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Greece enacts social media ban for kids under 15
Greece has passed a social media ban for kids under 15 after announcing the measure earlier this year.
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Rhode Island sues Meta over its approach to scam ads
It’s the first state to sue the social media company on these allegations.
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Bluesky adds iPad support in latest feature update
Profile links to third-party platforms have also arrived on the social network.
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Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents show
The company is facing hundreds of lawsuits over its record on safety.
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LinkedIn is adding new tools to help people with their side hustles
The company says more of its users are holding down multiple roles.
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YouTube is reportedly gearing up to offer audiobooks
YouTube is already talking to publishers about offering audiobooks on its platform, The Wall Street Journal says.
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X bundles Premium, Grok and Cursor under a single monthly subscription
SpaceXSI has announced a new subscription scheme that gives you access to Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium.
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Meta bans TikTok ads from its platforms in tit-for-tat row
Meta has placed a complete ban on ads and marketing from TikTok's US minority owner, ByteDance.
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New Mexico wants Meta to pay $40 billion in penalties for Cambridge Analytica scandal
New Mexico’s attorney argued that the penalties Meta has to pay need to be significant enough to make an impact on the company.
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Reddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit
The Old Reddit is dying; the new Reddit struggles to avoid scraping.
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Instagram expands what partner schools can do on its app
Instagram has expanded the features its School Partnership Program can access.
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TikTok will pay Alabama $100 million to settle social media addiction lawsuit
TikTok has settled Alabama’s social media addiction lawsuit before it was supposed to go to trial.
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X now tells users when local laws have reduced their posts' visibility
The latest addition to X's Under the Hood feature could stave off claims around shadowbanning.
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Europe's EU Kids Act would ban social media access for children under 13
It's the most sweeping proposal yet to limit kids' access to social media.
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Snap Specs hands on: Standalone AR glasses are here
The glasses come with AR apps that actually feel useful, but is that enough to get people excited for the $2,195 device?
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Snap introduces a standalone AI assistant, Specs Intelligence
The new assistant works with the company's new AR glasses, but will also have its own mobile and desktop apps.
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Threads leans even further into podcasts with transcripts, analytics and more
Meta is making the platform even better for podcast promotion.
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X-viewing services Nitter and XCancel shut down after threats of legal action
Press X to pay respects.
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CA governor signs 'landmark' laws on youth use of social media and AI chatbots
They’re aimed at protecting minors, but the rules are not universally supported.
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Meta is testing Community Notes in Latin America. Fact checkers are worried.
The company is suggesting that its work with traditional fact checkers could come to an end.
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You can now plan IRL events on Snapchat
Snapchat Plans lets you organize IRL gatherings, though it's missing one seemingly obvious detail.
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Threads is overhauling its in-app analytics with more details, except for link clicks
The insights section of the Threads app now surfaces AI summaries and contextual info about post performance.
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New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling
A federal court decided that “Twitter” was off-limits, but tweet and the bird logo were fair game.
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TikTok introduces voice comments and simplified polls
It's also letting people upload multiple photos at once when reacting to a post.
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Instagram will demote AI-generated influencers if they don't clearly label their account
The app isn't cracking down on other kinds of AI slop, though.
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There's a new Twitter in town, even though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction
"The public square is open again, and definitely not affiliated with X in any way."
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Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral
The setting will prevent your posts from being recommended in the algorithmic "discover" feed.
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