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Meta's Oversight Board looks into anti-trans posts that the company won't remove
Users shared the posts on Facebook and Instagram.
Sarah Fielding08.29.2024
X is working on its own version of Zoom for some reason
X s testing its own version of Zoom, called X Conference.
Karissa Bell08.27.2024
After CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, Telegram says it's 'absurd' to blame a platform if users abuse it
Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, was arrested at an airport near Paris on Saturday, reportedly as part of a preliminary investigation into the app’s lax approach to moderation and failure to curb possible criminal activities.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.25.2024
Threads is testing disappearing posts that expire after 24 hours
Threads is testing the option for users to put a 24-hour expiration timer on their posts, after which the post and all replies would disappear, Stories-style. A spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the feature is being tested.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.24.2024
EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle
Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community, is drawing fresh scrutiny from European Union regulators.
Karissa Bell08.16.2024
A fake political group that recruited a real candidate in Montana got banned on Facebook
Meta’s latest round of account takedowns includes a fake political group that ran dozens of dummy accounts in an attempt to recruit Americans to run for office.
Karissa Bell08.15.2024
X adds passkey logins for Android users
X announced today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app.
Anna Washenko08.14.2024
X ordered to pay $600K to fired employee who didn’t click 'yes' on email ultimatum
An Irish commission ruled that a former Twitter executive's firing was unjust and ordered the company to pay over $600,000 in damages.
Danny Gallagher08.14.2024
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