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A Spokane man sought female hiking companions. Instead, he found social media snark — and support

Jeff Heatwole lives in Spokane. He's 35, a divorced dad with a 5-year-old son, a music teacher by profession, and a member of a Facebook hiking group. And Jeff got more attention than he was bargaining for recently when he posted a seemingly simple message.
- Kim Malcolm
Safety measures for kids on social media may become law in Washington state

Changes could be coming to how minors can use social media in Washington.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Seattle woman has lived her whole life without a smartphone. She recommends it

Patti Gorman is becoming a rarity. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest “Mobile Fact Sheet,” 98% of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind.
- Stephen Howie
From serendipitous support to bitter backlash. FOB Sushi controversy highlights social media risks, rewards

Seattle’s FOB Sushi Bar learned the hard way how social media can make or break a business overnight.
- Ruby de Luna
Surgeon general warns Seattle audience about the dangers of loneliness and isolation

U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy was in Seattle Wednesday, where he told an audience that loneliness is one of the crucial public health issues of the day.
- Eilís O'Neill
Why you should think twice before posting that cute photo of your kid online

Oversharing can make children vulnerable to identity theft, harassment and predators. To protect their privacy, share a 'holiday card-or-less' amount of data online, says expert Leah Plunkett.
- Andrew Limbong
Legal experts say a TikTok ban without specific evidence violates the First Amendment

The Justice Department is expected to argue that its clamp down on TikTok is about national security, but Constitutional lawyers say there is no way around grappling with the free speech implications.
- Bobby Allyn
AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why

A Jesus made of vegetables, bizarre log cabins, products that don't exist. AI-generated images are creating new forms of clickbait and causing some users to doubt what's real.
- Shannon Bond
Trump fined $1,000 for violating gag order again and threatened with jail time

The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.
- Ximena Bustillo
Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial

Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.
- Ximena Bustillo

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