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  • Television

Dun dun — done! Why watching 'Law & Order' clips on YouTube is oddly satisfying

These slimmed-down episodes are perfect for attention spans shortened by TikTok. I don't need to see the whole story — not even how it ends — as long as the conveyor belt of clips keeps rolling.

August 04, 2023
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  • Eric Deggans
Prime energy drinks are displayed for sale on shelves at a Walmart Supercenter on July 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer has called on the FDA to investigate whether the drinks pose health risks to children.

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  • National

What to know about Prime, the Logan Paul drink that Sen. Schumer wants investigated

Prime drinks have become a Gen Z status symbol, a prized social media prop for a certain brand of teen male. But they're causing jitters among pediatricians who say they pack scary caffeine levels.

July 11, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
YouTube announced on June 2 that it will no longer take down video that make false claims about the legitimacy of U.S. elections.

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  • Technology

YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections

The Google-owned video platform's reversal comes as former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen

June 02, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Annie McGrath and her son Griffin when he was young.

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  • Business

One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge

After Wisconsin mom Annie McGrath's teenage son died in a YouTube blackout challenge, she confronted shareholders at an annual meeting of its parent company.

June 02, 2023
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  • Dara Kerr
YouTube personality and author Hank Green speaks on stage as he discusses his new book, <em>An Absolutely Remarkable Thing</em> in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

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  • Pop Culture

YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis

In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

May 19, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges.

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  • National

Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

March 11, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a patriotic concert in Moscow just ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 22, 2023.

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  • Technology

How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is also playing out online, where Russia is using propaganda, fake accounts, and manipulated videos and images to deflect blame and undermine support for Ukraine.

February 28, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Child influencers have a huge following on social media. Now a new study from the University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health finds these videos are frequently exposing young viewers to junk foods like candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks.

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  • Health

Kid YouTube stars make sugary junk food look good — to millions of young viewers

The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.

February 16, 2023
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  • Maria Godoy
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  • National

Two YouTubers from popular Schaffrillas Productions have died in a car crash

Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, were pronounced dead at the crash site in Pennsylvania. James Phyrillas — Patrick's brother — was in stable condition in the hospital on Tuesday.

January 31, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions from reporters at a March 29 press conference following the close of the NFL owner's meeting at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Sports

NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

December 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station set up in a fire station on Aug. 23 in Miami Beach, Fla.

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  • Technology

Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.

September 13, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect.

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  • Technology

Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints

May 19, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022

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  • Technology

Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

March 07, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond and
  • Bobby Allyn
The main newsroom of Russian outlet Sputnik News in Moscow on April 27, 2018.

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  • Technology

Tech's crackdown on Russian propaganda is a geopolitical high-wire act

Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft are taking steps to curb Russian propaganda, but they don't want to be kicked out of the country and limit Russians' access to their platforms.

March 02, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
Meta said it has removed the accounts and blocked the websites being used to masquerade as independent news outlets and posted claims about Ukraine being a failed state.

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  • Technology

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter remove disinformation targeting Ukraine

Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using social media.

February 28, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
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