Digital minister says Russia not planning to block YouTube in the country as Russian users would suffer, amidst mounting tensions…
Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal defends company's estimates of fake accounts as Elon Musk says renegotiating deal not 'out of…
After suspending his $44bn deal to buy Twitter Elon Musk criticises company's algorithmically defined Home feed, saying it 'manipulates' users
Social networking firms can be sued by Texas officials or local residents over moderation decisions, after Appeals Court restores local…
Elon Musk lays out plans for Twitter in leaked presentation for potential investors, including revenue and subscriber growth, and mysterious…
Boom in social media influencer industry has exposed children to exploitation and without adequate protections around advertising, MPs find
Elon Musk reportedly in talks with large investment firms and wealthy individuals to help fund the cash portion of massive…
Snap releases Pixy 'flying camera' drone that can take selfies while flying around the user, as social media companies compete…
Republicans in US Congress formally ask Twitter to conserve records related to Elon Musk's proposed buyout of company amidst 'concern'…
Worse kept secret? Twitter finally confirms it is developing an edit button so users can change their tweets after posting…
Meta/Facebook allegedly paid consulting firm Targeted Victory to spread negative reports about rival TikTok, says Washington Post
Australian media regulator Acma to be able to force tech companies to hand over data relating to misinformation and disinformation…
Brewer launches virtual beer Heineken Silver to highlight strengths and limitations of metaverse, in what it calls an 'ironic joke'
Meta narrows Facebook and Instagram rules to bar calls for death of head of state, while allowing other 'calls for…
Influencers post tearful farewells as Russia media regulator shuts down Instagram after parent company Meta allows calls for violence
Russian regulator slows down access to Twitter across country amidst spat with Facebook over fact-checking and labelling of Russian media…
Former US President Donald Trump launches 'Truth Social' platform on Apple's App Store in latest effort to get around social…
Changes to proposed online safety bill require companies such as Twitter and Facebook to take proactive steps and add more…
Twitter says head of security no longer at company and chief information security officer to depart shortly, as chief executive…
Roblox says it will construct new version of China version of platform after removing it from app stores as it…
App store listing reveals Donald Trump is to launch his 'Truth' social media app in February, after his Twitter, Facebook…
Social media app TikTok for first time replaces Google as site with most US visitors in 2021, as pandemic pushes…
US Senators say laws are needed to protect young people online, rejecting proposal by Instagram head Adam Mosseri of industry…
Meta's social world-building flagship game Horizon Worlds comes out of invite-only beta as company formerly known as Facebook pushes into…
Bipartisan bill to require social networking firms such as Meta (Facebook) have to provide researchers with access to its data
Facebook tests giving users more control over News Feed amidst political pressure, after whistleblower says algorithmic ranking 'amplifies divisive content'
Instagram re-introduces image previews on Twitter, nine years after pulling plug on feature shortly after being acquired by Facebook
Tencent fixes 'loophole' that allowed Bing and Google to temporarily display WeChat results, as China regulators seek to open up…
Twitter finds its own news-feed algorithms give more amplification to mainstream political right than left, as social media firms face…
Third time the charm? After indefinite ban on Twitter, and closure of short-lived website, Donald Trump is to launch a…