social media

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

6 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

6 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

6 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…

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 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…

6 months ago

YouTube Test Community ‘Notes’ Feature For Added Context

YouTube begins testing Notes feature that allows selected users to add contextual information to videos, amidst misinformation scrutiny

6 months ago

TikTok US Ban Appeal Gets 16 September Court Date

Action by TikTok, ByteDance and creators against US ban law gets 16 September hearing date, weeks before US elections

6 months ago

US Surgeon General Calls For Warning Labels On Social Media

US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warning labels to be shown on social media advising of 'mental health harms'

6 months ago

Meta Plan To Train AI With EU, UK User Data Spurs Complaints

European privacy group files GDPR complaints over Meta plan to use public user data from Facebook, Instagram to train AI…

7 months ago

Spotify Raises US Prices In Profit Drive

Spotify hikes prices in US, its biggest market, following UK rises as it shifts from focus on user growth to…

7 months ago

Donald Trump Joins TikTok After Trying To Ban It

Former president Trump joins TikTok and posts first video, after trying to ban app from US as president in 2020…

7 months ago

Shark Tank Host Launches Crowdfunding Site For TikTok Buy

Kevin O'Leary, investor and host of reality programme Shark Tank, launches crowdfunding effort to gauge interest in TikTok buy

7 months ago

TikTok Challenge To US Ban Law Gets September Hearing

Cases by TikTok, ByteDance, content creators get fast-track schedule as company faces forced sale or ban by 19 January

7 months ago

TikTok Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Jobs

TikTok to cut jobs from operations and marketing teams amidst broader ByteDance restructuring, as it faces political tensions in US

7 months ago

X Accused Of Overruling Australian Law On Knife Attack Posts

Lawyer for Australia's eSafety Commissioner says X wants to overrule government on what are 'reasonable' compliance steps

7 months ago

Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Against Data-Scraping Firm

San Francisco judge says social media platforms such as X have no right to arbitrarily decide how public data is…

7 months ago

Lawyers Say Strict Child Controls In China Show TikTok Could Do Better

Lawyers in US social media addiction action say strict controls on Douyin in China show TikTok could do better at…

8 months ago

Snap Sees Surge In Users, Ad Revenues

Snapchat parent Snap reports user growth, revenues in spite of tough competition, in what may be sign of stronger advertising…

8 months ago

UK Lawsuit Claims Grindr Shared HIV Status

Dating app Grindr sued over claims it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties for advertising purposes

8 months ago

EU Prepares Action Against ‘Addictive’ TikTok Lite Features

European Commission may ban rewards feature in recently launched TikTok Lite that it calls 'toxic and addictive'

8 months ago

TikTok Says New US Ban Effort Would ‘Trample Free Speech’

US House of Representatives passes new bill combining TikTok measures with foreign aid, may face speedy Senate approval

8 months ago

Trump Media Warns Of ‘Potential Market Manipulation’

Shares in Trump social media platform owner rise after chief executive warns of 'naked' short sellers trying to manipulate stock…

8 months ago

Trump Media Shares Buckle Over Secondary Offering Plans

Shares in Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media plummet on Monday after company announces plans to issue millions more…

8 months ago

MPs: Government ‘Should Use TikTok’ To Reach Young People

MPs urge government to make more use of social media, including TikTok, to reach young people and combat rampant misinformation

8 months ago

Instagram To Blur Nude Images In Messages To Minors

Nudity protection measure. Meta confirms Instagram will begin testing the blurring of any naked images sent to minors

9 months ago

X Hands Out Blue Ticks To ‘Influential’ Users

X begins handing out blue check marks to accounts with more than 2,500 verified followers in latest policy shift

9 months ago