Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content

Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday. “This will have no impact on the vast majority of users as most already downvote or report abusive content,” a Reddit employee says…

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This Google change is breaking some digital photo frames

Digital photo frames such as the Aura will lose the ability to auto-update Google Photos albums later this month. Google is changing the way apps can access Google Photos libraries, which is creating problems for owners of some digital photo frames. While the change is designed to make your photo library more private, it’s also…

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Senate votes to strip the CFPB of its power to regulate X

The Senate voted on Wednesday to strip a key financial regulator of its ability to monitor digital platforms like X, as the social media company’s owner, Elon Musk, has become the public face of the government office seeking to shrink the agency’s workforce.  The resolution, which still requires House approval, would effectively moot a rule…

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The Trump administration wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts

The Trump administration may soon demand the social media accounts of people applying for green cards, US citizenship, and asylum or refugee status. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — the federal agency that oversees legal migration, proposed the new policy in the Federal Register this week — calling this information “necessary for a rigorous…

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