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Reddit takes control of popular subreddit that protested API changes
As it promised, Reddit has been taking over control of subreddits that shut down to protest changes to the platform's API. The admin account u/ModCodeofConduct has taken sole charge of r/malefashionadvice, a community with more than 5.4 million subscribers.
Kris Holt07.21.2023First big Threads update for iOS helps you see new followers
Threads has received a big update on iOS that helps you see new followers and follow them back.
Jon Fingas07.18.2023Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts
Threads, a Slack alternative that has been around since 2019, saw more than 880,000 downloads on iOS between July 6th and July 12th, thanks to the release of Meta's Threads.
Igor Bonifacic07.16.2023Elon Musk says Twitter’s ad revenue has dropped by 50 percent
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Musk tweeted Twitter was suffering from an ongoing negative cash flow issue due to an approximately 50 percent drop in advertising revenue and heavy debt burden.
Igor Bonifacic07.15.2023Bluesky allowed people to include the n-word in their usernames
Before this week, Bluesky did not have an automated system in place to prevent people from including the n-word in their handle.
Igor Bonifacic07.15.2023Reddit is removing years of chats and messages
Reddit has removed years of chat and message logs, but there may be a way to recover some of that data.
Jon Fingas07.14.2023Meta blocks EU users from accessing Threads through a VPN
Meta now stops people in the EU from accessing Threads through a VPN.
Jon Fingas07.14.2023People who don't use TikTok think it's a national security threat
A study indicates that most Americans think TikTok is a national security threat — but they're also the ones who are least likely to use it.
Jon Fingas07.10.2023The old, good version of TweetDeck is back
Overnight, some Twitter users noticed that the old TweetDeck was back and working again.
Igor Bonifacic07.08.2023Twitter quietly backtracks on requiring users to log in to see tweets
Several days after Twitter stopped showing tweets to logged-out users, that basic functionality seems to be returning.
Kris Holt07.05.2023Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies
A judge has blocked the Biden administration and other federal officials from communicating with social media companies in a case that could have far-reaching consequences for the country.
Igor Bonifacic07.04.2023Twitter says it couldn't tell people about rate limiting in advance
Twitter has been even more of a mess than usual the last few days, in part because it limited the number of tweets each users could read each day. The move came as a surprise to many, but the company said it was unable to give folks a heads up.
Kris Holt07.04.2023Facebook will need permission to show personalized ads in the EU
Facebook will have to get your consent before it shows some personalized ads in the EU.
Jon Fingas07.04.2023Gfycat is shutting down on September 1st
Gfycat is shutting down later this year.
Igor Bonifacic07.02.2023Hitting the Books: How SNAP's digital services became an online quagmire
Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, takes an unflinching view at the many missteps committed by our government in the pursuit of bureaucratic efficiency in "Recoding America."
Andrew Tarantola07.02.2023Twitter puts strict cap on how many tweets users can read each day
Twitter has begun aggressively limiting how many tweets users can view per day.
Igor Bonifacic07.01.2023Elon Musk claims Twitter’s new login requirement is a ‘temporary’ response to data scrapers
On Friday, Musk claimed Twitter's new login requirement was a "temporary emergency measure."
Igor Bonifacic07.01.2023Spotify reportedly wants to add full-length music videos to its app
Spotify is considering adding full-length music videos to its streaming service.
Jon Fingas06.30.2023Twitter isn't showing tweets unless you're logged in
It seems Twitter is no longer letting people who aren't signed in see any tweets. It's unclear whether this was an intentional decision by Twitter or another technical error.
Kris Holt06.30.2023Google will pull news links in Canada in response to new law
Google is pulling news links from its search and news features in Canada after the passage of a new law.
Jon Fingas06.29.2023