazil’s top judge as X faces ban, Starlink finances frozen

Elon Musk attacks Brazil’s top judge as X faces ban, Starlink finances frozen

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk ramped up his online attacks on Brazilian Supreme … Read more

Cord cutters getting political ad blitz as campaigns flood Roku, Hulu

Cord cutters getting political ad blitz as campaigns flood Roku, Hulu

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump Reuters Consumers who cut their cable cord in recent years are finding that there’s one thing about linear TV they can’t escape: political ads. With the U.S. presidential election less than 70 days away, campaigns are swarming streaming services like Roku and Hulu to such … Read more

Telegram Faces a Reckoning in Europe. Other Founders Should Beware

Telegram Faces a Reckoning in Europe. Other Founders Should Beware

“[Elon] Musk and fellow executives should be reminded of their criminal liability,” said Bruce Daisley, a former executive at Twitter, who worked at the company’s British office, days after British protesters tried to set fire to a hotel for asylum seekers. But Telegram has provoked politicians more than any other platform. What could be called … Read more

SME IPOs: SME IPOs: Why tighter norms are needed for merchant bankers & social media

SME IPOs: SME IPOs: Why tighter norms are needed for merchant bankers & social media

Ashvin Parekh, Managing Partner, Ashvin Parekh Advisory Services, says we will have to get to a point where the regulator, merchant bankers, and the issuers themselves to start with, and thereafter, the media, social media particularly, will have to play a significant place. Otherwise, what was intended to be a good reform because of the … Read more