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When the White House Decides Who Gets to Ask Questions

When the White House Decides Who Gets to Ask Questions

First Amendment • Press Freedom • Executive Power Trump’s White House Press Ban Is About Much More Than CNN, MS NOW and Politico The real issue is not whether Americans like these news organizations. It is whether the federal government can punish journalists because the president dislikes their reporting. On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that...

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2026-09-19 14:26:32

Facebook Wants Access to Photos You Haven’t Shared: Why You Should Check This Setting

Facebook Wants Access to Photos You Haven’t Shared: Why You Should Check This Setting

A security and privacy look at Meta's Camera Roll Cloud Processing feature There is a Facebook privacy setting that deserves considerably more attention than it is getting. It is called Camera Roll Cloud Processing. On the surface, it sounds harmless. Facebook offers to create personalized collages, recaps, AI restylings, birthday themes, travel highlights and other creative suggestions...

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2026-09-14 16:10:48

Growing Up on VibeForge: Built-In Protections for Younger Members

Growing Up on VibeForge: Built-In Protections for Younger Members

Every younger member deserves room to create, connect, and be themselves—without being pushed into experiences meant for adults. VibeForge is designed to bring people together around creativity, friendship, and community. For children and teens, that experience should come with stronger boundaries, more private starting points, and clear ways to get help. That is why VibeForge includes...

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2026-09-12 15:59:12

I’m Not Aging, I’m Being Renovated

I’m Not Aging, I’m Being Renovated

I’m Not Aging, I’m Being Renovated: A Gen-X Maintenance Update So, a little health update from the department of “Well, this is getting ridiculous.” 😂 I’m almost 61 years old, which means I come from the generation that drank from garden hoses 🚰, rode bikes without helmets 🚲, disappeared until the streetlights came on 🌙, survived metal playground equipment, shag...

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Stephen Proffitt

2026-09-10 15:33:53

We Didn’t Have to Be Sued to Do What’s Right.

We Didn’t Have to Be Sued to Do What’s Right.

VIBEFORGE PERSPECTIVE What Meta Is Now Being Forced to Change — and What VibeForge Chose to Build Differently From the Start Meta is now being required to redesign significant parts of Facebook and Instagram for younger users. At VibeForge, many of those same principles were part of the conversation before we ever launched. The Meta settlement matters for more than its...

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2026-08-26 17:58:10

The Queen Has Passed ...

The Queen Has Passed ...

The world feels a little less bright today. Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy that reaches far beyond country music. (Reuters) For generations, Dolly gave us songs that became part of the soundtrack of our lives — Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, and so many more. But as extraordinary as her talent was, the person behind...

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2026-08-25 19:25:46

Why VibeForge Is Safer by Design

Why VibeForge Is Safer by Design

A different approach to social networking—built around people, privacy, community, and control instead of an engagement algorithm. Social media should connect people. Somewhere along the way, however, many of the biggest platforms became something much more complicated: recommendation engines, advertising systems, behavioral data networks, engagement machines, and enormous moderation...

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2026-08-22 20:31:54

Welcome to Vibeforge: A Quick Guide to Getting Started

Welcome to Vibeforge: A Quick Guide to Getting Started

Vibeforge Guide Everything You Need to Get More Out of Vibeforge A practical, easy-to-scan guide for new users, creators, communities, and safety-conscious members. Use the index below to jump straight to the section you need. Getting Started Creators and Pages Safety and Privacy Groups and Community Start Simple Vibeforge is built around people, pages, groups, posts, stories,...

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2026-07-19 03:06:55

How Vibeforge Helps Protect Younger Members

How Vibeforge Helps Protect Younger Members

Community Safety Protecting Younger Members on Vibeforge Vibeforge is built for creativity, connection, and community. That also means building thoughtful protections for younger members, families, creators, and the people who help keep online spaces safe. Our promise: younger members should be able to explore, create, and connect while Vibeforge applies sensible safeguards behind...

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2026-07-17 23:23:00

America’s Big Birthday Bust

America’s Big Birthday Bust

Opinion & Analysis Freedom 250: How America’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Birthday Celebration Became an Abject Failure America only turns 250 once. The Great American State Fair was supposed to be a historic national celebration. Instead, it became a case study in political overreach, uneven execution and a once-in-a-generation opportunity badly squandered. Editor’s note:...

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Stephen Proffitt

2026-07-05 19:16:32

Why We Use CleanTalk.org for Vibeforge

Why We Use CleanTalk.org for Vibeforge

Vibeforge Trust & Safety Protecting the community starts before spam, bots, and fake accounts ever get comfortable. At Vibeforge, we use CleanTalk.org because building a social platform is not just about creating features, profiles, feeds, groups, and community tools. It is also about protecting the people who use the platform. A healthy online community depends on trust, and...

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2026-06-18 14:56:23

The Bot Doesn’t Have a Lawyer. You Might Need One.

The Bot Doesn’t Have a Lawyer. You Might Need One.

Can a User Be Held Legally Responsible for Harmful AI Content? AI can help create content, but responsibility still belongs to the humans and businesses who use, publish, or rely on it. Artificial intelligence can write articles, generate images, produce code, summarize documents, answer customers, and make decisions faster than ever before. But when something goes wrong, one question...

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2026-05-27 16:11:32

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