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A federal appeals court has significantly whittled down a lower court order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court Friday significantly whittled down a lower court's order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Friday said the White House, the Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI cannot “coerce” social media platforms to take down posts the government doesn’t like. But the court threw out broader language in an order that a Louisiana-based federal judge issued on July 4 that effectively blocked multiple government agencies from contacting platforms such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to urge that content be taken down. Even the appeals court’s softened order doesn’t take effect immediately. The administration has 10 days to seek a Supr...

The group of sites, including Vice and Motherboard, will continue publishing. Vice Media, the youth-oriented publisher of prominent online outlets such as Vice and Motherboard, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, underscoring the fraught economic environment for digital media companies as economic growth slows and the advertising market softens. The group of sites, which includes food outlet Munchies and fashion news brand Refinery29, will continue publishing as the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process unfolds and the site takes on new ownership, Vice Media said in a statement. The bankruptcy announcement will facilitate the sale of Vice Media to a group of its top lenders led by Fortress Investment Group and Soros Fund Management -- which has agreed to an acquisition of the company that values it at about $225 million, the statement said. MORE: Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why. "This accelerated court-supervised sale process will strengthen the...

The public school district in Seattle is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth SEATTLE -- The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. Seattle Public Schools filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court. The 91-page complaint says the social media companies have created a public nuisance by targeting their products to children. It blames them for worsening mental Health and behavioral disorders including anxiety, depression, disordered eating and cyberbullying; making it more difficult to educate students; and forcing schools to take steps such as hiring additional mental Health professionals, developing lesson plans about the effects of social media , and providing additional training to tea...

Arine Kim, who posted a TikTok of an anti-Asian attack, speaks to ABC News after the arrest of suspect Jordan Douglas Krah. UCLA student and social media influencer Arine Kim said she was racially harassed by a stranger at an In-N-Out Burger on Christmas Eve. Kim, 20, and her friend Elliot Ha, both of Korean descent, were recording a TikTok of themselves eating at the California fast-food chain when they were approached by a man who called them "weird homosexuals," according to Kim. The man asked about their race and ethnicity before making homophobic and anti-Asian comments, according to the TikTok video. In an interview with ABC News, Kim said the man was also bothering other In-N-Out customers. "I actually felt like my life was in danger and I wasn't sure if I was gonna get home that day," she said. Arine Kim after a day of work as a UCLA tour guide. Arine Kim Kim, who had been recording the interaction the whole time, ultimately decided to post the real-ti...