US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy believes social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and X should be legally required to feature health warning labels similar to tobacco and alcohol products. The nation’s chief public health officer wrote an op-ed published in The New York Times on Monday morning, offering some of his strongest condemnations yet […]
More people seem to be going braless these days, either for self care or as a fashion choice. But is healthy for your boobs and body?
Our online lives pose new ethical challenges to living in a society. These 10 rules can help navigate them more easily.
Although Montana’s law is scheduled to go into effect next year, it remains unclear how it could actually be enforced.
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The fate of the RESTRICT Act remains unclear. Also known as the “TikTok ban,” the bill has sizable bipartisan political—and even public—support, but critics say the bill in its current form focuses on the wrong issues. If it becomes law, it could change the way the government polices your internet activity, whether or not you […]
TikTok’s new guidelines go into effect next month to address AI, climate change denialism, and conspiracy theories.
The heat is truly on for short video app TikTok in both the US and abroad following months of political posturing and threats. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal first reported that the Biden administration has issued an unofficial ultimatum to the popular social media app’s Chinese owners—sell your stock shares, or face a wholesale […]
Here’s why some US lawmakers have introduced the RESTRICT Act, which focuses on tech from six different countries.
Early in the pandemic, therapist KC Davis felt overwhelmed by chores like laundry, dishes, and cleaning. So, she came up with a more attainable “five things” method, and started sharing it with her TikTok followers.
