Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Facebook parent Meta plans mass layoffs, report says
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms is planning mass layoffs for the first time in the company's 18-year history, according to a report.
Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s board, pushes for subscription changes
Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter's nine-person board of directors less than a week after buying the company.
Financial news channels duped by fake Twitter employees
CNBC and Bloomberg were duped by Rahul Ligma and Daniel Johnson into publishing stories about layoffs at Twitter that weren't real.
Elon Musk closes Twitter purchase, fires executives
Elon Musk fired Twitter's CEO, chief financial officer and head of trust and safety after buying the company on Thursday.
Elon Musk expected to complete Twitter purchase this week
Advertisers are concerned that Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter could open the door for hateful and abusive posts disguised as free speech.
Ye, formerly Kanye West, to acquire social media platform Parler
Social media platform Parler says musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is acquiring the company.
Heat wave triggers outage at Twitter data center
A Twitter data center in Sacramento was knocked offline last week amid an extreme heat wave, the company affirmed in an internal memo.
Ex-employee accuses Twitter of “egregious” security lapses
Twitter's ex-head of security said the company has serious security lapses that would shock users if they knew about them.
New York Attorney General investigates platforms after mass shooting
The Attorney General of New York has launched a probe of Discord, Twitch and other platforms used before and during the Buffalo mass shooting.
Facebook gave VIPs space to break rules, report says
A system designed to scrutinize the content of high-profile Facebook users instead gave VIPs a blank check to behave badly.
Parler quietly drops lawsuit against Amazon
Parler has quietly dropped its lawsuit against technology giant Amazon, largely resolving a two month-long legal battle between the two companies.
Parler, Gab outages cause law enforcement headaches
Social media posts help build cases and prevent crimes, but a blackout on mainstream and fringe platforms since the Capitol attack has caused serious headaches for police and prosecutors.