Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is attracting criticism for social media posts taunting his opponents by suggesting they are gay.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is lifting the ban on governmental use of the social media app, one of a handful that the mayor used to amplify his campaign messaging.
Earlier this month, the Indonesian government announced that social media companies must deactivate accounts of users under 16 years of age and put age-verification systems in place.
Of all the examples of growing repression in Russia during four years of war in Ukraine, few have touched more people than deepening internet restrictions.
Think of the meme from Chinese American influencers as an absurdist joke, a wellness goal or an ironic expression of protest — or all of the above. Your ethnicity is beside the point.