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X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'
The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm.
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Trump is being sued for charging for faster access to Truth Social posts
A new lawsuit claims the Truth API violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
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Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
The app was banned from government devices in 2022.
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Authors face backlash for participation in 2022 Google AI study
Thirteen authors joined a little-known Google AI study in 2022. Now they're facing backlash.
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X's head of product is leaving the company one year after joining
Nikita Bier was the face of some of the platform's biggest changes.
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Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit's war on AI scraping
The company is also planning to retire its public API.
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We just got our first real look at how small X's ad business is
Advertisers seem to be spending a whole lot less than they used to on the platform.
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Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google face wrongful death lawsuit from four US families
The Social Media Victims Law Center accused the companies of creating addictive and dangerous platforms.
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Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight
Videos made with AI will no longer appear in Snapchat's public recommendations.
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Australia's social media ban for under-16s has had limited impact so far
Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.
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Reddit's CEO sure seems frustrated with Google's AI overviews
Amid rumors of Google breakup, Huffman says "people don't want a summary of reddit, they want reddit."
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LinkedIn is testing a 'seems like AI slop' reporting tool
The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features.
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X and an advertising trade group settle a legal dispute over an alleged 'boycott'
X and the World Federation of Advertisers say they're resetting their relationship.
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EU says TikTok hasn’t done enough to ensure minors' safety
The latest findings could come with a fine of up to six percent of TikTok’s annual revenue.
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Patreon is laying off 20 percent of its staff
While the company is trying to protect creators from AI, it still thinks the technology is changing how it does business.
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Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI
The company wants people to be anti-doomer, but doesn't say why.
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France will ban social media for children under 15
The country's new law also bans the use of mobile phones in schools.
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There's now an API for mainlining Trump's Truth Social posts
The API is supposed to deliver posts from 'the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.'
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Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, is investigating TikTok's child safety measures
The regulator is assessing whether the platform is doing enough to protect children from harmful content.
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The Oversight Board says leading AI models might be restricting free expression
The group is trying to extend its influence beyond Meta.
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Europe takes step toward social media ban for kids
Following a worrying new report, Europe is taking steps toward barring children from using social media.
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Elon Musk says X will DM you about posts that receive a Community Note
The social platform wants its crowd-sourced corrections to be harder to ignore.
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A bug in Discord's safety systems incorrectly banned accounts since May
A bug may have led to around 8,200 erroneous bans on Discord.
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The X app for iOS now has a built-in video editor
X now has a built-in video editor on iOS.
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Meta is facing $1.4 trillion in state lawsuits over social media addiction
Meta is facing a massive lawsuit from four US states over the addictive designs of its platforms.
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X is making a fresh push for live video with new creator payouts
X has launched a new live streaming command center and additional creator payouts.
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