The Chief Executive Officer of X Linda Yaccarino has labelled the decision to scrap fact-checkers at Facebook and Instagram as “really exciting”. Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg — the co-founder of Facebook and current CEO of parent company,

Meta is canceling its diversity programs and its civil rights VP has resigned. Amazon.com also said it would roll back some DEI initiatives.

Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" and have destroyed "more trust than they've created," particularly in the United States, Zuckerberg said. "The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech," Zuckerberg said.

Divorce remains illegal in Catholic-majority Philippines, the only place outside the Vatican where it is outlawed, contrary to claims that surfaced on Facebook and TikTok in January 2025. The posts misrepresented footage that showed the Southeast Asian archipelago's lower house of Congress approving a divorce bill in May 2024.

Snoop was reportedly confirmed to be one of the performers for Donald Trump’s inauguration. Learn what he’s said about the Republican in the past.

Trump's incoming "border czar" Tim Homan told ABC News late Saturday that they are now "reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak," adding that news reports may have potentially put officer safety at risk.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Union midfielder Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal, and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 on Saturday in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

Archer Aviation is building an eVTOL to help people travel quicker in congested urban areas. For example, it highlights the trip from downtown Manhattan to the Newark airport, which can sometimes take over an hour in a car. Once the company's eVTOL point-to-point air taxi network is built, the company says this trip will take under 10 minutes.

The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States.

The TikTok ban is about US tech hegemony, not national security or protecting Americans’ data, which homegrown social media companies make a business of collecting and selling.

Shares in TikTok competitors were little helped on Friday after the high court let the ban stand, indicating that investors are not convinced it will happen. Today, the United States Supreme Court announced its ruling to uphold the TikTok ban.

Biden's farewell speech warning that oligarchs pose a threat to democracy has echoed a growing problem in the world, economic and historical experts say.