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Social media company Discord acquired Gas this week, a fast-growing startup that is designed around teens giving each other compliments.

The move comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered in December that the app be removed from any government-issued devices.

“It’s a business I guess for the people that are doing it. They’re making money off it, but for everyone else, it’s just a distraction,” said Nick Siffringer, sophomore at Trinity College. The jury’s out, and it has been for years on the impact social media has on mental health, particularly among students. “There are times when I treasure...

Seattle’s school district has filed a lawsuit against big tech companies to hold them accountable for what they say is creating a mental health crisis among its students.

Twitter owes $136,260 in overdue rent on its offices on the 30th floor of a building in downtown in San Francisco, according to a lawsuit filed by the building’s landlord last week.

Hannah Williams, 26, quit her job as a data analyst in April to focus on Salary Transparent Street, a viral TikTok series about pay transparency.

Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.

“It’s like being stuck in a hall of distorted mirrors where you’re constantly being told you’re ugly, you’re not good enough, maybe you should kill yourself.”

While the act of doxxing someone isn’t new, it’s getting easier for some bad actors to find and distribute private information online. Here’s what you need to know.

U.S. government regulators charged eight social media influencers Wednesday in a $100 million fraud scheme in which they’re accused of promoting exchange-traded stocks, then selling their shares when prices rose.

Nearly half of the Twitter accounts that spewed hate speech there as Elon Musk took over have been suspended, according to new research.

Nearly half of people on TikTok say they’ve purchased something off the platform, so before you hit “submit payment” listen to these tips from the Better Business Bureau about how to protect yourself from fraud.

Parler launched in 2018 as a conservative alternative to social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Here’s what you need to know.

Crumbl Cookies is suing smaller competitors Crave and Dirty Dough, claiming their brands and packaging are too similar to Crumbl’s.

Babs Costello, who is known as Brunch with Babs on TikTok, shared a guide on how to properly load a dishwasher — and racked up more than 4.5 million views. See her handy tutorial below.

Meta debuted new account management tools for its Facebook and Instagram users that lets them more easily switch between the two apps.

Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past. Twitter said Thursday it’s working on allowing users to edit their tweets, which it said is one of the most requested features to date. The social media company said in a blog post that it’s testing the “Edit Tweet” feature internally with plans to roll it out later this...

A survey of people ages 16 to 40 finds that millennials and Generation Z follow the news but aren’t that happy with what they’re seeing.

Experts are urging parents to be careful about how much information they post on social media about their children in back to school photos.

Gracie’s Corner is a YouTube channel series that features educational content with representation for children of color. The series was created by Javoris Hollingsworth and his daughter Graceyn, who voices the main character Gracie, after seeing a lack of representation in educational shows during the pandemic. The dad and daughter duo join LX News to talk more about Gracie’s...