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A recent study by psychologists shows that the regular use of social media is linked to changes in the brains of teenagers. This is especially troubling in light of the fact that the most popular social media platform for American teenagers is China’s TikTok, which pushes harmful messaging on teens as soon as they sign up for an account.

A study about the impacts of social media found that three out of four children as young as 12 “dislike their bodies and are embarrassed by the way they look,” the Guardian reported.

Jimmy John’s restaurant chain founder Jimmy John Liautaud told Breitbart News that getting canceled on social media means nothing, because “woke is fake,” and that children shouldn’t be allowed to use social media until they reach a certain age.

During a portion of an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s “All Things Considered,” Vice President Kamala Harris commented on the changes at Twitter by stating she expects and “would require” leaders in the tech sector to “work with us

During portions of an interview with CBS News aired on Wednesday’s “CBS Evening News,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco stated that fentanyl deaths are a national security crisis in addition to being an issue of public safety and public health

The survey follows Elon Musk’s release of information showing that Twitter censored and blacklisted conservatives.

Voters have mixed reviews when it comes to Twitter “uncanceling” certain high profile accounts, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found. 

During an interview with the “Fox News Rundown” podcast released on Monday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) argued that there need to be regulations for social media and “other communication techniques, that you can’t pick winners and losers based on your politics,

A majority of Americans “support Elon Musk’s ongoing efforts to change Twitter to a more free and transparent platform,” a Trafalgar Group poll found.

Canadian TikTok star Megha Thakur passed away recently at the age of 21, Yahoo! Style reported Thursday.

The Twitter alternative social media platform Parler announced on Thursday that the company will no longer be moving forward with rapper Kanye West’s purchase.

Radio shock jock Howard Stern criticized Oprah Winfrey for “showing off” her lavish lifestyle on social media and not being “embarrassed by her wealth at all,” proclaiming, “You gotta be a little self-aware.”

The company issued an apology in reference to a now-deleted post that read, “You’re in their DMs. We’re in them. We are not the same.”

Threats against social services have circulated on Arabic-speaking social media as some allege authorities have kidnapped Muslim children. 

Tampax is under fire after the company posted what some are deeming an “inappropriate” and “sexual” social media post advertising their products.

Andrew Tate has seen his account reinstated on Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the Silicon Valley tech giant.

During his Wednesday broadcast, FNC host Tucker Carlson questioned the existing bans on different social media platforms on former President Donald Trump.

The use of gay dating app Grindr in the halls of the German parliament constitutes “work”, a Green party MP has argued.

During CNN’s Election Night coverage on Tuesday, CNN host John King told people to “stay off social media” if they want to know if there are “really issues with voting,” and stated that people should “trust your local officials, trust

President Joe Biden on Friday signaled his frustration that billionaire Elon Musk had purchased Twitter.

Elon Musk has been told that Twitter must continue censoring “digital hate” by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the EU’s Thierry Breton.

Pope Francis cautioned against the dangers of the internet Wednesday, warning seminarians that “the devil enters” through online pornography.

A teacher from Colombia has reportedly been fired for posting sexy photos of herself on her Instagram profile.

The social media account for Germany’s Ministry for Economics mocked the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss with a Public Enemy song.

Kanye West used an interview Monday with Chris Cuomo on NewsNation’s Cuomo to double down on targeting as he said “the Jewish community as a whole.”

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth advised Army generals to exercise good judgment on social media, following reports of a two-star Army general, Maj. Gen. Pat Donahoe, being under investigation for various reasons including his combative tweets to conservatives and junior female officers on Twitter.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launched an official account on Twitter and questioned “where is my good friend [Donald Trump]?”

While it had been claimed the spread of social media was a cause of sinking fertility rates, this is the first time the link has been proven.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday charges against Kim Kardashian for using social media to personally tout a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the plug.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has deleted his social media as the team loses its first two games of the year despite last year’s Super Bowl

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the leading domestic intelligence agency in Germany, operates “hundreds” of fake right wing accounts that it uses to infiltrate right wing political networks, according to a report by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.

The company founded by former President Donald Trump that launched his social media platform Truth Social is considering legal action against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly slow-walking approval of the company’s planned merger with another company that would provide the joint entity a mass infusion of capital, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has signed a bill into law that would require social media companies to report their content moderation policies to the state government, legislation that even the Washington Post admits is “controversial.”

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) called on social media platforms to do more to crack down on illicit drug dealing on their platforms and wondered why companies have “so much time

Rap star Nicki Minaj warned against posting one’s location to social media in reaction to rapper PnB Rock being fatally shot in Los Angeles, California, after his girlfriend shared their location on Instagram.

Emily Jashinsky, culture editor at The Federalist, explained on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow how TikTok may provide the Chinese Communist Party with the ability to manipulate American voters’ political perceptions.