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First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as she and the President depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington. The President and first lady will be traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs bipartisan Take It Down Act to fight ‘revenge porn’ and deepfakes. Here’s what’s in it

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

FILE – A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Meta will now use AI to ‘proactively’ search for kids who are lying about their age to have adult Instagram accounts

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., center, arrives following a break during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Congress has increasingly scrutinized social media platforms as growing evidence suggests that excessive use and the proliferation of harmful content may be damaging young people's mental health.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg grilled on the witness stand — ‘I don’t have the full timeline of Instagram’s development in my head’

By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Historic Meta antitrust trial begins and Mark Zuckerberg could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp: ‘It is better to buy than compete’

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s former director of Global Public Policy, arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Meta whistleblower claims tech giant built $18 billion business by aiding China in AI race and undermining U.S. national security

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Alexis Ohanian, Principal Owner, Angel City Football Club & Los Angeles Golf Club, looks on during a conversation with Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas during the Business of Women Sport Summit presented by Deep Blue Sports and Axios at Chelsea Factory on April 23, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Fresh off his bid to aquire TikTok, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian is teaming up with social media veteran Kevin Rose to resurrect Digg

By The Associated Press and Barbara Ortutay

FILE – Elon Musk arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Federal judge denies Elon Musk’s request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion—but she’d be happy to hold a trial

By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, and others

Elon Musk hunches over while walking

Elon Musk says he will be irreparably harmed if OpenAI isn’t stopped. The federal judge overseeing his lawsuit called it a ‘stretch’

By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, and others

FILE – Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Meta is rolling back hate speech rules along with fact-checking and Zuckerberg says ‘recent elections’ are a catalyst

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

FILE – Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

X’s crowd-sourced ‘Community Notes’ fact checks fail to address flood of U.S. election misinformation, report says

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

Watchdog says TikTok approved ads with election misinformation, violating its own political ad ban

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

The Snapchat app can be seen on the display of a smartphone.

Unredacted messages show Snapchat’s inaction on abuse, lawsuit claims

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion

Mark Zuckerberg shows off holographic AR glasses prototype as Meta unveils cheaper VR headset

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks in front of a podium with a blue sign reading "Protect Kids Online." In the background is the blurred capitol building.

Snap Inc. sued for hosting ‘dark web’ of child trafficking

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press