'Twitter killer' drops early: Meta's new social media platform Threads challenges Elon Musk

As Twitter continues to draw major criticism under Elon Musk's management, tech giant Meta has moved up the release date of its social media app competitor and "Twitter killer," called Threads.

Twitter adds TweetDeck paywall, following user viewing limits

Twitter announced yet another change on Monday to the TweetDeck app, aimed at restricting use to users who pay the subscription fee to have the Verified blue check status.

What is Threads? Meta's new app that's taking on Twitter

Threads is billed as a “text-based conversation app" that is linked to Instagram, with the listing teasing a Twitter-like microblogging experience.

Elon Musk hands down Twitter restrictions amid global outages

The new Twitter restrictions came at the same time as widespread outages for users left them unable to access the platform.

Social media influencer who faked Petaluma kidnapping gets 90 days in jail

A social media influencer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for concocting a fake story about a Petaluma couple attempting to kidnap her children, prosecutors said.

Instagram explains how it ranks the content you see

Instagram recently addressed how the app decides what content you see on your Feed, Stories, Reels and Explore page. It also addressed concerns of people being “shadowbanned."

YouTube policy change: False claims about past US presidential elections will be allowed

YouTube says it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election and other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by widespread fraud, errors or glitches.

Teenage girl charged with killing 19 in school dorm fire after cellphone confiscated: report

A 15-year-old schoolgirl from Guyana was charged as an adult Monday in the murder of 19 people after police accused her of purposefully setting fire to a school dormitory in retaliation for her cellphone being confiscated.

Ja Morant ‘fine’ after police welfare check for concerning Instagram post

The Memphis Grizzlies star posted several messages and pictures saying “Love ya ma," “Love ya pops" and “You da greatest babygirl love ya," and another post with the word “Bye."

Surgeon general warns social media can have 'profound risk of harm' for kids

Could social media for kids be regulated next, like car seats and baby formula? The U.S. surgeon general is pushing policymakers to consider change in a new report on social media and youth mental health.

TikTok, social media trends push performance crimes into US spotlight

A rise in thefts of Hyundais and Kias is linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security weakness to steal the cars.