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OpenAI's New Social Media App Will Be All AI Videos, Thanks to New Sora 2 Model

OpenAI wants our social media feeds to feature even more AI. Its AI video generator Sora is getting its own social media app, powered by a newly updated version of its AI video model called Sora 2, ...
Nevada Appeal

Carson deputies create social media safety video

Carson City Sheriff’s Office’s school resource officers gathered at Carson High School this week to create a video highlighting the importance of digital and driver safety. Deputies were quick to ...
9to5Mac

Social media apps: Better child protection, paid storage, ad-free subscriptions

Both Meta and OpenAI have acknowledged that AI chatbots need stronger child protection measures. The New York Times recently reported that ChatGPT encouraged a suicidal teen to hide a noose in his ...
Morningstar

OpenAI wants to build a social-media business. Can its Sora app take on Meta and Google?

OpenAI likely needs ads to help bridge the gap between its revenue and spending plans. But its AI video-generator app Sora faces heavy competition from Facebook, TikTok and more. OpenAI's Sora could ...
Engadget

OpenAI will reportedly release a TikTok-like social app alongside Sora 2

In a development that should surprise no one, OpenAI is preparing to release a standalone social app powered by its upcoming Sora 2 video model, Wired reports. The app reportedly "closely resembles" ...
KAKE.com

Kansas sues social media app Snapchat for harming teenagers’ mental health and well-being

TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, accusing the app’s creators of harming teenagers. He said ...
Digital Trends

iPhone app that pays to record calls is somehow outranking social media

In the age of AI, privacy experts are raising alarms about the huge appetite for user data to feed it as training material. AI companies are paying billions in lawsuits for illicitly using books and ...
Wall Street Journal

How to Diminish the Dangers of Social Media

Social media can be as addictive as crack cocaine. News updates and “likes” trigger a release of dopamine that fosters psychological dependence. Young people whose brains aren’t fully developed easily ...
Engadget

Google Discover is going to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

Google's Discover content feed is getting some new features. It'll soon include more than just articles from throughout the web. The company says the platform will be incorporating stuff like social ...
The Conversation

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ...
NJ.com

Social media for people with disabilities: Self-Advocacy Wins (Enable: The Disability Podcast)

What challenges do people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face with social media? Kelsey Oates, the founder of new inclusive social media app Self-Advocacy Wins, and product ...