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Twitter Restores User Safety Feature After Outcry

Twitter restores feature promoting user safety materials following 'temporary' removal, after complaints by user and consumer safety groups

2 years ago

Meta Pays $725m To Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit

Facebook parent Meta pays $725m (£600m) to settle US class action lawsuit over sharing of personal data with Cambridge Analytica

2 years ago

Twitter’s Public Policy Boss Departs, Amid Ongoing Layoffs

More concern for US and European regulators as Twitter's head of public policy departs amid additional layoffs at the platform

2 years ago

Hundreds Of Former Twitter Staff File Complaints

Twitter this week is being accused by 100 former staff members of a variety of legal violations including targeting women…

2 years ago

Elon Musk To Quit As Twitter CEO, Seeks ‘Foolish Enough’ Replacement

Search for new CEO of Twitter begins, but Elon Musk confirms he will remain in charge of software and server…

2 years ago

John Carmack Quits As Meta Defends Massive VR Investments

Gaming industry legend John Carmack quits Meta as company's chief technology officer defends billions spent on VR and 'metaverse'

2 years ago

Musk Restricts Policy Poll Voting To Paid Twitter Blue Users

Elon Musk says only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote in future polls on policy, after users…

2 years ago

Zuckerberg ‘Removed Speech Reference To Cambridge Analytica’

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg removed reference to Cambridge Analytica from speech six months before scandal came to light, report finds

2 years ago

More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms

Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week

2 years ago

EU Advances Probe Into Meta’s Facebook Marketplace

EU files formal complaint with Meta over Facebook Marketplace in first time it has investigated company on antitrust grounds

2 years ago

Twitter Users Vote For Musk To Step Down

Elon Musk polls Twitter users over whether he should step down as chief executive, amidst controversy and plummeting Tesla shares

2 years ago

Twitter Suspends Journalists Over Elon Musk Jet Tracking Articles

Twitter accounts of a number of high profile journalists have been suspended after covering the Elon Musk jet tracking story

2 years ago

Meta Halts Construction Of Two Data Centres In Denmark

Meta axes construction of two additional data centres in Europe, as Facebook continues cost cutting measures

2 years ago

Twitter Suspends Account That Tracked Elon Musk’s Jet

U-turn by Elon Musk who said he would not ban jet tracking account, but has now suspended the account and…

2 years ago

Jack Dorsey Admits Twitter Still Has Problems

Cooling bromance? Twitter co-founder and former CEO admits mistakes were made at Twitter, and says platform still has problems

2 years ago

Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok

More US (Republican) states ban TikTok on state devices and computers, following earlier Taiwanese national security ban

2 years ago

Twitter Disbands Trust and Safety Council, As Former Executive Threatened

Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, as former head of Trust & Safety flees home after threats of violence

2 years ago

Twitter Blue Apple Users To Pay Premium Price

Elon Musk and Twitter to relaunch revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday, but Apple users will…

2 years ago

Meta Warns It May Remove US News Content

Facebook owner warns American Congress it may remove US news from its platform if it passes “ill-considered journalism bill”

2 years ago

Apple, Amazon ‘Resume’ Twitter Advertising

Apple has 'fully resumed' advertising on Twitter, according to Elon Musk, while Amazon reported to be boosting ad campaigns after…

2 years ago

New Zealand To Force Meta, Google To Pay For News

New Zealand law would require Meta, Google and others to pay for news they carry, after similar rules in Australia…

2 years ago

Parler And Kayne West Terminate Acquisition Deal

Owner of Parler and American rapper Kanye West (aka Ye) agree to terminate sale of the app, “in the interest…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Backtracks Over Apple Bust Up

Chief twit tweets 'misunderstanding' about Apple potentially removing Twitter from App Store has been “resolved” after meeting Tim Cook

2 years ago

Twitter No Longer Enforcing Its Covid Misinformation Policy

Elon Musk's Twitter confirms it has stopped policing its Covid-19 misinformation policy, as it restores 62,000 suspended accounts

2 years ago

Snapchat Staff Ordered Back To The Office

No more home working. Return to office working after Snap workers instructed to work in the office 80 percent of…

2 years ago

Stolen Twitter Data Leaked Online, Even Bigger Breach Revealed

Summer data breach at Twitter sees hackers publish stolen data, but even bigger data breach has since been uncovered

2 years ago

UK Government Unveils Revised Online Safety Bill

The UK's revised online safety bill proposes fines of 10 percent of revenue if social networks fail to block racist,…

2 years ago

Elon Musk: Apple Threatening To Remove Twitter From App Store

Musk reveals Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and is allegedly threatening to pull the platform from…

2 years ago

Meta Fined 265m Euros Over Data Leak

Irish data protection office fines Facebook parent Meta 265m euros over 2019 data leak, adding up to 1bn euros in…

2 years ago

Twitter ‘Hiring’ As Musk Plans ‘Everything App’

Elon Musk says Twitter is hiring as he plans encrypted messaging and payment services to turn platform into 'everything app'

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