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Social media apps have faced increased criticism for not doing enough to protect minors. Latinos are among the heaviest social media users

"If you haven't already, make a plan to vote today," said the artist to her 282 million followers on Instagram

That is according to Downdetector, which compiles reports from users at a national and global level

The lawsuit claims that social media companies use algorithms to generate feeds to manipulate and addict children and teens, promoting compulsive use.

Latinos also represent a significant portion of Snapchat usage

Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger.

Threads went live in 100 countries earlier this year but not in the EU. Meta officials cited regulatory clarity as the reason for delaying the social network's arrival in Europe.

The US state of New Mexico filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Facebook and Instagram of being a "breeding ground" for predators who target children.

Meta on Wednesday said that advertisers will soon have to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI) or other software is used to create or alter imagery or audio in political ads.

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced Monday, to comply with tougher EU rules.

Since its release on Wednesday, Threads has been making headlines for its remarkable user growth.

The social media feud has involved jibes, threats of legal action, promises of physical confrontation, and now a personal insult.

Billie Eilish fiercely responded to trolls who targeted her, criticizing her evolving fashion choices and accusing her of being a 'sellout'.

Trump, who is now seeking reelection, used his return to Instagram to sell a second edition of his digital trading cards.

Lionel Messi revealed that his Instagram account reportedly got blocked after Argentina's World Cup victory.

Legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Nazario is reportedly engaged to his long-term girlfriend, model Celina Locks.

Joshua Cooper, the Pennsylvania teenager who has been charged with the murder of a young girl, has claimed during an interview that her death was an 'accident.'

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo became the first person on Instagram to gain 500 million followers.

A tourist posted an Instagram video of him urinating and showing the middle finger on a sacred mountain in Hawaii.

A judge continues to show off her stuff on Instagram despite getting death threats from people she sent to prison.

Instagram influencer Jay Mazini, real name Jebara Igbara was charged on Wednesday with up to 20 years in jail for charges of fraud and money laundering.

A transgender activist in New York was arrested last month for soliciting a minor for sex.

A woman has been accused of killing her boyfriend with the help of her friends in retaliation for him reportedly leaking her nude photographs online in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

A 31-year-old teacher claims she was forced to resign from the St. Xavier University after the school received complaints about her sexually explicit photos on Instagram. The school has denied this and bats the professor resigned on her own.

Alexa Bliss fires back at social media troll, revealing that she has taken shots of the comments and turned them over to authorities.

Jean-Paul Gaultier’s body illusion dress gets heads turning and jaws dropping after model Keeley Hazell struts wearing the $600 outfit down the streets of London.

Parents of a young boy who competed in a full-length marathon are facing condemnation for pushing their son to run the race with them despite having complained he was on the brink of collapse.

A$AP Rocky has been ratted out by a 45-year-old British mother-of-three of sending her text messages on Instagram behind his pregnant Rihanna.

A bakery owner has been accused of stabbing a well-known artist to death before proceeding to burn the victim's body, immediately after a live-streamed interview with the man on Instagram along Kings Highway in Texas.

A Houston mother who was robbed at gunpoint on March 26 gets social media attention after telling media the money taken from her was for her wheelchair-bound son.