Tag: Social
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73% of workers worry Social Security won’t be able to pay retirement benefits. Here’s what advisors say
Most Americans are concerned about what may happen to Social Security when its retirement trust fund crosses a projected 2033 depletion date, according to a new Bankrate survey. Nearly three-quarters, 73%, of non-retired adults and 71% retired adults say they worry they won’t receive their benefits if the trust fund runs out. The October survey included 2,492 individuals.…
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Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the…
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‘I hate gay Halloween’ meme takes over social media
Halloween is still days away, but online, “Gay Halloween” is in full-force. Ahead of the actual holiday, hundreds of people on X are showing off their niche costumes that are inspired by pop culture and partaking in what’s been deemed the “I Hate Gay Halloween” meme. The posts all begin with text that reads, “I…
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Alex Jones fighting attempt to sell his social media account rights in Infowars auction
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking to protect his personal social media accounts from being sold in the upcoming auction of his Infowars media platform to pay more than $1 billion he owes relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, claiming selling those accounts would violate his privacy and deny him a chance to make a fresh start…
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House Republicans subpoena Biden administration over alleged social media censorship
WASHINGTON — The top Republican on a key House subcommittee has issued a subpoena to the Biden administration as her panel probes whether the federal government is attempting to limit information being shared on social media platforms ahead of November’s elections. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., the Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information…
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Social Security payroll tax limit increases for 2025. Here’s how that may affect you
In 2025, millions of retired Americans will see a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment for benefit payments, according to the Social Security Administration. But a lesser-known tax change will also impact higher-income workers. The Social Security Administration on Oct. 10 unveiled a higher threshold for earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes, known as the “taxable maximum” or “wage base.” The limit shifts annually…
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Karl-Anthony Towns talks about Dominican roots, social justice work
It’s been quite a year for NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns. This week it became official that Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves 7-foot center/forward, will be playing for the New York Knicks. And in May, KAT — as he’s known — was named the 2023-24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion “for his voting rights advocacy as well…
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Australian TV host announces her own death in posthumous social media post
Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald announced her own death at the age of 67 in a posthumous social media post on Thursday. The beloved host, who worked on the children’s program “Wombat” and gameshow “It’s a Knockout,” died three years after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease. “Farewell my friends. My sister Kylie is posting…
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Social media influencers go dark on TikTok after promoting futuristic Saudi megacity
The videos from Saudi Arabia’s futuristic urban development project spread quickly across the internet, and almost as quickly started to disappear. At least five influencers who had been posting videos from Neom, the multiyear project launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to build a high-tech megacity, have either closed their social media accounts or…
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Trump shares fake photo of Harris with Diddy in now-deleted Truth Social post
Amid the recent news of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest, former President Donald Trump reposted a doctored image falsely showing Vice President Kamala Harris with Combs with text questioning if she was involved in his alleged “freak offs.” The image, which Trump reposted to his Truth Social profile, is an edited version of a 2001 photo…