Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff that the community's API protest will blow overThousands of subreddits went private in response to Reddit starting to charge developers for API access.By K. Holt, 06.13.2023
Instagram adds music and translation to its Notes featureYou'll be able to post a 30-second song clip alongside a caption.By K. Holt, 06.13.2023
Reddit suffers a major outage after thousands of subreddits temporarily shut downThe company blamed the protest for causing issues across its website and mobile apps.By K. Holt, 06.12.2023
Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contractThe decision could impact the company's automated moderation system. By I. Bonifacic, 06.11.2023
Screenshots of Instagram's answer to Twitter leak onlineThe images were being previewed to staff by Meta executives.By A. Tarantola, 06.08.2023
Third-party Reddit app Apollo will shut down on June 30thCreator Christian Selig said Reddit's API changes made it 'impossible for Apollo to continue.'By K. Holt, 06.08.2023
WhatsApp's new Channels feature lets accounts send one-way updates to followersThe social media-like feature arrived earlier to Instagram. By S. Dent, 06.08.2023
Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party appsThe subreddits object to pricing that could hurt apps like Apollo.By J. Fingas, 06.05.2023
BeReal is testing a direct messaging feature called RealChatIt will launch with blocking and reporting features.By S. Dent, 06.01.2023
Twitter pulls out of EU’s voluntary Code of Practice against disinformationEuropean Commissioner Thierry Breton said the company still had "obligations" to honor.By I. Bonifacic, 05.27.2023
YouTube Stories are going away on June 26thYet another addition to the Google graveyard.By K. Holt, 05.25.2023
Ron DeSantis had trouble announcing his presidential bid because Twitter's servers were 'kind of melting'It's safe to say the announcement didn't go smoothly. By I. Bonifacic, 05.24.2023
US Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental healthOn the other hand, research has shown that teens find community and support on social media.By K. Holt, 05.23.2023
Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a loss following UK orderFacebook and Instagram will still support Giphy content.By J. Fingas, 05.23.2023
TikTok is suing Montana over statewide banThe TikTok lawsuit, filed earlier today, alleges the ban violates the First Amendment and other laws.By W. Shanklin, 05.22.2023
Twitter bug seems to be randomly restoring deleted tweetsIt's just another bizarre day for the social media giant. By L. Bonk, 05.22.2023
Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flawMost of the money from the settlement will go toward compensating theft victims.By J. Fingas, 05.19.2023
Twitter faces lawsuit for allegedly getting a Saudi dissident imprisonedThe plaintiff accuses Twitter of giving Saudi access to user information. By M. Moon, 05.18.2023
Instagram users can finally comment on posts with GIFsThe company is also testing lyrics in Reels. By I. Bonifacic, 05.16.2023
Twitter limits access to some tweets in Turkey ahead of tightly contested electionThe contest could see President Erdogan unseated after two decades in power. By I. Bonifacic, 05.14.2023