Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
California bill to charge Facebook, Google for news on hold
A California lawmaker has put on hold a bill that would allow news publishers to charge Facebook and Google for linking to their content.
Tucker Carlson reps hold talks with Twitter over new media company
Representatives of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson have held discussions with Twitter about launching a new video-centric media company.
Twitter threatens to sue Instagram parent over Threads app
Twitter is concerned that Threads, powered by Instagram, could further erode its business in the era of Elon Musk.
Disney nearly bought Twitter, but trolls stood in the way
Trolls and extremism gave Disney CEO Bob Iger pause on the company's planned acquisition of Twitter.
TweetDeck suffers outage after Twitter imposes new limits
TweetDeck users are finding the platform unreliable and broken days after Twitter issued new rate-limit policies across its website.
Fortress to rescue Vice Media out of bankruptcy
Fortress will take over Vice Media and its subsidiary brands, including Motherboard, Refinery 29 and Vice Media's stake in the Vice TV cable channel.
News publishers complain about falling Facebook traffic
The dip comes as lawmakers push various efforts that would allow news publishers to charge big tech companies.
Sports platform OutKick grows visitors in May
The brand grabbed more than 10 million unique views across its digital platforms and over 85 million video views on social media.
New Twitter CEO wants to build “most-accurate” platform
Newly-minted Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino wants the social platform to become the "most-accurate" destination of real-time information.
Fox takes issue with Tucker Carlson’s Twitter show
The new video content is seen as a violation of Carlson's prior agreement with Fox, according to a report.
Twitter top safety executive Ella Irwin resigns
Twitter's head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned, the same day the website's owner Elon Musk criticized the platform's handling of a controversial documentary.
Twitter valuation drops by $29 billion since Musk purchase, Fidelity says
Elon Musk's personal investment of $25 billion in the social media platform has almost entirely evaporated, according to an analysis by Bloomberg.