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President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

The Netflix series showcases one of the country’s most successful works of culture. Instead of demonstrating pride, social media is condemning it.

OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through a newly popular Instagram account.

China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.

The social media post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign.

Moscow has found better ways to conceal influence operations that spread arguments for isolationism, officials and experts say.

Having closed the merger of his social media company, Mr. Trump could find ways to raise cash against the value of his stake in the company, estimated at more than $3 billion.

The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.

It’s not clear whether Mr. Musk will spend any of his billions on the former president’s behalf. If he does, he could erase Mr. Trump’s financial disadvantage in the 2024 race.

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.

An analysis of social media videos found Israeli soldiers filming themselves in Gaza and destroying what appears to be civilian property. The footage provides a rare and unsanctioned window into the war.

Enormous numbers of kids follow social media influencers who boost addictive drugs to audiences who are too young to legally buy them.

A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.

The 33-year-old librarian from California has become popular on TikTok and Instagram with his upbeat take on libraries.

The only way to deal with a bully is to consistently call out their inexcusable behavior and defend those they target.