Twitter to start removing legacy blue checkmarks next week
The change will end the current verification system Twitter launched in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts.
Skeptical US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety concerns
The CEO of TikTok has been grilled by a U.S. congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned.
How TikTok collects your data, even if you don’t use TikTok
Questions over how ByteDance collects and shares information – and who the company shares it with – have been plaguing the social media giant for months.
Instagram users could be seeing more ads
Would more ads drive Instagram users away? Some say yes, but Meta hopes they've found a way to make the ads useful.
TikTok CEO to tell Congress video-sharing app is safe, urge against ban
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform's effects on its young user base and possible national security risks.
Selena Gomez makes history as 1st woman to reach 400 million Instagram followers
The actress and singer passed Kylie Jenner as the most-followed woman on the popular social media platform.
7 dangerous TikTok challenges for kids that parents must know about: 'Extreme and risky'
Risky challenges on TikTok have many parents, caregivers and doctors concerned.
Sonoma middle school student threatens to shoot classmates, sheriff claims
A student was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening a school shooting at Altimira Middle School, Sonoma County authorities said.
Donald Trump posts on Facebook for 1st time since Jan. 6 riot
Trump's post comes nearly two months after Facebook’s parent company said it would allow the former president to return to the platform.
TikTok under federal investigation for spying on Americans: reports
Both the FBI and the FCC have warned that ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, could share TikTok user data with China’s authoritarian government.
US threatens TikTok ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes in company
Lawmakers are considering a measure that would give the Biden administration more power to clamp down on TikTok amid national security concerns.
San Mateo Co. school board sues social media companies over mental health crisis
The San Mateo County Board of Education and its superintendent are suing some of the biggest names in social media.
Instagram is the app Americans want to delete more than other apps, report finds
More than 900,000 people searched online for ways to delete or deactivate Instagram in a six month period, a recent report shows.
Twitter back to 'normal' after glitch causes broken web links
Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour Monday as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others.
Blind social media star Molly Burke shatters stigmas: 'Show the person behind the blindness'
Molly Burke is challenging the way people see beauty. The blind social media star is on a mission to educate people about the common misconceptions about blindness, advocate for universal and accessible design and normalize and humanize disability.
TikTok to limit screen time for teens to 60 minutes per day
TikTok said when the 60-minute limit is reached, minors will be prompted to enter a passcode and make an “active decision” to keep watching.
Romanian court: Influencer Andrew Tate to be held for 3rd month
The divisive social media influencer and former professional kickboxer is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking.
New Mercedes models will have TikTok built in
Car owners will also be able to set up “routines” for various things in their cars, like automatically turning on heated seats when temperatures reach a certain degree.
Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case
During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.
What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Gonzalez v. Google, challenges Section 230 — namely whether tech companies are liable for the material posted on their platforms.