While it may not be commonly heard of in the U.S., in Brazil, kite fighting has become so dangerous the government is considering a nationwide ban. Yes, kites — think the colorful, paper or plastic toys seen soaring through the sky on a breezy day, only deadlier.  Players use sharp-edged kite lines, known as “cerol”…

Ryan McBeth spent 20 years in the Army before becoming an intelligence analyst and software engineer. Now, he is using his expertise to create YouTube videos debunking misinformation being spread, especially as political and military tensions increase globally. Host Ryan Robertson spoke with McBeth to discuss real and hypothetical events, and to discover why the…

In one month, the oral arguments in TikTok versus the United States are set to begin. The social media company argues that a U.S. law is unconstitutional. The law bans the app from operating in the U.S. unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The U.S. government cites national security concerns as…

Conservatives want to give Dunkin’ Donuts the Bud Light treatment. Calls to boycott the coffee giant’s more than 13,000 locations are splattered across social media with the hashtag #BoycottDunkinDonuts. It all started when Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of Rumble, YouTube’s conservative counterpart, said Dunkin’ didn’t want to advertise on his site because of its “right wing…

Meta and Google conspired to target 13 to 17-year-old children with Instagram ads on YouTube, according to a new report from the Financial Times. In doing so, Google went against its own rules for how to treat minors online. The Financial Times said it received official documents and spoke to people familiar with the matter.…

The Utah State Board of Education said on Friday, Aug. 9, that it has been required by law to ban 13 books from all public schools under a new rule that went into effect on July 1. Critics said that it’s the first statewide ban of books. The rule requires books to be removed when…

White Castle is latest chain to join the value meal wars as restaurants try to attract inflation-worried customers who might be thinking of dining at other places or just staying at home. The company has cut the cost of its burgers by more than 30%. For a limited time, the Ohio-based chain is selling shareable…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated activists’ First Amendment rights when it deleted comments on the NIH Facebook and Instagram pages, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Animal rights activists had been posting comments to the NIH’s social media posts to advocate against animal testing. The agency’s moderation policy prohibited “off-topic posts” and…

TikTok is facing additional legal challenges in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the social media platform and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, accusing them of failing to protect children’s privacy. The DOJ alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The law requires services targeting children…

If social media is any indication, it’s not the sweet triumphs of Celine Dion, Simone Biles or the U.S. men’s gymnastics team that is the talk of these Paris Games. It’s something even sweeter: Olympic chocolate muffins. That’s all thanks to Norwegian three-time Olympian long-distance swimmer Henrik Christiansen. Christiansen innocently enough reviewed a chocolate muffin…