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Gov. Cox announces Utah State Social Media Act, includes protection for minors, fines for addictive content

By Belle Lewis
October 17, 2023 12:00 AM
Governor Cox and Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection updated guidelines for theUtah Social Media Regulation Acton Oct. 16, giving companies until March 1, 2024 to either become compliant or to face large fees.
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Technology

Threads app has more than 70 million registered users in less than 40 hours

By Joe Wirthlin
July 07, 2023 12:00 AM
Meta's new app Threads passed more than 70 million registered users on July 7, two days after launching to the public.
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Business

BYU student resells used workout wear as full-time job

By Cadison Carter
February 28, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU senior Sydney Sexton has made her way through college supporting herself with her Instagram platform, @likenewlulu.
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Healthy Living

Screen time harming in-person connection, studies say

By Mckenna Schmidt
February 01, 2023 12:00 AM
When screen time is used as a primary way of connecting with others and the world, it can be harmful to healthy mental states and interpersonal relationships, according to a study by two professors from San Diego State University and the University of Georgia.
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Called to Serve in a Pandemic

Called to serve in a pandemic: Adapting to quarantine in New York City

By Kenzie Holbrook
June 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Called to Serve in a Pandemic

Called to serve in a pandemic: Quarantining as a missionary

By Kenzie Holbrook
May 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Thousands of missionaries across the world are facing upended plans during the pandemic. Some are returning home before completing their missions, others are serving in quarantine and many are receiving new calls. The Daily Universe is looking at how these missionaries are grappling with challenges in a series of stories.
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Local

Petition to cancel off-campus housing contracts continues despite setbacks

By Jenny Goldsberry
April 09, 2020 12:00 AM
A petition to let BYU students out of their housing contracts has garnered over 16,000 signatures despite efforts to quiet the petitioners.
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COVID-19

Provo City to hold cyber talent show

By Sierra Freeland
April 01, 2020 12:00 AM
Provo City activities director Aspen Dalton had to be creative with future city activities when schools and public events were shut down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, so he decided to hold a Provo City online talent show for community members to display all sorts of skills while in quarantine.
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Technology

Social media creating more opportunities to shop

By Sierra Freeland
March 26, 2020 12:00 AM
The convenience of online shopping has extended to social media. Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other sites have created a way for smaller stores to get more attention.
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Technology

Social media affects family dynamics

By Nick Gledhill
January 21, 2020 12:00 AM
From monthly family updates to mommy blogs, social media has created a unique family niche on the internet. Growing numbers of families are creating a network to share their families’ experiences, such as moving to a new home or raising children. Some will create posts on the “how-tos” of parenting or discuss the controversies of home life like vaccines or child discipline.
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Technology

Staying safe online is more important than ever, experts say

By Morgan March
December 04, 2019 12:00 AM
See also 'Convenience or privacy, virtual assistant users debate'
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Technology

Virtual assistant users debate convenience vs privacy

By Morgan March
December 04, 2019 12:00 AM
See also 'Staying safe online is more important than ever, experts say'
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Technology

BYU graduate launches 'YouTube for authors'

By Nick Gledhill
October 11, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU entrepreneurship graduate Matthew Kastner launched a writing platform called Publish Pen on Sept. 24. The website allows writers to publish their work and caters specifically to those who are just starting out in the business.
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Nation

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Associated Press
August 28, 2019 12:00 AM
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:
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Religion

New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman

By Associated Press
March 19, 2019 12:00 AM
People mourn at a makeshift memorial site near the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 19. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Local

Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news

By Associated Press
March 18, 2019 12:00 AM
In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens in New York's Times Square. Facebook's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting. The service, launched last year, is currently available in some 400 cities in the United States. But the social media giant said it has found that 40 percent of Americans live in places where there weren’t enough local news stories to support it. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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World

Things you should know today 3/18/19

By Anne Wallace
March 18, 2019 12:00 AM
Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack
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Nation

How social media platforms and fact-checkers fight fake news

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
February 26, 2019 12:00 AM
See also: 'Fake news? What it is and isn't, and how journalists fight it'
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