Reddit rolling out AI bouncer to halt harassment If any mods are considering an anti-IPO blackout, you could be replaced by a bot AI + ML07 Mar 2024 | 13
X protests forced suspension of accounts on orders of India's government Nonprofit SFLC links orders to farming protests Public Sector23 Feb 2024 | 20
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam $1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 | 3
'I’m sorry for everything...' Facebook's Zuck apologizes to families at Senate hearing Meta boss told in social media safety probe: 'Your product is killing people' Public Sector31 Jan 2024 | 70
Universal Music accuses TikTok of 'intimidation' and threats to replace humans with AI Made-in-China social network allegedly made lowball licensing offer and abused its platform power AI + ML31 Jan 2024 | 16
Elon Musk made 1 in 3 Trust and Safety staff ex-X employees, it emerges Oz online safety czar receives evidence of cull despite platform reinstating hundreds of banned accounts Personal Tech11 Jan 2024 | 119
X's 2024 plans include peer-to-peer payments in app push Ex-Twitter isn't exactly rolling in cash - has anyone thought about how much it'll cost to run all that new stuff? Personal Tech09 Jan 2024 | 66
Zuckerberg hunkers down in Hawaii to wait out apocalypse $270M secret building project includes 5,000 sq ft bunker Bootnotes18 Dec 2023 | 82
Meta killing off Instagram, Messenger cross-platform chatting How could you, Mark? Oh, right - gotta avoid those pesky EU gatekeeper rules Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 5
Researcher claims Harvard nixed social media research after getting Zuck bucks University says ties to Meta execs and a $500 million donation played no role Personal Tech04 Dec 2023 | 10
No link between internet use and poor mental health, according to Oxford boffins 'We looked very hard for a smoking gun linking technology and well-being and we didn't find it' Science29 Nov 2023 | 35
X/Twitter booted out of Australia's disinformation-fighting club Ghosted authorities after complaint during hotly contested referendum Legal28 Nov 2023 | 61
IBM-led advertising X-odus gains steam as more flee Musk's platform Ad execs have reportedly urged CEO Yaccarino to step down in protest to save her reputation Personal Tech20 Nov 2023 | 88
IBM pauses advertising on X after ads show up next to antisemitic content Updated Twitter, meanwhile, tells us its brand safety controls are just as strong – or stronger – than other platforms Applications17 Nov 2023 | 170
Meta's fix for teen online mental health? Hold Apple and Google responsible Facebook: If only we had a national law to ensure kids get parental permission to indulge in damaging social media Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 31
X fails to remove hate speech over Israel-Gaza conflict 98% of posts reported stay up, and Musk's response is to sue the messenger Personal Tech14 Nov 2023 | 84
India gives social media platforms 36 hours to remove deepfakes Today it's Bollywood actors, tomorrow it could be lawmakers themselves AI + ML09 Nov 2023 | 10
Microsoft, Meta detail plans to fight election disinformation in 2024 Strategies differ, though both have gaps that could hurt efficacy Security08 Nov 2023 | 10
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining Personal Tech01 Nov 2023 | 73
X says it's only worth $19B after year of Muskmanagement Everything's down, except Elon's engagement, and that's what really matters, right? Personal Tech31 Oct 2023 | 32
X looks back at year of so-called 'engineering excellence' under Musk Now please subscribe to premium and let us host your 'entire financial life' Offbeat30 Oct 2023 | 60
Meta decides to Just Say No to Oversight Board requests and allow paid posts for ketamine Because says nothing like quality medical care like an ad for the 'magical entry into another dimension' Offbeat26 Oct 2023 | 20
On-by-default video calls come to X, disable to retain your sanity Oh, and happy Twitter acquisition day eve to Elon. Will year 2 be better? Not if the bankers get hold of him, it seems Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 51
33 AGs sue Meta for 'exploitative and harmful acts' against American children Cracks down on the so-called four-pronged process of luring the youth Legal24 Oct 2023 | 15
EU threatens X with DSA penalties over spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation Final update Meta also told to clean out election-bothering deepfakes from its empire – or face the music Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 81
Twitter further restricts free tier with option to limit replies to verified accounts The digital town square, but with more pay-to-play curbs Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 64
FTC: Please stop falling for social media scams, you've given crooks at least $650M so far this year Internet considered harmful Cybersecurity Month07 Oct 2023 | 68
X confuses the masses by removing all details from links And in other news, lenders complain Musk needs to go Offbeat05 Oct 2023 | 53
CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation The 5th Circuit's re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court Security04 Oct 2023 | 30
X Social Media sues Twitter 2.0 over alphabet soup branding spidermanpointingmeme.jpg Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 32
Yelp sues Texas for right to publish actual accurate abortion info So much for that free speech, huh? Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 67
Musk, Yaccarino contradict each other on status of X's election integrity team One says it's dead, the other says it's growing, and we all know how grumpy Elon gets when contradicted Offbeat28 Sep 2023 | 47
Indonesia, TikTok's best market, bans social commerce Made-In-China network's attempt to merge sales and socials stalled in the market all web giants covet Legal28 Sep 2023 | 4
Twitter, aka X, tops charts for misinformation, EU official says In measure of fakery, Musk's social media biz has highest noise-to-signal ratio Off-Prem26 Sep 2023 | 96
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk's multiple messes Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse' Software22 Sep 2023 | 48
Friends don't let friends use AI to chat Science shocker: Real BFFs understand authenticity and sincerity can't be machine-generated AI + ML12 Sep 2023 | 14
When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out Analysis On one hand, it's private-public cooperation. On the other, it's heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 125
Big Tech has failed to police Russian disinformation, EC study concludes In Putin's Russia, the planet hacks you Security05 Sep 2023 | 61
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age Networks30 Aug 2023 | 122
Musk's latest X-periments: No more headlines, old posts vanish, block gets banned If advertisers weren't happy before, this is sure to win them over Personal Tech22 Aug 2023 | 80
Musk's X caught throttling outbound links to websites he doesn't like Elon, curing the world of imposter syndrome one decision at a time Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 62
Lawsuit: We've got the stats to prove Twitter ax fell unfairly on older, female engineers Seven ex-tweeps bring the receipts, as the kids say Personal Tech10 Aug 2023 | 76
ChatGPT's odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip But its suggestions are so annoyingly plausible AI + ML07 Aug 2023 | 53
We'd pay good money to see... oh dear, Elon Musk 'needs an MRI scan' Opinion What does this mean for his cage fight against Zuck? YOU DECIDE Offbeat07 Aug 2023 | 62
Australian Senate committee recommends bans on Chinese social media apps WeChat accused of 'contempt for Parliament' as transparency rules floated for platforms Security02 Aug 2023 | 14
Twitter sues Brit non-profit, claims hate-speech reports scared off advertisers Are we out of touch? No, it's the campaigners who are wrong Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 106
Musk's X tries to win advertisers back with discounts Plus: Did Xwitter just suggest stripping people of gold checks? Don't threaten us with a good time Personal Tech26 Jul 2023 | 83
Social media is too much for most of us to handle Column I know, because I let it all flood in. And it was damaging to my mental health Personal Tech20 Jul 2023 | 110
Twitter ad revenue has halved since Elon Musk took over While Zuckerberg's Threads reels in users at record rates Personal Tech17 Jul 2023 | 108
From cage fight to page fight: Twitter threatens to sue Meta after Threads app launch Meta rolls eyes at claim it used former Twits to create rival Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 87
Oh, great. Yet another tech billionaire thinks he can get microblogging right Zuck's Instagram-adjacent Twitter clone to debut later this week Personal Tech05 Jul 2023 | 117
Prepare for a meme massacre: Snap snuffs out Gfycat in September Hey, Zuck – still want your own meme factory? Personal Tech03 Jul 2023 | 10
Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expenses Software09 Jun 2023 | 18
Stanford Internet Observatory raises alarm over 'serious failings with the child protection systems at Twitter' Updated Researchers find 100,000 accounts spamming child abuse material Software06 Jun 2023 | 21
Yaccarino takes wheel at Twitter early as advertising woes become public Leaked documents show a 59% ad revenue decline last month – can a Yacc smack get Twitter back on track? Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 37
Reddit blackout planned over app-killing API prices Hell hath no fury like a subreddit admin scorned Software05 Jun 2023 | 21
Twitter now worth just a third of what Musk paid for it Is he out of touch? No, must be the employees, users, advertisers, regulators, creditors... Personal Tech31 May 2023 | 72
Social media may harm kids. US Surgeon General says so That's a warning and not permission, in case you were wondering Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 19
Elon Musk finally finds 'someone foolish enough to take the job' of Twitter CEO Opinion Though we're not sure NBCUniversal ad exec Linda Yaccarino appreciates the description Personal Tech12 May 2023 | 102
Meta CEO doesn't Zuck at Brazilian jiu-jitsu, apparently 'Silent killer' Mark bags himself top medals in tournament Offbeat09 May 2023 | 22
Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms Show some ID or your Facebook feed might not make it across the border Legal09 May 2023 | 5
Deplatforming hate forums doesn't work, British boffins warn Updated Industry intervention alone can't deal with harassment Personal Tech18 Apr 2023 | 122