Yelp sues Texas for right to publish actual accurate abortion info So much for that free speech, huh? Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 55
Musk, Yaccarino contradict each other on status of X's election integrity team One says it's dead, the other says it's growing, and we all know how grumpy Elon gets when contradicted Offbeat28 Sep 2023 | 39
Indonesia, TikTok's best market, bans social commerce Made-In-China network's attempt to merge sales and socials stalled in the market all web giants covet Legal28 Sep 2023 | 3
Twitter, aka X, tops charts for misinformation, EU official says In measure of fakery, Musk's social media biz has highest noise-to-signal ratio Off-Prem26 Sep 2023 | 96
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk's multiple messes Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse' Software22 Sep 2023 | 48
Friends don't let friends use AI to chat Science shocker: Real BFFs understand authenticity and sincerity can't be machine-generated AI + ML12 Sep 2023 | 14
When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out Analysis On one hand, it's private-public cooperation. On the other, it's heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 125
Big Tech has failed to police Russian disinformation, EC study concludes In Putin's Russia, the planet hacks you Security05 Sep 2023 | 61
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age Networks30 Aug 2023 | 114
Musk's latest X-periments: No more headlines, old posts vanish, block gets banned If advertisers weren't happy before, this is sure to win them over Personal Tech22 Aug 2023 | 80
Musk's X caught throttling outbound links to websites he doesn't like Elon, curing the world of imposter syndrome one decision at a time Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 62
Lawsuit: We've got the stats to prove Twitter ax fell unfairly on older, female engineers Seven ex-tweeps bring the receipts, as the kids say Personal Tech10 Aug 2023 | 76
ChatGPT's odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip But its suggestions are so annoyingly plausible AI + ML07 Aug 2023 | 49
We'd pay good money to see... oh dear, Elon Musk 'needs an MRI scan' Opinion What does this mean for his cage fight against Zuck? YOU DECIDE Offbeat07 Aug 2023 | 62
Australian Senate committee recommends bans on Chinese social media apps WeChat accused of 'contempt for Parliament' as transparency rules floated for platforms Security02 Aug 2023 | 14
Twitter sues Brit non-profit, claims hate-speech reports scared off advertisers Are we out of touch? No, it's the campaigners who are wrong Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 106
Musk's X tries to win advertisers back with discounts Plus: Did Xwitter just suggest stripping people of gold checks? Don't threaten us with a good time Personal Tech26 Jul 2023 | 83
Social media is too much for most of us to handle Column I know, because I let it all flood in. And it was damaging to my mental health Personal Tech20 Jul 2023 | 110
Twitter ad revenue has halved since Elon Musk took over While Zuckerberg's Threads reels in users at record rates Personal Tech17 Jul 2023 | 108
From cage fight to page fight: Twitter threatens to sue Meta after Threads app launch Meta rolls eyes at claim it used former Twits to create rival Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 87
Oh, great. Yet another tech billionaire thinks he can get microblogging right Zuck's Instagram-adjacent Twitter clone to debut later this week Personal Tech05 Jul 2023 | 117
Prepare for a meme massacre: Snap snuffs out Gfycat in September Hey, Zuck – still want your own meme factory? Personal Tech03 Jul 2023 | 10
Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expenses Software09 Jun 2023 | 18
Stanford Internet Observatory raises alarm over 'serious failings with the child protection systems at Twitter' Updated Researchers find 100,000 accounts spamming child abuse material Software06 Jun 2023 | 21
Yaccarino takes wheel at Twitter early as advertising woes become public Leaked documents show a 59% ad revenue decline last month – can a Yacc smack get Twitter back on track? Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 37
Reddit blackout planned over app-killing API prices Hell hath no fury like a subreddit admin scorned Software05 Jun 2023 | 21
Twitter now worth just a third of what Musk paid for it Is he out of touch? No, must be the employees, users, advertisers, regulators, creditors... Personal Tech31 May 2023 | 72
Social media may harm kids. US Surgeon General says so That's a warning and not permission, in case you were wondering Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 19
Elon Musk finally finds 'someone foolish enough to take the job' of Twitter CEO Opinion Though we're not sure NBCUniversal ad exec Linda Yaccarino appreciates the description Personal Tech12 May 2023 | 102
Meta CEO doesn't Zuck at Brazilian jiu-jitsu, apparently 'Silent killer' Mark bags himself top medals in tournament Offbeat09 May 2023 | 22
Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms Show some ID or your Facebook feed might not make it across the border Legal09 May 2023 | 5
Deplatforming hate forums doesn't work, British boffins warn Updated Industry intervention alone can't deal with harassment Personal Tech18 Apr 2023 | 122
Substack copied Twitter so Twitter is copying Substack Actual features pending, please pay us now Personal Tech14 Apr 2023 | 61
Utah outlaws kids' social media addiction, sets digital curfew Age verification, a private right to sue Big Tech ... thinking of the children or political points? Personal Tech24 Mar 2023 | 73
Requiem for Google Reader, dead for a decade but not forgotten Special report RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign Networks14 Mar 2023 | 50
Meta confirms decentralized Twitter rival in the works Where there's disaffected twits there's potential revenue, and Facebook parent smells blood – er, profit Personal Tech11 Mar 2023 | 28
'Brittle' Twitter suffers bad case of the Mondays: Links, pics, vids fail Once again, the status page is oblivious Personal Tech06 Mar 2023 | 62
Happy Lunar New Year: Beijing warns of enhanced surveillance during celebrations Censors are on the lookout for showering under a waterfall of money, overeating, and more conventional sins Security20 Jan 2023 | 8
UK Online Safety law threatens Big Tech bosses with jail Two years in the clink proposed for not thinking of the children Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 85
You can't handle the truth! Indian government suggests its own fact checkers judge what's right on social media Classy: slips obviously conflicted idea in alongside changed gaming rules on last day of consultation period Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 2
Third-party Twitter apps stopped dead with no explanation from El Musko Sorry, when exactly are you going to sod off to Mars, mate? Software14 Jan 2023 | 123
Russian meddling in 2016 US presidential election was weak sauce Boffins find Twitter foreign influence campaign didn't have much pull Security10 Jan 2023 | 61
US schools sue Meta, Google and friends over 'youth mental health crisis' Updated Social media as public nuisance? Seattle may be on to something Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 50
More pre-Musk Twitter 1.0 execs leave the building Last one out turn off the lights Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 25
US House boots TikTok from government phones ByteDance ban for federal devices awaits Biden’s signature Security28 Dec 2022 | 13
Elon Musk starts poll with one question: Should I step down as head of Twitter? Updated The ayes have it: You said 'YES' Personal Tech19 Dec 2022 | 134
TikTok could be banned from America, thanks to proposed bipartisan bill If you listen really closely, you can hear Mark Zuckerberg's excitement Security14 Dec 2022 | 27
Twitter dismantles its Trust and Safety Council moments before meeting Comment Plus: Elon Musk is now a number 2 Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 109
UK lawmakers look to enforce blocking tools for legal but harmful content The latest idea in the long gestation of the online harms legislation Security09 Dec 2022 | 143
Twitter gives up fight against COVID-19 misinformation Ex-moderation lead says he does not feel the platform is 'safe' under Musk Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 211
Meta scores $200k default win against alleged peddler of Instagram Likes Manipulating users' feelings on a social media platform? That's our job! Legal28 Nov 2022 | 3
Meta links US military to fake social media influence campaigns Didn't say they were good, though – covert ops apparently got 'little to no engagement' from targets Research24 Nov 2022 | 20
Twitter set for more layoffs as Musk mulls next move Plus: He ran a poll 51.8% in favor of overturning Donald Trump's ban... but some must be bots, right Elon? Networks21 Nov 2022 | 131
World's richest man posts memes as $44b Twitter acquisition veers off course Staff locked out as hundreds appear to say no to Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum Offbeat18 Nov 2022 | 210
Twitter refugees seek asylum in an unusual place: The Matt Hancock app Move over, Mastodon – bungling UK politician's platform finds thousands of new users amid Elon Musk chaos Bootnotes17 Nov 2022 | 32
Twitter, Musk, and a week of bad decisions Lost among the chaos? We'll try to sort it out for you, so far Personal Tech11 Nov 2022 | 106
Musk sows more Twitter chaos, now with Official policy snafu Today's messes: a possible crypto venture; blue tick blackflips; advertiser assurances; and a promise to try dumb things Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 31
Tumblr says nudes are back on the menu – within reason But old 'go nuts, show nuts' attitude is dead for good Offbeat03 Nov 2022 | 28
Meta fined record-breaking $24.6m for deliberately ignoring political ad law Pocket change for troubled Facebook giant, plus more US election news Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 30
Pro-China crew ramps up disinfo ahead of US midterms. Not that anyone's falling for it Hey, Xi, 滚开 Cyber-crime27 Oct 2022 | 16
Twitter's most valuable users are ghosting the platform Fly, little birds: Damning internal research emerges just before Elon Musk buy Offbeat26 Oct 2022 | 122
Artist formerly known as Kanye reveals Parler trick: Buying the far-right haven Used to tweeting? Get ready for Yeeting Bootnotes17 Oct 2022 | 77