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Amanda Gorman made the standout speech of President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, but a photo of Bernie Sanders bundled up in wool mittens may have won the internet. NBC News’ Kalhan Rosenblatt joined LX News to talk about Sanders’ mittens and more of social media’s most meme-able moments.

Newly combined ViacomCBS is set to launch its streaming service Paramount+ in the U.S. on March 4, the company announced Tuesday.

Selena Gomez is laying much of the blame for the violent attack on the U_S_ Capitol at the feet of Big Tech_ The singer told the leaders of Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube that they’ve allowed “people with hate in their hearts” to thrive and therefore “failed all the American people.”

Halsey apologized and deleted a photo that depicted her battle with an eating disorder after being shamed on social media for not including a trigger warning. Chelsea Kronengold from the National Eating Disorders Association talked to LX News about the appropriate way to have a conversation surrounding eating disorders.

Swan was named CEO in January 2019 after serving as interim CEO for seven months.

The Google-owned company took down the account following similar actions by Facebook and Twitter.

TikTok has become more than just dance challenges and duets. Thanks to Dave Jorgenson, it’s also a place where Gen Z can find news and information in a different and creative way. Jorgenson, who pioneered news on TikTok for The Washington Post, explains why he thinks Gen Z is so hungry for news and what’s next for both TikTok and...

A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd

The company will reimburse Airbnb hosts with the money they would have earned.

Google is suspending political ads along with any reference to “impeachment, inauguration or protests at the U.S. Capitol” beginning Thursday.

NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal speaks to Temple University criminal justice professor Steven Windsich about the homegrown American extremism that was on display during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Social media and other online platforms are bringing together different groups and could hold clues on what extreme acts could be planned.

Facebook’s WhatsApp changes its privacy policy on Feb. 8, when it will begin to share some user information with Facebook. Lots of people are moving to Signal.

It comes after the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit on grounds that it would limit competition in the payments industry.

Zoom said on Tuesday that it will sell about 4.4 million shares in a secondary offering.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that no one involved in the Capitol insurrection is above the law, and he did not exempt President Donald Trump.

Social media platforms are continuing to crack down on fringe groups and conspiracy theories following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

A D.C. chemistry teacher transformed his kitchen into a classroom to teach and inspire his students from home. Jonte Lee from Calvin Coolidge High School walked LX News host Tabitha Lipkin through some experiments while discussing the importance of representing Black teachers and the hearing impaired community through his popular classes on social media.

Several GOP lawmakers who have stoked President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud spoke out on Wednesday as rioters stormed the Capitol.

Facebook will remove content containing the phrase “stop the steal” from its services in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

Twitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory.