Wikipedia founder escalates feud with Elon Musk. He says the former Twitter is 'overrun by trolls and lunatics' — and people are fleeing.

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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales criticized X owner Elon Musk's moderation strategy.

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Donald Trump's Truth Social loses tens of millions of dollars this year

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Donald Trump created Truth Social after he was banned from X, formerly Twitter.

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Nikki Haley wants you to verify your identity on social media

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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Fox News on Tuesday that "every person on social media should be verified by their name."

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A country just banned TikTok because it disrupts 'social harmony' and 'family structure'

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Nepal's government is no fan of TikTok.

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Chatbots just showed scientists how to make social media less toxic

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Researchers built a fake Twitter and filled it with 500 bots. What happened next surprised them.

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Digital detoxes can cut FOMO but may not make you any happier, study finds

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A digital detox may not solve all your problems.

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TikTok and Instagram users would be willing to pay for everyone to get off social media, research finds

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The study was published by the National Bureau of Economics Research.

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Omegle was a relic of the old internet. I'm not sad it's gone.

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Omegle is dead. That's nothing to be sad about.

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Mark Zuckerberg ignored top executives' calls for improved teen wellbeing and vetoed removal of cosmetic surgery filters, lawsuit claims

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Mark Zuckerberg.

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Elon Musk screamed a profanity-laden jibe about Mark Zuckerberg when he signed the Twitter deal, author says

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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

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