How the mighty watermelon became a symbol of pro-Palestinian resistance on social media

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A protester in Tel Aviv carries flags with watermelon illustrations, symbolizing the Palestinian flag.

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

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Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019, wearing a suit and looking serious with facebook logo in background.
Mark Zuckerberg.

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A modern etiquette guide for group chats

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The group chat has become the fulcrum of civilization and its discontents. In order to survive and thrive as humans, it's time for us to agree on group-chat etiquette.

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Meta's new way to handle AI-generated political ads basically relies on the honor system. Which will definitely work.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends closed door Senate AI forum in September 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attending the closed door Senate AI forum.

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Millennials: It's ok to mourn the death of social media

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The social media era for millennials is over.

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No, TikTok (Probably) Isn't Anti-Israel

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Republican lawmakers pounding the well-worn TikTok ban drum are using flaming hot tensions over the conflict in Israel to try, once again, to knock the app offline. The new line of attacks, based on shoddy data analyses, claims TikTok is boosting anti-Israel content in order to brainwash a generation of gullible…

Living in my truck is helping me make six figures for the first time. It's not for the faint of heart, but I visited 30 states this year.

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Rachel Harris and her dog, Fado.

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I asked Meta's Kendall Jenner-inspired AI and ChatGPT for relationship advice. Only one actually responded like a friend.

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I put two powerful AI chatbots to the test when it comes to girl talk, and they both understood the assignment.

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Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First

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Threads Software Limited demanded Meta stop using the Threads name in the UK, saying it has owned the trademark in Britain since 2012. Threads Ltd.

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