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lowellsun. com > 04/17/2026 > jeff-robbins-suddenly-accountable-the-party-may-be-over-for-social-media-giants

Jeff Robbins: Suddenly accountable, the party may be over for social media giants

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (717+ words) There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," " the influential novel about slavery " and former President Abraham Lincoln. "So," President Lincoln is rep" There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe,…...

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lowellsun. com > 03/25/2026 > ai-abuse-images

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (408+ words) The boys were 14 at the time. They admitted this month that they made about 350 images, showing at least 59 girls under 18, along with other victims who so far have not been identified. They described the fallout " anxiety attacks, a loss of…...

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lowellsun. com > 03/24/2026 > meta-new-mexico-trial-verdict

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (628+ words) New Mexico's case was among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media platforms and their impacts on children. The trial that started Feb. 9. is one of the first in a torrent of lawsuits against'Meta'and…...

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lowellsun. com > 03/23/2026 > meta-new-mexico-trial-closing-arguments

Landmark trial in New Mexico to decide whether Meta misled users about children's safety risks

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (719+ words) Jurors will take up the case after the arguments and six weeks of testimony from scores of witnesses that included local teachers, psychiatric experts, state investigators, top Meta officials and whistleblowers who left the company. The case in New Mexico…...

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lowellsun. com > 07/12/2025 > massachusetts-police-officer-shot-by-colleagues-victim-of-campaign-to-criminalize-her-lawyer

Massachusetts police officer shot by colleagues victim of "campaign to criminalize her: Lawyer

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (82+ words) An attorney for the off-duty Massachusetts police officer shot and injured by colleagues who were serving her a restraining order says his client remains in "grave condition" and has fallen victim to an "appalling campaign to criminalize her." An attorney…...

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lowellsun. com > 05/09/2025 > billerica-town-meeting-passes-budget-right-to-farm-bylaw-in-first-two-nights

Billerica Town Meeting passes budget, right-to-farm bylaw in first two nights

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1029+ words) BILLERICA " In the first two nights of Billerica's spring Town Meeting this week, representatives passed a number of articles including the town's annual budget for fiscal 2026 and a right-to-farm bylaw. The warrant began a little slowly on night one Tuesday,…...