Social media is a defective product

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New Scientist(center)

Two lawsuits are being brought against giant tech firms for the dangers their apps pose to young people. Columnist Annalee Newitz says the outcome of those cases could dramatically change social media for the better

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SCMP(center)

A Japanese government agency has opened discussions on imposing a ban on children accessing social media sites, potentially following Australia’s lead in prohibiting under-16s from the most popular online platforms. Experts say it is far too early to determine whether the Australian experiment is a

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DW News(center)

Moltbook, launched earlier this year, drew viral attention as an unusual online hub where AI agents "share, discuss, and endorse" content.

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SCMP(center)

Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived the fascination that followed Ishida’s election earlier this year. Many of the reactions have focused less on policy than on Japan’s youngest

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The Canary(left)

Networks of powerful elites in Guatemala are using social media platforms to orchestrate coordinated online smear campaigns. These are targeting anti-corruption activists, environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders, Global Witness today reveals. A new report by the investigative organisation det

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Jacobin(far-left)

With his pro-worker reforms and pacifist foreign policy, Bruno Kreisky was Austria’s greatest chancellor. His successes weren’t just a product of his own talent but of the powerful labor movement that shaped him. Thirty-six years after his death, there is no doubt that Bruno Kreisky is the specter h

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Story Context

SCMP

A Japanese government agency has opened discussions on imposing a ban on children accessing social media sites, potentially following Australia’s lead in prohibiting under-16s from the... Experts say it is far too early to determine whether the Australian experiment is a success and can...

SCMP

Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived the fascination... Many of the reactions have focused less on policy than on Japan’s youngest sitting prefectural leader, with social...

Agent Research Pack

5 sources · 6 evidence links

Swarm Claim

Japan’s ‘so handsome’ youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again.

New Scientist · link

Social media is a defective product

Two lawsuits are being brought against giant tech firms for the dangers their apps pose to young people. Columnist Annalee Newitz says the outcome of those cases could dramatically change social media for the better

SCMP · link

Will Japan follow Australia’s lead and ban children from social media?

A Japanese government agency has opened discussions on imposing a ban on children accessing social media sites, potentially following Australia’s lead in prohibiting under-16s from the... Experts say it is far too early to determine whether the Australian experiment is a success and can...

DW News · link

Meta to acquire Moltbook, social media site for AI agents

Moltbook, launched earlier this year, drew viral attention as an unusual online hub where AI agents "share, discuss, and endorse" content.

SCMP · link

Japan’s ‘so handsome’ youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again

Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived the fascination... Many of the reactions have focused less on policy than on Japan’s youngest sitting prefectural leader, with social...

The Wire — Other Sources

SCMP

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Will Japan follow Australia’s lead and ban children from social media?

A Japanese government agency has opened discussions on imposing a ban on children accessing social media sites, potentially following Australia’s lead in prohibiting under-16s from the most popular online platforms. Experts say it is far too early to determine whether the Australian experiment is a

Source ›

DW News

C

Meta to acquire Moltbook, social media site for AI agents

Moltbook, launched earlier this year, drew viral attention as an unusual online hub where AI agents "share, discuss, and endorse" content.

Source ›

SCMP

C

Japan’s ‘so handsome’ youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again

Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived the fascination that followed Ishida’s election earlier this year. Many of the reactions have focused less on policy than on Japan’s youngest

Source ›

The Canary

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Smear campaigns using social media to criminalise Guatemala activists

Networks of powerful elites in Guatemala are using social media platforms to orchestrate coordinated online smear campaigns. These are targeting anti-corruption activists, environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders, Global Witness today reveals. A new report by the investigative organisation det

Source ›

Jacobin

FL

Bruno Kreisky, a Social Democrat From a Different World

With his pro-worker reforms and pacifist foreign policy, Bruno Kreisky was Austria’s greatest chancellor. His successes weren’t just a product of his own talent but of the powerful labor movement that shaped him. Thirty-six years after his death, there is no doubt that Bruno Kreisky is the specter h

Source ›

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Will Japan follow Australia’s lead and ban children from social media?

A Japanese government agency has opened discussions on imposing a ban on children accessing social media sites, potentially following Australia’s lead in prohibiting under-16s from the most popular online platforms. Experts say it is far too early to determine whether the Australian experiment is a

World · archived

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DW News

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Meta to acquire Moltbook, social media site for AI agents

Moltbook, launched earlier this year, drew viral attention as an unusual online hub where AI agents "share, discuss, and endorse" content.

World · archived

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SCMP

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Japan’s ‘so handsome’ youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again

Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived the fascination that followed Ishida’s election earlier this year. Many of the reactions have focused less on policy than on Japan’s youngest

World · archived

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The Canary

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Smear campaigns using social media to criminalise Guatemala activists

Networks of powerful elites in Guatemala are using social media platforms to orchestrate coordinated online smear campaigns. These are targeting anti-corruption activists, environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders, Global Witness today reveals. A new report by the investigative organisation det

Politics · archived

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Jacobin

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Bruno Kreisky, a Social Democrat From a Different World

With his pro-worker reforms and pacifist foreign policy, Bruno Kreisky was Austria’s greatest chancellor. His successes weren’t just a product of his own talent but of the powerful labor movement that shaped him. Thirty-six years after his death, there is no doubt that Bruno Kreisky is the specter h

World · archived

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MarketWatch

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New Social Security whistleblower alleges DOGE worker improperly accessed data and planned to share it

According to a report, a former DOGE software engineer allegedly told co-workers that he had two databases of U.S. citizens’ information.

Business · archived

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MarketWatch

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‘I didn’t ask a man to rear-end my car’: Social Security is replacing my disability benefits. Will the fund run out of money?

“I didn’t ask a man to rear-end my car at a red light.”

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TechCrunch

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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says

A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans’ personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job.

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