One bill, which passed the Senate, would make creating sexually explicit deepfakes a felony. Other proposed legislation aims to give parents more control over apps and hold companies liable for ...

Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said "free speech" is "pure bulls---" without guidelines in an attack on social media giants for failing to restrict access for younger users. While speaking at the ...

Royal Bank of Canada has recruited a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. equities trader and execution specialist to lead product innovation as the bank continues to broaden its footprint in global stocks. Noel ...

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...

Can a dose of old-fashioned matchmaking sell a destination? Singapore’s tourism board is betting it might, inviting US-based singles to be paired by “aunties” for a chance to win a four-night trip in ...

The NFL almost banned the tush push in the offseason. But it survived a league vote, and the Buffalo Bills rode it on Sunday to a 27-24 wild-card win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. At least one ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Lawmakers have struggled for years to regulate social media platforms in ways that tamp down misinformation and extremism. Much of the criticism has been aimed at algorithms that feed users more and ...