Social Media News | LeadStory

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How a dance in Tanzania became an act of high treason

A viral dance trend emerged during Tanzania's election unrest and internet blackout. Social media users across Africa took up the "Nywi Nywi challenge" to criticize the Tanzanian government for targeting one particular young woman and mo...

DW News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How an AI-generated video caused Macron a major headache

The video rapidly racked up more than 12 million views after it was shared on Facebook.

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

TikTok nears deal to avoid ban in the U.S.

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a group of investors in America, a source familiar with the deal tells CBS News.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

TikTok signs deal to allow app to continue operating in the U.S.

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements with American investors to allow the U.S. arm of the business to continue operating.

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Oscars to stream on YouTube from 2029

From 2029, the Oscars will no longer air on US network television but will stream worldwide on YouTube, ending ABC’s decades-long broadcast. The Academy says the move reflects its global audience, as falling TV ratings and the rise of st...

France 24

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

How parents can help teens develop healthy social media, phone habits

Helping teens develop healthy habits around social media use and screen time is important when they first receive a smartphone. Pediatric psychologist Ann-Louise Lockhart, an Instagram brand spokesperson and author of the new book "Love ...

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

YouTube snags the Oscars from Disney

The Academy Awards will air on YouTube starting in 2029, a massive shift from the historic broadcast television experience. Sam Adams, a writer for Slate Magazine, joins CBS News with more.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral

Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup d’état, and President Emmanuel Macron had possibly been deposed. The AI-gener...

France 24

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

UBC study finds mindfulness could reduce problematic smartphone use

A recent report says 95 percent of Canadian adults have a smartphone. That stat, coupled with the rise of social media and some people spending hours a day on their devices, has given way to problematic smartphone use.

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Influencer marketing in fast-fashion come under European scrutiny

The European Consumer Organisation is raising the alarm about hidden advertising practices by influencers on social media for fast-fashion and unhealthy food.

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

TikTok's live shopping experience catches on in U.S.

Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner discuses why Instagram is launching a new TV app and why TikTok's e-commerce efforts in the U.S. have finally started to gain traction. The app is now letting creators host live shopping experiences on the platform.

Bloomberg

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Fact check: Is Sweden as unsafe as Trump says?

The U.S. president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime." The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries a...

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Videos of U.S. immigration arrests swamp social media

Videos of violent encounters with U.S. immigration officers regularly go viral and are seen by millions. What do they actually show? DW looked into three incidents to find out what happened after the videos went public.

DW News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Musk vs EU: Fact-checking tech billionaire's X claims on Europe

Elon Musk made and reshared a series of misleading and sensationalized claims related to Europe on his X platform in the aftermath of a fine imposed on X by the European Commission for failing to comply with its transparency duties.

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

Reddit sues to overturn Australian social media ban

Message board website Reddit filed a lawsuit on Friday (December 12) asking Australia's High Court to overturn the country's social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the law an infringement of free pol...

Reuters

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Canada first country to list extremist network '764' as terrorists

Canada has become the first country to list the extremist network 764, known for preying on young people online, as a terrorist entity. Police have increasingly been warning parents about the network, described by authorities as nihilistic.

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Erika Kirk addresses Charlie's controversial comments from viral clips

Erika Kirk said her husband Charlie's comments were often taken out of context as clips of his controversial stances circulated online following his assassination in September. See more of her conversation with CBS News editor-in-chief B...

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Australia's PM stands by social media ban as teens flaunt access

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be bumpy but would ultimately save lives.

Reuters

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Trump plans to force some tourists to submit social media history

A new controversial plan proposed by the Trump administration could force tourists from 42 countries, including U.S. allies, to hand over five years of social media history before visiting. The administration says its goal is strengtheni...

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Will other nations follow Australia's teen social media ban?

Australia became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16 on Wednesday (December 10), blocking them from platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. The ban is being closely watched by other co...

Reuters

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

U.S. plans to require foreign tourists to show social media history

The Trump administration is planning to require foreign tourists from dozens of countries to disclose their social media history and other details before entering the U.S. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more deta...

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Australian teens challenge country's social media ban for kids under 16

Australia began enforcing a social media ban for kids under the age of 16. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Couple starts movement to give kids a smartphone-free childhood

A U.K. couple started with a simple message, asking on Instagram if other parents could ban together to start a smartphone-free childhood. It's now grown to a global movement, with a chapter in 39 countries. Leigh Kiniry reports.

CBS America

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

'It's not like the entire internet has been shut down'

Children will find ways around Australia's social media ban, says Belinda Barnet of Swinburne University of Technology, comparing the ban to the minimum drinking age. But that doesn't mean the policy should be abandoned.

DW News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKING

Australia's social media ban takes effect for kids under 16

In Australia, millions of kids' social media profiles are going dark, as the country's new social media ban takes effect for anyone under 16. Jo Ling Kent reports.

CBS News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Australia's under-16s forced offline by social media ban

Platforms like Instagram and TikTok will have to block more than a million under-16 accounts as Australia becomes the first country to ban social media for minors. DW finds out what Australians have to say.

DW News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Australian clinic tackles screen addiction as social media ban looms

From Wednesday (December 10), Australia will impose a world-first social media ban on under-16s, blocking them from TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Over a million children will lose their accounts during the summer break, a shift that cou...

Reuters

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Did Tusk say that Poland will pay for Germany's World War II crimes?

Viral claims online have misrepresented Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's remark that Warsaw would pay for the Polish victims of WWII, and not Germany, amidst ongoing reparations debate with Berlin.

Euronews

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

Meta deactivating Australian teens ahead of social media ban

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has begun deactivating social media users under age 16 in Australia ahead of a first-of-its-kind ban. Some advocates are calling for similar protections to be enacted elsewhere around t...

CBC News

VIEWEDNOW PLAYING

TikTok's new wellness features spark concern

TikTok is pitching its new wellness features as a win for young users’ health, but some fear it's a sign tech companies are taking another step toward monopolizing downtime in order to collect more data.

CBC News