After CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, Telegram says it’s ‘absurd’ to blame a platform if users abuse it
Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, was reportedly arrested at an airport near Paris on Saturday as part …
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EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle
Meta’s decision CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community, is drawing fresh …
X adds passkey logins for Android users
X today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform …
Meta killed Crowdtangle, an ‘invaluable’ research tool, because what it showed was inconvenient
It’s the end of an era for social media research. Meta has shut down CrowdTangle, the analytics tool …
Elon Musk claims ‘massive DDOS attack’ delayed his live stream with Donald Trump
X’s live streaming infrastructure appears to have failed, once again, at a high-profile moment for the company. X …
Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal
Both Russia and Venezuela have blocked access to the encrypted messaging app Signal, . The Russian news service …
Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute
Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has blocked in the country after claiming that the platform’s owner had incited hatred …
Anti-hate group says Elon Musk continues to peddle election falsehoods on X unchecked
A new report from the British non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found X owner Elon Musk …
Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits
Reddit just wrapped up its second earnings call as a public company and CEO Steve Huffman hinted at …
The Senate just passed two landmark bills aimed at protecting minors online
The Senate has passed two major online safety bills amid years of debate over social media’s impact on …
X’s Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
The US is in the middle of another hotly contested and seemingly close presidential election. This election is …
Meta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health study
Serious concerns have been raised about the effect of social media on teenagers’ mental well-being. Meta is letting …
Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, has decided to remove restrictions …