SocialMedia

Canada Bans WeChat From Government Devices

Canada bans Chinese super-app WeChat from government devices, following similar move for TikTok in February

1 year ago

Meta Offers Paid Ad-Free Subscription For Facebook, Instagram

Facebook and Instagram to offer a paid subscription in Europe in return for no adverts, costing from 9.99 euros (£8.73)…

1 year ago

Online Safety Act Becomes Law In Blow To Campaigners

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent, and government claims it will make the UK safest place in the world to…

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s X Deploys Audio, Video Calling Option

WhatsApp worried? Elon Musk's 'everything app' ambition continues with video, voice calling addition to X (Twitter)

1 year ago

Meta Profit Soars From Ongoing Strong Ad Spending

Meta Platforms beats expectations in its Q3 financials, helped by an ongoing uptick in digital ad spend and cost cutting…

1 year ago

Meta Sued By US States Over Harm To Children

Dozens of US states sue Meta Platforms, alleging Instagram and Facebook are harming children's mental health

1 year ago

Elon Musk Says X To Have Two New Premium Tiers

Owner of X (Twitter) Elon Musk continues to transition from advertising fees towards paid subscriptions for the platform

1 year ago

EU Sets Deadline For Meta, TikTok To Detail Efforts To Curb Misinformation

EU demands Meta, TikTok detail efforts to curb illegal content, disinformation, amid fears of Hamas broadcasting executions

1 year ago

Meta To Deploy Broadcast Channels For Facebook, Messenger

Because social media really needs more ways to spread information. Broadcast channels are coming soon to Facebook and Messenger

1 year ago

Google Russia Declared Bankrupt After Bank Account Seizure

Russian subsidiary of Google officially declared bankrupt after authorities in Moscow seized bank account in dispute with Western tech

1 year ago

Musk’s X Charges New Users $1 Annual Subscription Fee

Paywall move as Elon Musk's X (aka Twitter) begins charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 annually

1 year ago

Biden Campaign Launches Account On Trump’s Truth Social

Trolling Trump. Campaign for Joe Biden launch account on Donald Trump's Truth Social, saying 'converts welcome'

1 year ago

LinkedIn To Cut More Jobs, In Second Round Of Layoffs

Another 668 people across LinkedIn's engineering, product, talent and finance teams are to be made redundant, in second tranche of…

1 year ago

Meta Lawsuit Settlement Talks Collapse In Kenya

Content moderators in Kenya accuse Meta of not negotiating sincerely as lawsuit settlement talks break down

1 year ago

TikTok Details Actions Against Middle East Misinformation

TikTok says 'immediately' deployed resources to counter misinformation as EU warns 'gatekeepers' under Digital Services Act

1 year ago

Australia Fines X Over Child Protection Failures

Australian regulator fines X, formerly Twitter, over failure to cooperate with inquiry into its policies on removing child abuse material

1 year ago

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Responds To EU Allegations Of ‘Illegal’ Content

CEO Linda Yaccarino says X (Twitter) has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts, in pushback against EU letter

1 year ago

EU Writes To Mark Zuckerberg Over Hamas Attack Disinformation

Thierry Breton gives Meta similar warning issued to Elon Musk about disinformation concerning deadly attack on Israel by Hamas

1 year ago

EU Warns Elon Musk Over ‘Disinformation’ About Hamas Attack

Another warning. European officials send letter to Elon Musk over disinformation on X concerning Hamas attack on Israel

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s X Offers Option To Lock Tweet Replies To Verified Accounts

Twitter (X) users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in latest move by Elon Musk to…

1 year ago

SEC Seeks To Force Elon Musk Testimony Over Twitter Purchase

US regulator sues Elon Musk, alleging he didn’t comply with federal subpoena to testify on 15 September in Twitter purchase…

1 year ago

Twitter (X) Strips Headlines From News Links

Elon Musk removes headlines from news links, as the Anti-Defamation League welcomed X's stated intent to address antisemitism

1 year ago

Meta To Axe Staff In Reality Labs Unit Wednesday

Staff reductions reportedly underway at Metaverse-oriented Reality Labs Unit, otherwise known as Facebook Agile Silicon Team

1 year ago

Elon Musk To Face Lawsuit For Late Twitter Stock Disclosure

US judge orders Elon Musk to face most of lawsuit alleging he defrauded shareholders with late Twitter shareholding disclosure

1 year ago

TikTok Confirms Halt To E-Commerce Transactions In Indonesia

TikTok will halt e-commerce transactions on its app in Indonesia from Wednesday, after ban was imposed last week

1 year ago

Meta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – Report

User of social networks belonging to Meta could be charged a monthly fee of 10 euros (£8.67) for ad-free access…

1 year ago

Meta Admits AI Assistant Trained On User Posts

Executive admits it used people's public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new Meta AI virtual assistant

1 year ago

Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn't very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules

1 year ago

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Wearable arrivals. Developer conference sees pre-orders available for Meta Quest 3 headset, plus new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

1 year ago

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Launches AI Chatbots With Personalities

Developer conference begins with Meta introducing AI chatbots with celebrity personalities for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook

1 year ago