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The U.S. military has posted videos of lethal operations on social media. The practice marks a shift from earlier policies that condemned similar recordings by adversaries.
The InterceptU.S. military accounts have posted videos showing lethal strikes and executions in recent months. The footage depicts armed forces killing individuals who appear unarmed or surrendering. The videos are distributed on platforms including X and other social media services. They are filmed by participants and shared by official or high-ranking accounts.
Twenty years ago, U.S. military officials publicly condemned recordings of executions distributed by armed groups. Officials described such videos as propaganda tools used by adversaries.
Studies of journalists and humanitarian workers who view graphic war footage report elevated rates of stress symptoms. A 2023 survey of Pakistani journalists found more than 66 percent experienced indirect trauma. An earlier study of 209 respondents found 40 percent reported negative effects on personal life, including flashbacks and nightmares.
The same research showed 12 percent of journalists viewed such material daily.
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abcnews.go.comThe U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on June 29 holding that geofence location warrants constitute Fourth Amendment searches. The ruling requires law enforcement to show probable cause before obtaining cell-phone location records from third-party companies.
The U.S. House approved the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act on Monday by a 267-117 margin. The bill combines elements from 14 prior measures and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
matcha-jp.comGoogle now offers its Nano Banana-powered image generation feature to every eligible U.S. user at no cost. The rollout follows an initial limited release to paid subscribers and earlier expansions in India and Japan.