Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Parler sues Amazon, can’t keep story straight on future of company
In public statements and court documents, Parler's CEO offers contradictory statements on the company's future.
Twitter stock price drops after Trump ban
Additionally, police in San Francisco say they're bracing for a possible protest at Twitter's headquarters there.
Loss of Amazon support could force Parler to shut down, CEO warns
Others, including Parler's attorneys, have dropped them as clients.
Twitter “permanently suspends” Trump after Capitol siege
Donald Trump's preferred online megaphone has been taken away from him.
Twitter will allow anyone to apply for verification next year
But that doesn't mean just anyone will get the coveted blue badge of recognition.
BuzzFeed begins search for HuffPost chief editor
Viral content website BuzzFeed has started searching for a new editor-in-chief to take over HuffPost.
Reddit offers content moderators free Calm app subscription
Reddit is offering its volunteer content moderators an opportunity to unwind from the stress of 2020 with premium access to the meditation app Calm.
Twitter contractors allowed to snoop on user accounts, report says
In an article detailing this month's massive Twitter Bitcoin scam, Bloomberg said contractors were allowed broad access to user accounts.
Viewpoint: Social media companies are too big to police themselves
Financial loss was the goal of last week's attack — but bad actors could have more-nefarious intentions when conducting social media hacks in the future.
By:
Kobi Leins
Twitter Bitcoin scam reveals broader threat to security, democracy
Twitter mediates so much in the public sphere that weak points — like last week's compromise of several dozen verified accounts — expose weaker points in society.
By:
Dr. Laura DeNardis
Disney pulls back on Facebook spending; analysts say company can weather storm
After securing the spot as Facebook's top advertiser in the first half of 2020, Disney is pulling back on its social media advertisement spending.
Algorithm change catapults Fox News to top spot on YouTube
The Google-owned company tweaked its recommendations formula to reduce the introduction of conspiracy theories to its audience. In doing so, it gave Fox News a big boost.