Social Media

Meta investigating Sheryl Sandberg’s use of Facebook resources going back years: report

Lawyers investigating former Facebook operating chief Sheryl Sandberg are examining the work employees did on behalf of her foundation and other personal projects, according to media reports.

June 10

Johnny Depp joins TikTok, thanks 'loyal' fans for support during trial

Johnny Depp has joined TikTok!

June 7

There were warning signs on social media before the Texas mass shooting

One week after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, some people are calling for 21 minutes of silence on social media Tuesday at noon, to honor the 21 victims killed.

May 31

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter

U.S. District Judge James Donato said Friday that Donald Trump failed to show Twitter violated his First Amendment right to free speech.

May 7

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell makes brief return to Twitter before being banned again

Mike Lindell, who was already permanently suspended from Twitter for making false claims about the 2020 election, created a new account and was banned again just hours later.

May 2

Hollywood reacts to Elon Musk's Twitter purchase for $44 billion

Elon Musk acquired the social media platform for $44 billion, and some of the biggest names in Hollywood appear to have mixed feelings about Musk’s purchase.

April 26

Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change

Twitter is banning ads that deny climate change, but there's no indication the change will impact what users can post on the site.

April 23

USC sues YouTubers pair over 'classroom takeover pranks'

The lawsuit claims YouTubers Ernest Kanevsky and Yugo Bai took over USC classrooms on at least three occasions, including most recently at a lecture on the Holocaust.

April 12

Instagram brings back chronological feed, adds feature to prioritize family, friends posts

Instagram did away with the chronological feed in 2016 and switched to an engagement-based ranking of content.

April 11

Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Researchers combed through thousands of misogynistic, hate-filled messages in women’s DMs on Instagram and found that Meta failed to act on their incident reports 90% of the time.

April 11

Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter's board of directors, company says

Elon Musk won't be joining Twitter's board of directors as previously announced. The Tesla CEO remains its largest shareholder.

April 11

Twitter edit feature in the works, company says

The social media giant announced on its account that the company had been working on an edit feature since last year.

April 5

Elon Musk to join Twitter's board, teases 'significant improvements'

Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.

April 5

Emoji drug code decoded: Parents, do you know what that text really means?

They look innocent, but the combination of cookie, snowman, box, and parachute emojis can be code for "a large batch of cocaine has arrived." A school bus is code for Xanax. The DEA has released an "emoji drug decoder" in an effort to educate parents about the new ways drugs are being bought and sold.

March 28