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Mar 31 2023
News
Putin expands military draft, risking social tensions in Russia
Russia is expanding the scope of a nationwide military draft to conscript men between the ages of 18 and 27 amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The move is likely to trigger social unrest inside Russia, according to U.S. analysts, who note public pushback to a previous enlistment call by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022. The Kremlin has tried to minimize the domestic impact of
Washington Times
Mar 31 2023
News
Medicare, Social Security could fall short over next decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial safety nets millions of older Americans rely on and millions of young people are counting on will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade, the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released Friday warns. Medicare, the government-sponsored health insurance that covers 65 million older and disabled people, will be unable to pay
The Seattle Times
Mar 30 2023
News
Trump posts Truth Social message threatening ‘war’ over indictment
Donald Trump suggested that his supporters give their political opponents “a war” if the former president is indicted.
Mr Trump re-posted right-wing columnist Wayne Allyn Root on Truth Social that included a link to his column entitled “Democrats Want to Indict & Arrest President Trump. They Want a War? Let’s Give it to Them.”
The article suggests that Republican district
The Independent
Mar 27 2023
News
'Concerning Social Media Post' Prompts Investigation By Westport Cops
WESTPORT, CT — A "concerning social media post," that reportedly made a Westport student not want to go to school Monday, was investigated by Westport police and found not to be a threat, according to authorities. Police were notified at about the post by a student at 7:15 a.m.; the content of the post was not disclosed by police. "Responding officers immediately identified the source of the
Patch.com
Mar 23 2023
News
US State To Require Parental Consent For Social Media
Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for accounts used by under-18s, placing the burden on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to verify the age of their users.
The law, which takes effect March 2024, was brought in response to fears over growing youth addiction to social media, and to security risks such as online bullying,
Barron's
Mar 23 2023
News
Truth Social Was Hijacked To Get #DeSantis2024 Trending
In the space of a couple of hours, and with the help of a single TikTok video, a group of three friends were able to hijack Truth Social and get the hashtag #DeSantis2024 to the top of the trending section on the site owned by former President Donald Trump.
Then, the social network went offline.
With Trump’s possible indictment and arrest looming, Ari Cagan, Adam Faze, and Peter
Vice
Mar 27 2023
News
Wayne State suspends professor about 'reprehensible' social media post
Wayne State University suspended a professor with pay Monday for allegedly advocating in a social media post that people would be justified in murdering certain individuals with whom they disagree rather than "shouting down" them. The professor, who wasn't identified in the university's news release, is in the English Department and was suspended immediately pending a review by law enforcement
Detroit News
Mar 29 2023
Opinion
The Statistically Flawed Evidence That Social Media Is Causing the Teen Mental Health Crisis
The social psychologist and New York University professor Jonathan Haidt wants journalists to stop being wishy-washy about the teen girl mental health crisis.
"There is now a great deal of evidence that social media is a substantial cause, not just a tiny correlate, of depression and anxiety, and therefore of behaviors related to depression and anxiety, including self-harm and suicide
Reason
Mar 23 2023
News
Utah to Require Parental Consent for Children to Use Social Media
At least one civil-liberties group had written to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to oppose the new regulations. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed two bills on Thursday aimed at regulating how and when children and teens use social media. One of the bills, SB152, will require social-media companies to verify that users are at least 18 years old to open an account as of March 1, 2024. Those under age 18 will
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 26 2023
News
Gov. Cox: Utah's Social Media Minors Law Isn't Foolproof
New legislation in Utah to restrict how people younger than 18 use social media sites won't be "foolproof," as "kids are really smart," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday. "We are working with social media companies, again, over the course of the year," the Utah Republican said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We will be going through a rulemaking process to figure out what that’s going to look like
Newsmax (News)