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Court Weighs Social Media Addiction Claims

Court Weighs Social Media Addiction Claims2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (268+ words) 20-year-old plaintiff says Instagram, and YouTube's design hooked her as child A landmark trial opened Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court that could reshape how courts hold social media platforms accountable for their effects on users under 18. The case…...

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AirTalk Wireless Offers Smartphones to California Residents

AirTalk Wireless Offers Smartphones to California Residents3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (694+ words) Members of the editorial and news staff of the'Los Angeles magazine'and the Engine Vision Media Network were not involved in the creation of this content. Millions of Americans are facing a stark reality: they may struggle to afford a smartphone…...

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Inside the First U.S. TikTok Awards at the Hollywood Palladium

Inside the First U.S. TikTok Awards at the Hollywood Palladium1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (639+ words) On a glittering December night at the historic Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles officially welcomed the digital age to one of its most iconic stages. TikTok hosted its first-ever U.S. TikTok Awards on December 18, transforming the storied venue into a celebration of…...

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Cloudflare Outage Brings Down Services Across the Internet

Cloudflare Outage Brings Down Services Across the Internet2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (179+ words) Spotify, OpenAI's ChatGPT, X and a number of other major internet services went dark Tuesday morning. A major outage took down Cloudflare, a networking company, resulting in services across the internet going down on Tuesday morning. Thousands of websites, including…...

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lamag.com > arts-and-entertainment > netflix-adding-new-features-to-drive-engagement

Netflix Adding New Features To Drive Engagement

Netflix Adding New Features To Drive Engagement3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (283+ words) Netflix has announced three new app features including real-time voting, an immersive homepage experience, and a redesigned kids" profile. Netflix is stepping up its app game with three new exciting features announced during a recent talk at TechCrunch Disrupt by…...

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lamag.com > crimeinla > federal-prosecutors-charge-mexican-national-with-assault-after-chaotic-south-l-a-op

TikToker ‘Richard LA’ Charged in Chaotic South L.A. Arrest

TikToker ‘Richard LA’ Charged in Chaotic South L.A. Arrest3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (360+ words) TikToker Richard LA " a Mexican national who federal prosecutors say rammed his vehicle into agents trying to take him into custody " will appear U.S. District Court Wednesday in Little Tokyo "A vehicle is a weapon," Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli…...

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lamag.com > news > instagram-pg-13-resitrctions-teen-accounts-meta

Instagram Implements a PG-13 System for Teen Users 

Instagram Implements a PG-13 System for Teen Users 3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (240+ words) The new guidelines are similar to the "Parents Strongly Cautioned" movie rating Meta launched a new content restriction system today on Instagram for teen accounts that keeps the content users aged under 18 see as similar to a PG-13 movie." Meta…...

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lamag.com > news-and-politics > no-more-loud-commercials-sb-576-turns-down-the-volume-on-streaming-services

California Cracks Down on Loud Streaming Ads with SB 576

California Cracks Down on Loud Streaming Ads with SB 5764+ mon, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) Californians will finally have some relief from blaring commercials on streaming services On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law, SB 576, introduced by Senator Thomas Umberg, regulating the volume of advertisements on streaming services such as Netflix,…...

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lamag.com > technology > 15-years-later-instagram-finally-comes-to-the-ipad

Instagram Launches Dedicated iPad App After 15 Years

Instagram Launches Dedicated iPad App After 15 Years5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) After more than a decade of requests, Instagram is finally giving iPad users their own app'with a few new twists to the familiar feed Instagram is finally unveiling an app dedicated to iPad users. Starting Wednesday, September 3rd, the app built…...