Gay and McIntyre allege Barber, as a public official, has violated the law by blocking people on social media. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March public officials can’t block people if they have the authority to speak on the government’s behalf and purport to be exercising that authority on social media.

For nonprofit organizations, where marketing and advertising can be cost-prohibitive, social media is a critical (and free) asset that should be leveraged.

In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg fired the fact-checking team for his company's social media platforms. At the same time, he reversed Facebook's turn away from political content.

Several social media posts have warned Oregonians that federal immigration officials have stormed a public university, made appearances at local businesses and questioned children riding public transportation in the days since President Donald Trump returned to office. None of that appears to be true, according to local officials.

A tech company is offering one person $100 a day for a month to give up social media. A thousand people have already signed up to be selected.

IPS school official debunk rumor on social media that Brookside Elementary School was put on lockdown after ICE agents visited the school.

Social media content curation requires more than creativity—it demands a commitment to ethical practices. We asked social media experts, marketers, and other industry leaders to share the ways they ensure their content curation is responsible and ethical.

Houston ISD is considering legal action against social media apps, saying they disrupt schooling, are addictive to students, and impair peer interaction.

Ritika Shroff had the typical Gen Z experience with social media. At 13, she signed up for Instagram, then Snapchat. Later, she downloaded TikTok and worked her way through other popular platforms. But in high school,

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is denying that users were ever forced to follow the accounts of President Donald Trump and others in his administration following his inauguration.

Turkey has experienced several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A video shared on Facebook claims that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country in 2025. However, this is false: Turkey has had no earthquakes this year.

Social media opens up an online world that many teens aren't ready to navigate on their own. And some aspects are just plain dangerous.