The Web Tech Culture YouTube and Facebook dominate the social media landscape in the US Four out of five US adults watch YouTube, Pew survey finds By Shawn Knight, April 7, 2021, 2:28 PM 7 comments
The Web Mobile Facebook is introducing more News Feed options, including who can comment on your posts Limit comments to those who are tagged By Rob Thubron, March 31, 2021, 10:03 AM
Mobile The Web Facebook is testing an app that helps prisoners transition back into society A promo for the Re-Entry app appeared on some Instagram users' feeds By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2021, 8:57 AM 13 comments
The Web Tech Culture Zuckerberg suggests minor reform of Section 230, which deals with immunity for online platforms from third-party content Tech CEOs are about to get grilled again By Adrian Potoroaca, March 24, 2021, 7:24 PM 7 comments
Mobile The Web An under-13s-only version of Instagram is in the works The company says it will allow kids to "safely" use the platform By Rob Thubron, March 19, 2021, 10:56 AM 16 comments
The Web Instagram's new policies stop adults DMing teens who don't follow them Under 18s will also be warned about "suspicious" adults who message them By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2021, 11:11 AM 8 comments
The Web Tech Culture TikTok is approaching the issue of bullying from both sides TikTok is taking steps to make its platform a kinder place By Shawn Knight, March 10, 2021, 11:54 AM 8 comments
Security The Web Parler-like site Gab was hacked, 70 GB of data is now in the hands of an activist group The breach includes public and private interactions between 15,000 users By Adrian Potoroaca, March 1, 2021, 6:44 PM 108 comments
Software Tech Culture Instagram Live Rooms lets up to four people broadcast simultaneously Instagram is embracing livestreaming on its platform By Shawn Knight, March 1, 2021, 1:05 PM
The Web Tech Culture Police in Beverly Hills are playing copyrighted music to deter livestreaming A clever loophole to curb the sharing of police videos on social media? By Shawn Knight, February 10, 2021, 10:52 AM 50 comments
The Web Twitter considering subscriptions to boost revenue Looking beyond advertising for a long-term strategy By David Matthews, February 9, 2021, 6:13 AM 8 comments
The Web Nearly defunct social network Parler has fired its CEO CEO and co-founder John Matze was ousted by the board of directors By Eric Hamilton, February 3, 2021, 10:56 PM 34 comments
Google The Web Google bans 'free speech' app Parler, Apple and Amazon have followed Apple has given Parler's developers 24 hours to implement a moderation plan By Joe White, January 9, 2021, 10:11 AM 192 comments
The Web TikTok is experimenting with videos up to three minutes in length Would longer videos make TikTok less desirable? By Shawn Knight, December 2, 2020, 1:55 PM
The Web Mobile Snap reveals TikTok-like feature called Spotlight, will offer $1M daily to the most popular creators Copying TikTok as a feature By Adrian Potoroaca, November 23, 2020, 5:20 PM
The Web Tech Culture Twitter launches 'Fleets,' posts that erase themselves after 24 hours Fleets cannot be retweeted, liked, or replied to By Cohen Coberly, November 17, 2020, 12:59 PM
The Web Tech Culture Amazon launches lawsuit against influencers over sale of fake goods on its website "Hidden links" were used to sell the dupes By Rob Thubron, November 13, 2020, 7:44 AM
Mobile Facebook Messenger's 'Vanish Mode' can automatically erase your messages As long as your chat partners opt-in By Cohen Coberly, November 12, 2020, 5:38 PM
The Web Tech Culture Twitter is limiting retweets to fight US election misinformation Twitter tells users: 'Think before you retweet' By Joe White, October 10, 2020, 2:46 PM 12 comments
The Web Tech Culture Twitter's 'Birdwatch' will fight the spread of misinformation Upcoming feature will add more context to tweets that have been flagged by users By Joe White, October 3, 2020, 1:33 PM 38 comments
The Web Industry TikTok moves to sue Trump administration and U.S. ByteDance will likely still have to divest its TikTok business in the U.S. By Eric Hamilton, August 23, 2020, 12:08 PM 22 comments
Google Google+ users stand to get up to $12 each in $7.5 million data breach settlement Come on settlement money, Daddy needs a new pair... a new shoe By Cal Jeffrey, August 7, 2020, 12:38 PM 10 comments
The Web Twitter will begin adding labels to government-affiliated accounts Including state-backed media profiles By Cohen Coberly, August 6, 2020, 4:08 PM
The Web Microsoft Microsoft (still) in talks to buy TikTok, aims to close the deal by September What would TikTok look like under Microsoft? By Eric Hamilton, August 2, 2020, 9:38 PM 21 comments
Industry Twitter saw record growth in Q2 as the world stayed home Twitter credited world events and continued product enhancements By Shawn Knight, July 23, 2020, 9:56 AM