Social Media
Articles involving social media businesses and their products, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram), X Corp (Twitter), Mastodon, LinkedIn and others.
Investigative reporter blocked from Twitter will delete newsworthy tweet
An investigative reporter who was blocked from accessing his Twitter account this week has agreed to remove a tweet that the social media company says violated its rules on private information.
Twitter suspends Forensic News investigative reporter for posting journalism
Twitter suspended Forensic News founder and contributor Scott Stedman over a story connecting Deutsche Bank and a Russian-controlled bank to President Donald Trump.
Facebook, YouTube moderators forced to sign PTSD disclosure forms
Moderators for Facebook and YouTube are being asked to sign a form saying they understand work conditions could result in PTSD and other mental wellness issues.
Reporter who drew ire over man’s decade-old tweets loses job
A reporter who unearthed a local man's past controversial tweets — only to have his own brought to light — has been fired.
After reporter digs up old tweets on viral man, social media users dig up old tweets on reporter
A journalist whose reporting forced a beer company to sever ties with a local celebrity became the subject of his own controversy after social media users began surfacing his own controversial tweets.
New BuzzFeed on the block: Circa to relaunch under Sinclair with original reporting, user-generated content
Sinclair announced on Monday the acquisition and future relaunch of Circa, the short-lived mobile news website that attracted tens of thousands of users.
Selerity used web crawler to grab “leaked” Twitter earnings report
The CTO of Selerity says it was no hack -- just good web software and a little luck -- that allowed the company to publish Twitter's Q1 2015 earnings early.
Albuquerque newspaper Twitter account compromised by Islamic State sympathizer
An individual or group sympathetic to the Islamic State posted personal information on the Twitter page of the Albuquerque Journal.
Syrian Electronic Army hits International Business Times website
The Syrian Electronic Army removed a news feature on the IBTimes website and threatened to delete other articles in the future.
Gore site LiveLeak bans Steven Sotloff beheading video
The operator of one of the Internet's largest gore websites says it will not allow users to redistribute a video showing the beheading of an American war correspondent in Iraq.
How to avoid Twitter’s latest batch of new and unwanted features
There's a simple way to avoid seeing new Twitter features and changes: Don't use Twitter's official apps.
Two journalists detained while covering Ferguson protests
Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of the Huffington Post were temporarily detained by police in Ferguson, Missouri.