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The runaway pet pig named Kevin Bacon is back home with its Gettysburg family after a 17-day ordeal

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Lawsuits

Pennsylvania, New Jersey join federal lawsuit alleging Facebook, Instagram harm children's mental health

Meta Federal Lawsuit

Children's Health

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

Mental Health

Reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes a day improves one's well-being, research suggests

Social Media

Threads, Meta's new social media app, aims to rival Twitter

Social Media

Cops need a wiretap to eavesdrop on your Facebook posts, N.J. Supreme Court says

Children's Health

New parental control features come to Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

Meta parental controls

Wellness

Dietary fads run rampant on social media; here's how to know whether the advice is legitimate

Social Media

Meta developing social media platform to rival Twitter

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Music

Porchfest musicians use Facebook to compete for West Philly performance spaces

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Children's Health

Social media is a driver of youth mental health crisis, U.S. surgeon general warns

Surgeon General Social Media Youth

Children's Health

Teens should be trained on social media before creating accounts, APA says

Social Media Guidelines Teens

Government

Should teens need parental consent to open social media accounts? Some Pennsylvania lawmakers think so

Social Media Parental Consent

Lawsuits

How Facebook users can claim a piece of a $725 million data privacy settlement

facebook lawsuit settlement

Social Media

Instagram's new Notes and Candid features are the latest to mimic rival social media platforms

Instagram Candid Notes

Odd News

Baby kangaroo rescued in Central Pa. after man tried to sell it on Facebook

Celebrities

Olivia Newton-John, 'Grease' star and 'Physical' singer, dies at 73

Mental Health

Even a short break from social media can improve your mental health

Social media mental health

Courts

New Jersey woman fired for posting anti-Black Lives Matter comments loses appeal

Government

Pa. lawmakers are among the hundreds of state legislators in U.S. who have joined far-right Facebook groups

Health Stories

South Jersey woman uses Facebook group to encourage others on their weight loss journeys

Peg Bradford

Social Media

Vintage prototype shows a Sixers uniform designed to glow under black lights

Sixer Jersey Black Light

Books

Will Smith says his memoir, set for November release, was a 'labor of love'

Donations

Philadelphia Foundation using $1 million Facebook grant to benefit Black-led nonprofits

Philadelphia Black nonprofits

Controversies

Pa. state legislator shares transphobic meme on Facebook mocking ex-health secretary Levine

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Social Media

Facebook, Twitter fact-check President Trump's social media posts about Pennsylvania voting

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Businesses

Bucks County restaurant apologizes for racist sign hung on wall

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Sponsored

Facebook exec still bullish on commercial real estate amid pandemic woes

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Corrections

South Jersey detention officer suspended for 'shockingly insensitive' Facebook comment

Detention Officer Facebook Comment

Social Media

Comedian, N.J. native Chris D'Elia accused of sexual misconduct, targeting underage females using social media

Chris D'Elia allegations

Resignations

Chester County school board director resigns after making joke about George Floyd’s death

Owen J. Roberts School District board member

Social Media

Kevin Hart, Will Smith and Questlove participate in #BlackOutTuesday

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Entertainment

This weekend watch Philadelphians speed date over Zoom in a new online show 'Philly is Blind'

Love is Blind Philly

Graduations

Facebook to stream a virtual graduation ceremony with Oprah, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X

Books

Michelle Obama reads children's books on PBS web series

Michelle Obama children's book

Fitness

Center City District hosting virtual fitness classes on Facebook

Center City Fit virtual series

Fitness

Philadelphia Runner launches PR Solo Challenge to motivate runners during coronavirus crisis

Philadelphia Runner launches PR Solo Run

Prevention

Vaccine misinformation runs rampant on social media – and it's resilient

Social media vaccine misinformation

Courts

Ex-Philadelphia Navy Yard contractor sentenced to prison for lying to FBI about white supremacist ties

TV

Super Bowl ads get a touch of Philly, from World Cup winner Carli Lloyd to Rocky Balboa

Super Bowl ads Philadelphia

Health News

GLAAD calls for Facebook to remove misleading ads about HIV prevention drug PrEP

Truvada PrEP Facebook ads

Technology

Instagram expands its test hiding 'like' counts on posts to United States users

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