ESPN: Pat McAfee Show grabs 1 billion views on socials in September
ESPN says its simulcast of "The Pat McAfee Show" helped the topical sports program earn more than 1 billion social media views in September.
Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of X
After two years of large controversies and small wins, Linda Yaccarino has stepped away as CEO of the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Social banter between brands gets people buying
The line between entertainment and advertising is increasingly blurred thanks to social media. People no longer just consume content, they experience it – laughing, sharing and commenting. And brands have caught on.
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Zoe Lee, Denitsa Dineva & Federico Mangio
X restores once-suspended account linked to Voice of America workers
X has restored an account used by advocates of the Voice of America during legal challenges over the broadcaster's fate.
X suspends account linked to Voice of America workers
X, formerly Twitter, suspended an activist account used by current and former workers of Voice of America to raise public awareness about funding cuts.
X, formerly Twitter, suffers outage due to “Dark Storm” cyberattack
A group calling itself Dark Storm Team has claimed responsibility for triggering a prolonged outage on X, formerly Twitter.
NTSB claims no records of shifting media policy
The NTSB said it could not locate records that explained a decision to force the news media to receive updates on two recent plane crashes exclusively through X.
CNN to debut four-part documentary on history of Twitter
CNN in March will start airing a new documentary series that looks at the founding and evolution of the social media platform Twitter.
NTSB forces reporters to get plane crash updates on X
The NTSB says it will only notify the media about press conferences and investigative updates on two recent plane crashes via the social media platform X.
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok from app stores
The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be removed from U.S.-based app stores on Sunday.
TikTok distances itself from report of potential acquisition by Elon Musk
Officials at TikTok are distancing themselves from reports that the Chinese government has considered allowing Elon Musk to acquire its U.S.-based business.
Viewpoint: Is Bluesky really the better social platform?
Bluesky's decision to implement a "hard block" and associated block leaderboard compound the confirmation silo issues that plague other social platforms.
By:
Charles Benaiah