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Twitter hacker and crypto scammer sentenced to five years in prison
In May, Joseph James O'Conner plead guilty to a host of cyber crimes, including carrying out a SIM-swapping attack that targeted a TikTok account with millions of followers.
A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a 'lack of trust' in the platform
A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from around 100 subreddits are shutting down their community, partly due to the company's controversial API changes.
YouTube fan accounts will soon need a disclosure in the channel name or handle
YouTube is trying to clamp down on impersonation as it's bringing in new rules for fan accounts.
Discord (still) has a child safety issue
A new report has revealed alarming statistics about Discord's issues with child safety.
Twitter has supposedly started paying its Google Cloud bill again
Twitter has resumed paying its Google Cloud contract after newly appointed CEO Linda Yaccarino reportedly stepped in to patch up the relationship between the two companies.
Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff that the community's API protest will blow over
Reddit's CEO reportedly told staff to ignore the noise from a protest against the company's decision to charge for API access. Steve Huffman said a collective action by thousands of subreddits 'will pass.'
Instagram adds music and translation to its Notes feature
Instagram's Notes feature, which lets you post a status update for your friends, is getting an upgrade. It now lets you share song clips and translate other users' notes.
Reddit suffers a major outage after thousands of subreddits temporarily shut down
Reddit's website and mobile apps suffered a major outage on Monday, not long after thousands of subreddits went private to protest changes the company is making to API access.
Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract
More platform instability could be in Twitter’s future, with the company reportedly refusing to pay Google for the Cloud services contract the two signed in 2018.
Screenshots of Instagram's answer to Twitter leak online
During a company-wide meeting on Thursday, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox showed off UI mock-ups of the company's upcoming rival Twitter app, which promptly leaked online.
Third-party Reddit app Apollo will shut down on June 30th
Reddit's controversial decision to charge for API access has led the creator of Apollo to shut down the third-party app. 'Apollo will close down on June 30th,' Christian Selig wrote. 'Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue.'
WhatsApp's new Channels feature lets accounts send one-way updates to followers
WhatsApp has launched a new feature called Channels that makes it much more like a social media app.
Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party apps
Some of the biggest Reddit communities are going private to protest API pricing that could threaten third-party apps.
BeReal is testing a direct messaging feature called RealChat
BeReal has introduced a private messaging feature called RealChat, allowing it to boast a function found on major social media apps.
Twitter pulls out of EU’s voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation
Twitter has withdrawn from a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation.
YouTube Stories are going away on June 26th
YouTube creators can wave goodbye to Stories, as platform is killing off its version of the feature. After June 26th, it'll no longer be possible to create a new YouTube Story.
Ron DeSantis had trouble announcing his presidential bid because Twitter's servers were 'kind of melting'
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced today he will compete for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a Twitter Spaces conversation hosted by Elon Musk.
US Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental health
An advisory released by the Us Surgeon General states 'there are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.'
Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a loss following UK order
Shutterstock is buying Giphy after the UK ordered Meta to sell the GIF service.
TikTok is suing Montana over statewide ban
TikTok filed a lawsuit on Monday in the U.S. District Court of Montana to challenge the state’s ban of the social platform, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The case was brought against the state Attorney General Austin Knudsen.