Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Facebook parent Meta debuts subscription verification feature
Meta has launched a subscription feature that allows Facebook and Instagram users to be "verified" with a blue badge.
Twitter bug impacts hyperlinks, TweetDeck product
An update to Twitter's API resulted in a bug that left some users unable to click on links or use the power platform TweetDeck.
Twitter glitch puts users over daily rate limit
A significant technical bug on Wednesday has left thousands of users unable to publish new tweets, send direct messages or use the power platform TweetDeck.
Landlord says Twitter missed $7 million in rent payments
Twitter is on the hook for nearly $7 million in late rent payments, according to the landlord that owns its San Francisco headquarters.
Post to grade users with ‘trust metric’
The founder of Post says unacceptable behavior will lower a user's score, while being followed by a high number of reputable accounts will boost it.
Judge says laid-off Twitter employees can’t sue
A group of laid-off Twitter employees can't sue in federal court because they agreed to arbitration clauses, a federal judge ruled.
Parler parent company lays off nearly everyone
Parlement Technologies has laid off most of its employees, including the majority of its executive staff, leaving the company with around 20 workers
More cuts come to Twitter’s trust and safety team
Twitter has laid off more workers on its trust and safety team, according to a report.
Twitter users reporting serious technical glitches
Technical issues are hammering Twitter, with users around the world reporting several problems as of Wednesday evening.
Meta to pull WhatsApp support on older phones
Meta Platforms will stop supporting its WhatsApp messaging service on several models of Apple iPhone and Android-powered devices by the end of the year.
Group wants Twitter owner probed over reporter suspensions
A whistleblower group wants the government to probe Twitter and CEO Elon Musk for suspending several journalists.
Reporters targeted by rogue TikTok employees, now fired
Four employees of TikTok parent ByteDance were fired after an internal audit showed they spied on journalists.