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Julia Roberts joins Instagram, makes first social media post

By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Roberts is getting social. The “Pretty Woman” star has joined Instagram and made her first ever social media post. It’s a photo of her sitting in grass wearing denim shorts and a black top that says “love.” She captioned the photo, “Hello.”

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The 50-year-old Oscar winner does not have a Twitter or Facebook account.

Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children

By The Associated Press
Social media CEOs once again are being called to testify before the Senate in light of mounting legal and public pressure to protect young users on their platforms. The leaders of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap were invited to testify next month before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a committee spokesperson confirmed Friday. The hearing comes at an inflection point for social media as court cases, proposed legislation and increased advocacy place mounting pressure on the tech companies behind these platforms to protect children and teens who use them by making material changes to how they operate. “Americans are realizing more and more every day that they cannot trust the CEOs at the helms of these companies because they do not put our safety first,” said Sacha Haworth, executive director of watchdog group The Tech Oversight Project. “If it feels like the pace is accelerating, it’s because it is.”
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