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March is National Nutrition Month, a great time to reflect on the foods and habits that shape our health and wellness. Registered Dietitian Mia Syn has simple tips to elevate you and your family's nutrition and wellness routines this month and the months ahead.

Two local school districts have now joined hundreds of others around the country in filing lawsuits against the major social media platforms saying they have a role in the mental health crisis among children in the country.

Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion.

Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion.

Billie Eilish announced that her highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” will be released on May 17.

Japan’s imperial family has made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media.

Star couple Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby boy.

March is National Nutrition Month, a great time to reflect on the foods and habits that shape our health and wellness. Registered Dietitian Mia Syn has simple tips to elevate you and your family's nutrition and wellness routines this month and the months ahead.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to Instagram to tease a new brand that records show could feature jams, household items, cookbooks and cutlery.

A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing concern over what they say is dramatic uptick of consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts.

The Meta outage that affected Facebook, Messenger and Instagram for a few hours on Tuesday was an inconvenience for most.

A technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

Users reported being locked out of their Facebook accounts and feeds on the platform as well as Threads and Instagram were not refreshing. WhatsApp, which is also owned by Meta, appeared unaffected.

In a multi-state lawsuit against Meta, the states claim that the social media company has harmed young people’s mental health and promoted addiction. But just how harmful is social media for children and teens?

The Florida Senate is ready Thursday to pass a high-profile bill that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from creating accounts on what lawmakers say are “addictive” social-media platforms.

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The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook to almost all online platforms in the bloc.

Mahalo Kitchen is a locally owned and operated bakery specializing in custom cakes with seasonal ingredients and a rotating menu. Since 2021, Mahalo Kitchen has been celebrating birthdays, engagements, weddings and more. Check out their cakes on Instagram at @mahalokitchenjax and order yours online at www.mahalokitchen.com.

Rebecca Reed, or TheBakerReed on Instagram, is a Food Network Chopped Sweets Champion and dubbed the Flavor Queen on the Dr Seuss Baking Challenge on Prime and is in studio to share some of her favorite flavor combinations with chocolate for Valentine’s Day!

Online stranger danger is a real concern on social media. As a result, Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has rolled out new tools for parents that will limit messages with kids. This, as state lawmakers want to ban minors from using social media altogether.

Meta has announced stricter message settings for teens on Instagram and Facebook. The company said, "We're building on our work to provide age-appropriate experiences for teens, and to make it simpler for parents to shape their teens' online experiences."

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s historical reluctance to keep children safe on its platforms.

Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

Britney Spears is shooting down rumors of a new album, vowing to “never return to the music industry.”.

Thank you, next: Ariana Grande announced on Wednesday that her new album, titled “eternal sunshine,” will be released on March 8.

Do you ever feel like the weight of the “mental load” leaves you stressed, overwhelmed and maxed out?

New Mexico's attorney general is suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram claiming it failed to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them.

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18.

The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor Swift's Brazilian fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar’s Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show.

Lately, BBB Scam Tracker has seen multiple reports of a scam in which con artists trick people out of their money by promising they can recover social media accounts.

The Greenhouse Bar is a lush greenery space filled with indoor houseplants, cacti and plant related merchandise. The team is celebrating their 1 year Biz Birthday and hosting specials all week long to share the local love with you! Follow for the fun on Instagram or visit their website at thegreenhousebar.com .

Do you ever feel like the weight of the "mental load" leaves you stressed, overwhelmed and maxed out?

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Béjar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic.

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.

Dozens of U.S. states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.

Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.

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A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he posted a video to Instagram sharing plans to shoot up a middle school, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.

New York is bidding to put new controls on social media platforms that state leaders say will protect the mental health of younger users.

On Monday, Jacksonville’s Sheriff T.K. Waters claimed that a video shared on social media misrepresented the facts surrounding the arrest of a suspect that went viral over the weekend and was altered.

Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.

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British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta.

Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.

A dolphin seen hoisted from the water in a picture posted on Instagram is believed to have died, according to two people involved.

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online.

A photo of a North Florida angler holding a dolphin several feet out of the water is prompting outrage online and investigations by state and federal agencies. A marine biologist told News4JAX his first reaction to seeing that picture was horror. It’s not clear exactly where that photo was taken but harassing or feeding wild dolphins is against federal law.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies.

Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man last week killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram.

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.

A man in Bosnia killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram and then killed two other people while on the run before taking his own life.

The demographic of the typical thrift shopper has changed. An increasing number of Gen Z and younger thrifters is a result of several things, in particular social media. Tiktok, Youtube and Instagram are filled with videos of students showing off their “thrift hauls”. It’s also affordable, cool and kind to the planet.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.

A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide.

Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.

In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads.

Ever since Elon Must bought Twitter, millions of users have complained about.

Canada's government says it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test.

Instagram and Facebook are adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features beginning Tuesday, but critics say the steps don't go far enough.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are ready to fight, offline.

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media.

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June.

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A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced legislation aiming to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media.

Social media companies are once again in the spotlight after a bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky, killed five people in a mass shooting and livestreamed the attack on Instagram.

Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl.

Bindle, which was once one of Oprah's favorite things, is voluntarily recalling its "sip and stash" water bottle after Consumer Reports tests found alarmingly high levels of lead in the bottle's bottom storage compartment, levels that were over a thousand times the amount allowed in many consumer products.

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TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.

Meta, the parent company for Facebook and Instagram, has announced a new paid verification subscription service for its users.

Valentine’s Day is almost here! My absolute favorite time of year! Galentine’s Day is too.

The public school district in Seattle is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

A family member says rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months.

In 2022, more people watched videos on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook than in years past. This led to News4JAX reaching more than 400 million people with our content.

Los Angeles authorities have given a little girl a license to own a unicorn — if she can find one.

Noodle, a senior pug who went viral on TikTok for deciding whether it would be a bones day or a no bones day, has died.

More bad news is coming from Ticketmaster for Swifties.

Beyoncé has been crowned the most Grammy-nominated person in history — tying her husband and rapper Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece.

Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts.

The world was shocked to hear the news that beloved actor and comedian, Leslie Jordan, tragically died on Tuesday after reportedly crashing his car in Los Angeles.

In a story published October 13, 2022, about JPMorgan Chase and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West ending their business relationship, The Associated Press misspelled conservative activist Candace Owens' first name as Candice.

More than 53 million people will be travelling for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, even more for Christmas.

Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend.

Other posts to stay away from, misleading for false posts, offensive opinions on topical events, confidential information, posts that show you lied to your employer, racy posts, or posts that show illegal activity.

Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data.

For years, Miguel and Carlos Cevallos made a living by drawing posters for neighborhood nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants in Queens, attracting clients by word of mouth.

Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018.

Every once and a while something goes viral on the internet that you truly cannot stop thinking about, and for me, it’s this video of a little boy describing the joys of eating corn on the cob.

A fundraiser started by pop superstar Ariana Grande is making a big impact on a Jacksonville group that helps LGBTQIA+ youth.

Instagram and Facebook have suspended Children's Health Defense for repeated violations of policies on COVID-19 misinformation.

Beachgoers in Destin were in for a sight Tuesday morning along the Emerald Coast.

As concerns about social media’s harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features designed to make their services safer and more age appropriate.

Serena Williams says she is preparing to step away from tennis after winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business interests.

Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend are expecting another child nearly two years after the couple suffered a pregnancy loss.

A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million in federal court over claims of racial discrimination.

A Sesame Street-themed amusement park has apologized after a viral video appearing to show a costumed character waving off two 6-year-old Black girls at a parade outside Philadelphia.