Social Media

After participating in the social media trend, Renna O’Rourke went into cardiac arrest and spent several days in the ICU before being declared brain dead, her mother said.

A TikTok challenge claimed the life of an Arizona teen. Her family is now sharing their story to prevent another tragedy.

Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are far from an overnight success.

The 10 students have posted several videos conquering a range of activities from puppy yoga to dance classes and pilates.

With time running out in Austin, a social media ban for minors likely fails while age verification for app downloads and increased homestead exemptions move forward. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the latest.

A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did not take a key vote.

Texas bill could ban teens from social media, require ID to verify age.

The State of Texas could ban social media for anyone under the age of 18. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan takes a look at one of the most far-reaching proposals still in the works in Austin.

Oliver Widger became an online sensation with his story, which followed a diagnosis four years ago with a syndrome that carried a risk of paralysis.

It’s the latest attempt in a growing effort by states to enact significant limits on the use of social media by young people. But these sorts of bills face a murky legal future.

A 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a social media sensation as he sails from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix.

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system, a tribal totem pole and an emotional battering ram. It also became an international tourist attraction after Facebook plastered the symbol...

In replies to posts unrelated to South Africa, Grok repeatedly responded with text discussing “white genocide” in the country.

From California to Texas and New York, there’s a growing movement among local lawmakers to put warning labels on social media. Here’s how it’d work.

Reddit is considering legal action after a group of researchers had AI bots pose as real people without users’ knowledge. The researchers say they will no longer publish their study.

Sarah Ashley Winans woke up in the middle of the night with test anxiety. Only, she wasn’t the one set to take the state exam.

Two-year-old Preston Ordone, known on TikTok as the “Okay Baby,” died in a car crash Thursday, according to Louisiana State Police.

Videos of people making so-called “budget,” “poverty” or “recession” meals — ways to eat for a week on $25 worth of groceries or even less — are garnering millions of views.

On April 23, 2005, YouTube founder Jawed Karim shared the unedited 18-second clip of himself in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo.

Meta said that all “eligible advertisers globally” will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.