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A Google sign hangs over an entrance to the company's new building, Sept. 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

Journalists call foul on Google’s plan to pay millions for news in California

By Trân Nguyên - Associated Press

The dome is photographed at the California State Capitol on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

California announces new deal with tech to fund journalism, AI research

By Tran Nguyen - Associated Press

A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Meta shutters CrowdTangle data tool despite pleas from researchers, journalists

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of House Oversight and Accountability Committee, questions U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) ** FILE **

House panel probing potential censorship of near Trump assassination

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. The FBI says former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed as part of the investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump rails against Facebook, Google as censors of assassination attempt photo and searches

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A Meta Portal Go is displayed during a preview of the Meta Store in Burlingame, Calif., on May 4, 2022. 4. A deep dive into political ads on Facebook by researchers at Syracuse University has revealed a sprawling web of advertisements that contain misleading information or scams. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)

Trump makes inroads in breaking Democrats’ monopoly on Silicon Valley

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Students work on a laptop computer at Stonewall Elementary in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 6, 2023. A bill aiming to protect kids from the harms of social media, gaming sites and other online platforms appears to have enough bipartisan support to pass, though whether it actually will remains uncertain. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

The icon for the video-sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. A former administrative assistant at an Alabama Catholic church pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling about $300,000 to cover gifts for TikTok content creators and personal expenses, federal authorities said. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants

Associated Press

Helmets rest on the locker of firefighter Corey Comperatore at the Buffalo Township Fire Company 27 in Buffalo Township, Pa., Sunday, July 14, 2024. Comperatore was killed during a shooting at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Trump rally shooting victim identified as Corey Comperatore, 50

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Jan. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Rep. Bennie Thompson fires staffer over social media post on Trump assassination attempt

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks after a meeting of the United Nations Security Council Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. The United States has signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs. Thomas-Greenfield told the signing ceremony Thursday, July 11, 2024, that “Technology companies have a critical role to play in both stopping the illegal manufacturing, trafficking and marketing of synthetic drugs, and just as importantly, educating the public.” (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

U.S. signs agreement with social media companies aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs

Associated Press

A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

Meta removing posts targeting ‘Zionists’

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

European Commissioner for Europe Fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference regarding the Digital Markets Act at EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 25, 2024. European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday, July 1, 2024, of breaching the bloc's new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

EU regulators launch probe into Facebook parent Meta over child safety

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Social media applications are displayed on an iPhone, March 13, 2019, in New York. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, two tribal nations accused social media companies — including Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms; Snapchat's Snap Inc.; TikTok parent company ByteDance; and Alphabet, which owns YouTube and Google — of contributing to the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Native American youth. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

A facial scan camera is seen at Citizens Bank Park before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phillies ballpark is the site of an MLB pilot program that allows ticketed fans to walk into the stadium just through facial recognition. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

AI can predict political orientations simply from an expressionless face

By Staff - The Washington Times

Characters removed from a sign on the Twitter headquarters building are piled on a street in San Francisco on July 24, 2023. A little more than a year ago, Elon Musk walked into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what's now known as X. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

X average daily users dropped nearly 25% since Musk takeover

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Warren, Sanders slam Meta for censoring Palestinian-related content

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law intended to prevent corning of digital markets

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press