Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Twitter suspends 70,000 user accounts over rule violations
Most of the accounts were designed to push conspiracy theories at scale, the social media website said.
Parler finds refuge in domain registrar Epik
Parler has transferred its domain name from DreamHost to Epik amid social media controversy.
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