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Instagram's expanded Guides highlight products, places and posts
Instagram is expanding its Guides feature to everyone, and they now cover products, places and even posts.
Trump will lose his protection against Twitter bans when he leaves office
Twitter has confirmed President Trump will lose his protection against bans and other restrictions when he leaves office in January.
Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformation
Facebook has started putting groups on 'probation' to fight disinformation in the wake of the US election.
The FTC may sue Facebook over antitrust violations by late November
The FTC is reportedly preparing to sue Facebook over antitrust violations before November is over.
Facebook is publicly testing dark mode in its mobile app
Facebook has confirmed that it's publicly testing dark mode in its main mobile app, making it easier to browse the social network at night.
TikTok is back in Pakistan following ban due to 'unlawful content'
Pakistan has lifted its ban on TikTok, but only so long as the social video app moderates content in line with local norms.
Facebook pulled 120,000 posts for attempting to interfere with US voting (updated)
Facebook says it pulled 120,000 posts trying to interfere with voting in the 2020 US election, but it's not clear if the company is doing all it can.
Instagram starts labeling ‘state-controlled media’ accounts and posts
Over the last week, Instagram has started labeling state-backed media, following through on a policy the company’s parent Facebook announced last October and started implementing on its own social media network this past June.
Facebook leak hints at its defense against a government-ordered breakup
Facebook's defense against a goverment-mandated breakup has leaked, suggesting it would focus on the difficulty of splitting Instagram and Whatsapp.
Twitter has 'more analysis to do' after algorithm shows possible racial bias
Twitter plans to study its algorithm after an experiment showed possible signs of racial bias.
Trump approves TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart 'in concept'
Trump has tentatively approved a deal that would see Oracle and Walmart claim stakes in TikTok as it forms a new company to avoid a US ban.
TikTok's owner might refuse to sell its algorithm to a US buyer
TikTok's owner, ByteDance, reportedly refuses to sell the recommendation algorithm to any potential US buyer.
Facebook takes down false claims of extremists starting Oregon wildfires
Facebook has cracked down against false claims extremists started the Oregon wildfires, including removals and warning labels.
Twitter bans far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers
The group is one of the US's largest anti-government movements.
Facebook launches Campus to keep college kids connected (again)
With a new school year upon us, Facebook is embracing its history with the launch of Facebook Campus, college-only social network.
Facebook blocks terminally ill French man from livestreaming his death
Facebook said it would block a terminally ill French man from livestreaming his death, raising questions about its broadcast policies.
Twitter says Chadwick Boseman's final post is the most liked tweet ever
Twitter says Chadwick Boseman's last post broke the record for the most liked tweet.
TikTok will sue the US over threatened ban
TikTok has confirmed it will file a lawsuit against the US over a Trump executive order threatening to ban the social network.
Instagram starts merging chats with Facebook Messenger
An Instagram update has begun the process of merging chats with Facebook Messenger, although it's not completely ready yet.
Facebook will label ads from politically connected publications
The new policy builds on rules Facebook has been tweaking since 2018 in response to the 2016 presidential election.