Holiday Décor Uproar at Air Force Base Housing Complex

A routine reminder about holiday lights touched off a spirited debate about rules, joy and what it means to make a home when life is always in motion.

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Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals

As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology.

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Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Features for A.I. Chatbots

Instagram is introducing parental controls and limits to conversations on topics like self-harm as concerns grow over how A.I. chatbots affect mental health.

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An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

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Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Iranians Find Pockets of Connection Amid Internet Blackout

Iranians managed to gain some unreliable connection to the internet on Friday after a near-total blackout that lasted four days.

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Iran Urges Users to Delete WhatsApp

Iran’s state television urged people to delete WhatsApp, saying without evidence that the app was sending user information to Israel.

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How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat App

Moscow has long been suspicious of foreign messaging apps. WeChat’s weak encryption makes it vulnerable.

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Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trial

The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after acquiring them.

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Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly? Here’s What the U.S. Has Argued.

The government showed hundreds of internal documents as it sought to prove that the social media company bought Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize a threat.

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