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Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons

Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessness. An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada ’s most populous province has ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How

Lauren Greenfield, director of the docuseries Social Studies, says we have to have empathy for teens growing up online. “It's not fair to ask them to self-regulate when the apps have been designed ...

Tech - Wired - October 18

Massachusetts judge rules Meta must face state's social media lawsuit

A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled Meta must face a state lawsuit, alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed features harmful to young online users. Suffolk County Superior ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Don’t sue or ban social media companies. Force them to change.

A design-based approach to harm reduction can hold every social media app — regardless of ownership — responsible for the well-being of its users.

Politics - The Hill - October 20

GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving

New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations

Tech - ABC News - October 21

How to create a healthy relationship between kids and social media

Larissa May, the founder and CEO of "Half the Story," talks about how the nonprofit teaches kids about digital wellness and fostering a healthier relationship with social media.

Trump's Social Security plan could lead to 33% benefits cut: Analysis

Donald Trump's plans could undermine Social Security's financial stability and lead to a large benefits cut, nonpartisan think tank says.

Ward Christensen, Early Visionary of Social Media, Dies at 78

Housebound during a 1978 blizzard, he and a friend began devising the first computer bulletin board, a forerunner of online services like Reddit, TikTok and Facebook.

Business - The New York Times - October 21

Fewer than a quarter of UK workers want alcohol at social events

Increase in demand for games-based activities signals end of boozy Christmas party

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Kamala Harris’s Early Career Involved Courtrooms and the Social Elite

As Kamala Harris toiled as a junior prosecutor in Alameda County, Calif., she developed important connections among San Francisco’s financial and social elite.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Trump Media’s Soaring Share Price Masks Truth Social’s Internal Strife

Employees have complained to the board about hiring and management practices at the parent company of Truth Social, which serves as the main online megaphone for former President Donald Trump.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children

Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from ‘power of the algorithm’. Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of 15 as the government ramped up its campaign ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Trump and Harris pledged to save Social Security. Here's what they'll do.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both vowed to protect Social Security, but experts say both of their campaign platforms fall short of specific solutions for a program that ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Social Security and Medicare affect almost everyone — and they’re barely being discussed

When it comes to entitlements, both presidential candidates have been vague and misleading

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

China-backed social accounts push false narratives about 2024 race

Several social media accounts originating from countries like Russia and China have continued to push false narratives about the 2024 presidential election. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy ...

TikTok election: Trump and Harris vie for younger voters

Both campaigns are using the short-video platform to try to reach Gen Z

Business - Financial Times - October 24

House Republican threatens to subpoena Biden administration over alleged social media censorship

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace threatened to subpoena the Biden White House for communications with social media companies like Facebook over concerns about censorship before the election.

Move Over, Duolingo. Dunkin’ Is the New Chaotic Social Media Power Player

The chain’s latest online shenanigans prove that everything—even a Halloween-themed doughnut—can become a meme.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Treasury confirms plans for inflation-busting rise in UK social housing rents

Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Fake election-related videos being spread on social media

A video circulating on social media purporting to show a Pennsylvania election worker ripping up a ballot is fake. Our CBS News Confirmed team traced the video to an anonymous account with a ...

Social Democrats win Lithuania's election, overcoming center-right government

Lithuania’s center-left opposition parties celebrated victory after prevailing over the center-right ruling coalition in the final round of national elections

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

'I Hate Gay Halloween' meme takes over social media

People on social media are showing off their niche costumes inspired by pop culture and partaking in what's been deemed the "I Hate Gay Halloween" meme.

Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29

Exclusive: Linked accounts on X push petrostate’s posts about climate summit and drown out criticism. Scores of apparently fake social media accounts are boosting Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Cop29 ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Ahead of the Election, Social Media Platforms Have Given Up

If you thought 2020 was bad, decisions from Big Tech and the US government have led to an internet that’s even worse off.

Tech - Wired - 20 hours ago

Why have Americans been moving closer to climate risk?

Pandemic-era migration has doubled the number of people in areas most vulnerable to extreme weather events

World - Financial Times - October 14

Europe’s medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis

New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health. Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Climate Disasters Are Shattering the Lives of People Who Live in Mobile Homes

Millions of Americans, many poor and vulnerable, live in mobile and manufactured homes. When catastrophe strikes, they’re often on their own.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 14

Climate expert Porter Fox breaks down the factors behind supercharged storms

Porter Fox, author of "Category Five: Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them," joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain how warmer water and rising sea levels are fueling more powerful ...

Insurers embrace climate change investments as catastrophe costs mount

Industry adopts low-carbon goals it once shunned as natural disaster losses exceed $100bn a year

Business - Financial Times - October 15

EU ministers nod to support for nuclear energy ahead of UN climate summit

Bloc officials overcome deep divisions on atomic power but finance goal commitment remains unresolved

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Most in Florida support candidates who fight climate change: Survey

A majority of Floridians said they would prefer political candidates who back action on climate change, according to a Florida Atlantic University survey released Tuesday. The poll, conducted ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Climate change-induced extreme weather will push millions to move, study finds

As the southern U.S. reels from back-to-back hurricanes, researchers estimate that millions will move away from areas with extreme weather in the coming decades. Senior research geographer Dr. ...

Mass bird deaths in botulism outbreak are linked to climate crisis

More than 94,000 birds have died at Tule Lake wildlife refuge in northern California, its worst recorded epidemic. An ongoing outbreak of botulism, a bacterial illness that causes muscle paralysis, ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

The Diamondbacks are facing a climate problem. They aren’t alone among US sports teams

As the threats of climate change continue to become realities in new and sometimes terrifying ways, more and more teams and leagues will have to address the problem. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a ...