SocialMedia

Reddit CEO Hints At Subreddit Paywalls

Reddit co-founder and CEO has hinted that paywalls for certain subreddits could be on the way, in latest monetisation move

3 months ago

Elon Musk Shares Fake News Of UK Rioters Being Deported To Falklands

Owner of X, Elon Musk, deletes his post of faked article that claimed UK rioters would be deported to Falkland…

3 months ago

Elon Musk Says “No Choice” But To Close X’s San Francisco HQ

No choice for X to close down its San Francisco headquarters and relocate to Texas, as Musk blames “processing payments”

3 months ago

Musk Hits Out At UK Justice System, Amid War Of Words

UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts about unrest, but Musk lashes out at the…

3 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”

Advertising boycott. Lawsuit filed against World Federation of Advertisers and member firms Unilever, Mars, CVS Health and Orsted

3 months ago

TikTok Asks Court To Reject Secret Court Filings In Ban Challenge

TikTok, ByteDance ask appeals court to reject US request to file parts of case in secret as companies challenge US…

3 months ago

TikTok Withdraws Rewards Programme From EU After DSA Probe

TikTok to withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from EU in first case to be resolved under bloc's new Digital Services…

3 months ago

Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence

Government promises action against people inciting violence online as home secretary says social media firms should be doing more

3 months ago

US Sues TikTok Over ‘Massive’ Children’s Privacy Breach

In latest legal challenge Department of Justice, FTC sue TikTok, ByteDance over alleged use of children's data without parental consent

3 months ago

SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

US regulator says Abraham Shafi fraudulently raised millions for social media platform IRL while using investor funds for personal expenses

3 months ago

Elon Musk Sued By Former CNN Anchor Over Cancelled X Deal

Lawsuit time. Musk had cancelled contract with Don Lemon for talk show on X, after questioning over platform's content moderation…

3 months ago

Meta Posts Strong Q2 Amid Heavy AI Spending

Facebook parent Meta Platforms delivers strong Q2 financials which beats Wall Street expectations, raising its share price

3 months ago

Meta Ordered To Clean Up AI-Generated Porn By Oversight Board

Oversight Board orders Meta to clarify rules over sexually explicit AI-generated images, after two fake images of famous women shared…

3 months ago

TikTok Parent Loses Bid To Avoid EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Label

China's ByteDance has lost a legal challenge to avoid a European Union 'gatekeeper' designation, but can appeal ruling

4 months ago

Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas

Leaving California. Elon Musk protests new gender-identity law, says he will move headquarters of SpaceX and X from California

4 months ago

Trump Media Shares Rally After Assassination Attempt

Shares in Trump Media surge 33 percent after Saturday assassination attempt on former president as investors bet on reelection

4 months ago

X Plans To Challenge EU DSA Breach Findings

Social media platform X says it disagrees with EU DSA findings as chief Elon Musk says he will pursue 'public…

4 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds

X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says…

4 months ago

Musk Defeats $500m Mass Twitter Layoff Lawsuit

Elon Musk gains dismissal of lawsuit claiming he refused to pay $500m severance to thousands of fired Twitter staff

4 months ago

Threads Hits 175 Million Users, One Year After Launch

Threads, Meta's answer to Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), racks up impressive number of monthly active users

4 months ago

Google Adds AI Disclosure Requirements For Political Ads

Google adds disclosure requirements for AI-generated or digitally altered content in political ads as elections loom

4 months ago

US Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision On Social Media Laws

US Supreme Court throws out lower court decisions on Florida, Texas laws imposing social media regulation, demands more research

4 months ago

Meme Stock GameStop Sinks On Lawsuit News

Meme stock GameStop, known for a stellar rally in 2021 spurred by social media, shows volatility on news of probes…

4 months ago

EU Finds Meta Subscription Plan Violates DMA Rules

European Commission provisionally charges Meta with violating DMA competition rules over Facebook, Instagram subscription plans

4 months ago

Meta Considers Facebook News Ban In Australia

Meta says it may ban news content from Facebook in Australia if forced to pay licensing fees under 2021 law

4 months ago

Bluesky Offers Starter Packs For Friends, Feeds To Follow

To encourage uptake, X/Twitter rival Bluesky is offering starter packs - personalised invites for friends as well as suggested feeds

4 months ago

Supreme Court Backs Biden In Social Media Misinformation Case

US Supreme Court sides with Biden after Republican-led states challenged federal halt of misinformation posts on social media

4 months ago

US Government Prepares TikTok Lawsuit Over Child Privacy

US Department of Justice prepares lawsuit alleging TikTok violated child data privacy laws, as company's legal troubles mount

4 months ago

TikTok Offered US ‘Kill Switch’ Over Data Concerns

TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court…

4 months ago

Elon Musk Appeals To Advertisers, Backtracks Over Notorious Outburst

Wooing advertisers back? Elon Musk says his remark telling advertisers to “go f--- yourself” did not refer to the wider…

5 months ago