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Twitter starts rolling out its 'official' checkmarks to celebrities and publishers (updated)
Twitter has begun rolling out its 'official' verified checkmarks to stars and major publishers.
Twitter is reportedly holding off on paid verifications until after the US midterms
Before Sunday, Musk had reportedly told employees they had until November 7th to ship the feature or else they would be fired.
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says company-wide layoffs are his fault
Dorsey says he can “understand” if current and former Twitter employees blame him for the state of the company.
Elon Musk is officially the CEO of Twitter (for now)
Elon Musk has officially become Twitter's CEO, although he's not expected to stay in the role.
Bizarre Instagram outage left some thinking they were banned
An Instagram outage left some users unable to access their accounts.
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a 'moderation council' before it reinstates banned accounts
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a council before it makes any major decisions on content and banned accounts.
Twitter drops Ticketed Spaces to focus on other live audio features
Twitter has ended a test that let you pay for tickets to join Spaces audio conversations.
Snapchat's 'Director Mode' editing tools are finally ready to use (updated)
Snapchat is rolling out its long-promised 'Director Mode" that adds some TikTok-like editing features.
The Wire retracts reporting on Meta citing 'certain discrepancies'
After nearly three weeks of escalating rhetoric, The Wire retracted its Meta reporting.
Instagram's new anti-abuse features include DM 'kindness reminders'
Instagram is expanding its abuse tools to include, among other things, 'kindness reminders' when you DM others.
Meta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appeal
Meta will be forced to sell Giphy after losing an appeal with a UK regulator.
TikTok's livestreaming updates include adult-only broadcasts
TikTok has updated its livestreaming with the option for adult-only broadcasts.
Lawsuit accuses Meta executives of taking bribes from OnlyFans
Meta executives have been accused of accepting bribes from OnlyFans to give the service an unfair edge.
Twitter says it inadvertently ran ads on profiles containing CSAM
Twitter has revealed that it mistakenly ran ads on profiles dealing in CSAM.
UK warns TikTok of £27 million fine over child privacy violations
A UK regulator has warned TikTok that it might pay a £27 million fine for potentially violating kids' privacy.
TikTok rolls out comment 'dislike' button to all users
TikTok has rolled out a comment 'dislike' button that lets you downvote trolls.
Florida asks Supreme Court to decide fight over social media regulation
Florida has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule on whether states can make social media platforms host speech.
TikTok experiment asks you to share BeReal-style daily posts with friends
TikTok has unveiled an experimental feature that asks you to post daily photos and videos, much like BeReal.
TikTok search results are reportedly swarming with misinformation
TikTok searches are loaded with misinformation, according to a study.
Meta's anti-misinformation strategy for the 2022 midterms is mostly a repeat of 2020
Meta has outlined its anti-misinformation efforts for the 2022 US midterms, and they mostly echo the approach to 2020.