Multiple social media companies, including Meta, Reddit, and YouTube, will face lawsuits alleging they enabled a shooter who killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo in 2022, a New York state judge ruled on March 18. The lawsuits were filed by family members of the victims—all African American—and survivors of the shooting, which was […]
SALT LAKE CITY—Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a once-popular a YouTube channel, shared a tearful apology to her children for physically and emotionally abusing them before a judge delivered a sentence that could put her in prison for years, if not decades. Franke also claimed that […]
Flash flood and evacuation warnings were given in Southern California. We take a look at current impacts and rain forecasts. Presidential candidate Nikki Haley refuses to drop out. She took a jab at former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Native American tribes in California are calling on […]
BERKELEY, Calif.—The 19-year-old son of a former YouTube executive died last week at the UC Berkeley campus where he resided, officials and a relative said. The university confirmed that Marco Troper, a Berkeley freshman, was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon at the university’s Clark Kerr Campus. Mr. Troper was later pronounced dead by emergency responders from […]
LEVITTOWN, Pa.—A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia posted a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head and railing against the government, authorities said Wednesday. Justin Mohn, 32, who is charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse, was armed and had jumped a fence at […]
SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah mental health counselor arrested alongside parenting advice blogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of aggravated child abuse for physically and emotionally abusing Franke’s children. Jodi Hildebrandt was the business partner of Franke, a Utah a mother of six who ran a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” in […]
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors in 2022, according to a market model study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. Researchers said their results point to a need for greater transparency and better regulation, saying the platforms have failed to meaningfully […]
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed, and needed to be punished to repent. Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initially filed for a temporary restraining order on August 2nd against Google and YouTube. On Monday, the judge held the beginning of the case and will continue with a slew of hearings. Kennedy, a Democratic candidate running for the 2024 election, accused Google worked with the federal government on “misinformation” policies, […]
A hurricane and an earthquake hit at the same time in Southern California. Residents are now cleaning up in the aftermath of these natural disasters. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is asking for a temporary restraining order on YouTube in his case against Google. More hearings are expected as the presidential primary draws closer. A San […]
A string of robberies hit Southern California again. Local shoppers feel unsafe as thefts increase in the area. Federal workers in San Francisco are being asked to work remotely. Employees reportedly received memos citing unsafe conditions on the streets surrounding the office building. Another Walgreens store shuts its doors in the Bay Area. The chain […]
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company, Google, accusing them of engaging in a “censorship campaign” against his anti-vaccine remarks. In the 27-page lawsuit filed on Aug. 2, Mr. Kennedy alleged that YouTube violated his First Amendment rights by removing videos of his speech at Saint Anselm […]
YouTube has censored Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yet again, this time by removing his recent interview with former New York Post reporter Al Guart. Sharing the news via Twitter on June 27, Kennedy characterized YouTube’s actions as an attempt to influence the 2024 presidential election. “People made a big deal about Russia […]
A recent interview featuring presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was deleted by YouTube for allegedly promoting vaccine “misinformation.” Kennedy appeared on the June 5 episode of the “Jordan B. Peterson Podcast” to discuss an array of topics, including his campaign, vaccines, the environment, and gender dysphoria. Weeks later, he discovered that the episode had been […]
YouTube has announced it’s doing a U-turn on censoring content about U.S. elections, with the platform saying it will no longer delete posts questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election, including claims of widespread voter fraud. The company made the announcement in a blog post on Friday, which comes about two months after it […]
Former President Donald Trump formally announced his return to Facebook on Friday, posting on the tech platform for the first time since his personal account was suspended more than two years ago. “I’M BACK!” Trump wrote on his official page, more than a month after Facebook parent company Meta restored his access to Facebook and […]
San Mateo County school officials filed a lawsuit this week alleging three major social media companies—YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat—are designed to be purposefully addictive and that the platforms have sparked a mental health crisis among young people. NTD spoke with Anne-Marie Murphy, the attorney for the plaintiff, to talk about this case.
YouTube restored former President Donald Trump’s channel after two years of restrictions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. According to Leslie Miller, VP of YouTube Public Policy, the former president will be able to upload new content following the company’s assessment of the value of voters having access to information from the presidential candidate. […]
Traces of a new drug have been found on the streets of San Francisco. Health officials say they identified the drug in overdose victims. Authorities have seized a record number of agricultural contraband for 2022. A specialist explains what is driving this trend. A new bill is proposing to limit the use of police dogs. […]
China banned two large American defense manufacturers on Feb. 17 over their arms sales to Taiwan. We have more on its latest moves to sanction the two U.S. firms. Republican Kari Lake has lost her appeal in challenging her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor’s race. She asked the court to throw […]
