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Meta killed CrowdTangle, an ‘invaluable’ research tool, because what it showed was inconvenient
Meta has shut down CrowdTangle, the analytics tool that for years helped tens of thousands of researchers, journalists and civil society groups understand how information was spreading on Facebook and Instagram.
Karissa Bell08.14.2024
Instagram is failing to act on abuse targeting women lawmakers on both sides of the aisle
Instagram is failing to enforce its own rules and allowing some of its most high-profile accounts to be targeted with abusive comments “with impunity,” according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
Karissa Bell08.14.2024
Elon Musk claims ‘massive DDOS attack’ delayed his live stream with Donald Trump
X’s live streaming infrastructure appears to have failed, once again, at a high-profile moment for the company.
Karissa Bell08.12.2024
TikTok is finally rolling out group chats for up to 32 people
TikTok is rolling out group chats for up to 32 people. It says this was a "highly requested" feature.
Kris Holt08.12.2024
X now lets you sort replies so blue checks don’t bury other users’ comments
X has introduced new options for sorting replies that should make it easier to see the comments you’re actually interested in. On Friday, the social media platform announced that replies can now be sorted by most relevant, most recent and most liked.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.11.2024
Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal
Venezuela and Russia have blocked access to the Signal messaging app.
Danny Gallagher08.09.2024
Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute
Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform's owner Elon Musk had incited hatred. Musk said that Maduro had committed "major election fraud" amid last month's contentious presidential vote.
Kris Holt08.09.2024
You can now include 20 images in a single Instagram post
Instagram has doubled the number of photos and videos users can share in a carousel post.
Anna Washenko08.08.2024
Anti-hate group says Elon Musk continues to peddle election falsehoods on X unchecked
Elon Musk's X may have rules allowing for community notes about false election information and preventing deep fake videos. However, a new report shows that Musk hasn't corrected or reprimanded for any of his false posts.
Danny Gallagher08.08.2024
One of the ad industry groups being sued by X is ‘discontinuing’
An ad industry group named in X’s antitrust lawsuit is “discontinuing,” two days after the social media company accused major advertisers of an “illegal boycott” against the company.
Karissa Bell08.08.2024
Facebook will let creators remove account warnings if they complete ‘educational training’
Meta announced a new policy that will allow people with professional accounts to complete in-app “educational training” in order to avoid a strike on their account for first-time violations of the platform’s community standards.
Karissa Bell08.07.2024
Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits
Reddit just wrapped up its second earnings call as a public company and CEO Steve Huffman hinted at some significant changes that could be coming to the platform. 3
Karissa Bell08.06.2024
X sues advertisers for 'illegal boycott' of the platform
X, whose top executives have long railed against advertisers who fled the platform amid concerns over hate speech, is now also suing them.
Karissa Bell08.06.2024
Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast
Idriss Qibaa could face a federal indictment if a grand jury finds reason to proceeds on two counts of issuing violent threats after locking people out of their social media accounts.
Danny Gallagher08.02.2024
Meta's Threads has 200 million users
The Threads app has passed the 200 million user mark, according to Meta exec Adam Mosseri.
Karissa Bell08.01.2024
The Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors online
The Senate has passed two major online safety bills amid years of debate over social media’s impact on teen mental health.
Karissa Bell07.30.2024
X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
Grok's AI chatbot claims that President Biden's name must stay on the ballot in nine states, a claim that is categorically false.
Danny Gallagher07.25.2024
Meta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health study
Meta is letting a group of researchers examine Instagram data to determine if there's a link between social media and the state of a teenager's mental well-being.
Danny Gallagher07.17.2024
Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta announced it removed all of its extra guardrails on President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Danny Gallagher07.12.2024
How false nostalgia inspired noplace, a Myspace-like app for Gen Z
noplace recreates some aspects of Myspace more than a decade after its fall from the most-visited site in the US.
Karissa Bell07.11.2024