EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App That Could Become the Global Blueprint

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world.

Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fanart

Tina Nguyen, The Verge

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond. (And when I say beyond, I mean the great beyond, like Heaven, maybe.) If you've found your way to this newsletter from the wild, annual sub…

Trump Melts Down in Rapid-Fire Truth Social Posting Spree

Yahoo Entertainment

WATCH: President Trump and Pope Leo in disagreement over war in Iran

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Trump and Pope Leo's disagreement over the war in Iran was amplified after Trump attacked the pope on social media and posted a now-deleted AI-generated image that depicted him as a Jesus-like figure.

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

Sam Biddle, The Intercept

Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.” The post Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa” appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump deletes AI image depicting himself like Jesus after outrage

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as a Jesus-like figure.

‘I pray they come together’ - Americans react to Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

BBC News

Hours after posting a lengthy message critiquing the pontiff, the US president shared a Jesus-like image of himself that he has since deleted.

WATCH: The top internet searches surrounding Trump's now deleted AI post

ABC News, Abcnews.com

An AI-generated image that President Donald Trump posted Monday on his social media platform that depicted him as a Jesus-like figure is drawing criticism and interest online.

Trump takes down image from social media that depicted him as Jesus-like figure

Michelle Stoddart, Abcnews.com

Trump later said the image depicted him as a doctor.

Beware of these 15 fake Trump Truth Social posts

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com

The U.S. president uses his social media platform to share his opinions and policy proposals, as well as to spread false information.

Trump’s clash with podcasters puts Fox News on notice

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

As younger voices break from Fox News, the right’s media ecosystem turns on itself

Donald Trump Is No Longer a Chad

Ali Breland, The Atlantic

The Iran war sparked an epic social-media trolling contest.

A Secret Grand Jury Is Seeking the Identity of a Reddit User Who Criticized ICE

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Reddit itself has been subpoenaed by a secret Washington grand jury, with the government wanting to know the identity of a specific user.

A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept

An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent. The post A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury. appeared…

Inside the Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons

David Gilbert, Wired

Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and the US.

Remember The “Ministry Of Truth” Freakout? Rubio Is Now Doing Something Far Worse Through Elon Musk’s X

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Remember when the Biden administration set up something called the “Disinformation Governance Board” and the entire MAGA universe lost its collective mind? It was the “Ministry of Truth.” It was “government speech police.” It was the single most Orwellian thi…

Trump Attempts Damage Control After Wild Easter Sunday Post

Yahoo Entertainment

Iran Is Winning The Meme War

Red Painter, Crooksandliars.com

The new frontier of war has been won by Iran - TikTok videos. This video, apparently not their first, is an ABSOLUTE BANGER of a song. I hate everything they stand for, but this song NAILS Trump and Hegseth in all the ways: racist tattoos, drunk, sexual assau…

Seoul woman: Koreans learn English using Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefings

Geoff Earle, New York Post

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has made a career out of schooling the press -- and now thousands Koreans are learning English by studying her daily briefings.

The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign

Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker

Explosive News’ A.I.-generated videos have been shared by Iranian-government accounts and co-opted by No Kings protesters. A spokesperson for the group says, “Let’s face it—if truth isn’t flashy, it’s kinda lonely.”

Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a performance. He talked about how the Biden administration had pressured Meta to take down content. He detailed how the Biden administration had apparently pressured Meta to take…

How AI-Powered Propaganda Is Shaping The U.S.-Iran Information War

Patrick Hipes, Deadline

The video spread at a velocity only social media can generate. Missiles rained down on the USS Abraham Lincoln, blasting fighter jets into the sea, the vessel breaking apart in a dramatic fireball — shared millions of times before anyone thought to ask whethe…

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the TikTokification of War

Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair

President Trump's view of the war is reportedly informed by a daily diet of short-form bombing videos—and by rosy Fox News coverage. No wonder he thinks the war is won. Meanwhile, his Defense Secretary seems to view violence as its own end.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the landmark social media addiction trial to more Netflix price hikes

hamish.hector@futurenet.com (Hamish Hector) , Hamish Hector, TechRadar

The week's biggest tech news stories from Sonos, DJI, iOS, and more for March 28, 2026.