A file photo of Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli from May 2024. He was taking part in the Spanish far-right wing party Vox's rally "Europa Viva 24" in Madrid. The New York Times reported that Chikli's ministry funded a covert online influence campaign targeting U.S. lawmakers over the war in Gaza. Chikli denied those reports. Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A right-wing legal and political campaign has disrupted the work of government agencies meant to safeguard voting and subjected researchers studying online harms to harassment and death threats. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Social media platforms are part of what the U.S. surgeon general is calling a youth mental health crisis. doble-d/Getty hide caption
As of Wednesday, X users are no longer able to see which posts others have liked, with few exceptions. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The statue Guardian or Authority of Law sits above the west front plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 7 in Washington, D.C. Among the rulings the court is expected to issue by the end of June are cases about access to abortion pills dispensed by mail, gun restrictions, the power of regulatory agencies and former President Donald Trump’s bid to avoid criminal charges for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
TikTok sued the Biden administration in response to a new law that bans the video app in the U.S. unless it is sold in the next 12 months. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
The proliferation of AI-generated images "has made Facebook a very bizarre, very creepy place for me," said Casey Morris, an attorney in Northern Virginia. Facebook hide caption
Zendaya at the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. The actress is one of many celebrities whose name has appeared this week on social media "block" lists for not speaking out publicly about the conflict in Gaza. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption
Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in Manhattan criminal court on May 2. The judge in the case heard arguments related to the prosecution's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order in the case. Getty Images hide caption
Elon Musk appears at an event in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late April 7, into the executive for alleged obstruction. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
Amid growing concern about children's use of social media, the United Kingdom implemented rules designed to keep kids safer and limit their screen time. The U.S. is weighing similar legislation. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption
Residents look on after a cargo ship ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore. Conspiracy theorists online quickly spread narratives to millions online that the accident was part of a nefarious scheme. Rob Carr/Getty Images hide caption
Some TikTok creators have embraced the de-influencer movement, like Diana Wiebe, seen in a screenshot here, who goes by the TikTok handle @depressiondotgov and critiques social media influencing. NPR hide caption
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, talks with Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, during a panel hearing earlier this month. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a pair of social media cases. Catie Dull/Getty Images hide caption
An anti-government protester is carried on shoulders in Tahrir Square in the afternoon before a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption
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Popular online message board site Reddit is filing to sell stock in an initial public offering, the first social media IPO since 2019. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption