socialmedia
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Long Story Short: YouTube Stories Are Shutting Down
YouTube Stories will officially end on June 26 as the company shifts its gaze to YouTube Shorts.
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HBO’s Max Rebrand Launch Didn’t Go as Planned
HBO Max, now rebranded as Max, had a less-than-ideal launch on Tuesday, with many subscribers reporting ongoing issues with the app. The problems may have stemmed from Max creating an entirely new app, rather than simply renaming its existing one, and many subscribers were displeased, saying they couldn’t log in or that the app had…
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Surgeon General Warns of Social Media’s ‘Profound Risk of Harm’ to Kids
The Surgeon General offered the federal government’s starkest warning to date on Tuesday over the ways social media may harm young users’ mental health. In a public advisory, Vivek Murthy said there are “ample indicators” that social media poses a “profound risk of harm” to children’s mental health and development.
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‘Verified’ Twitter Accounts Spread Pentagon Explosion Hoax
Breaking news: The U.S. Pentagon is NOT under attack. But that didn’t stop false reports of an explosion from circulating widely online along with a seemingly AI-generated image of billowing black smoke near the Department of Defence headquarters on Monday.