Meta is still working on changes recommended during last year’s civil rights audit
More than a year after failing its first civil rights audit, Meta says it’s still working on a number of...
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Spotify acquires audiobook platform Findaway
Spotify could soon be home to a lot more audiobooks. The streaming service has acquired audiobook platform Findaway, the companies...
Facebook wants to change the Oversight Board’s recommendation process
The Oversight Board has only been up and running for less than a year, but Facebook says it’s already having...
Meta’s latest transparency report details bullying on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook has shared new statistics on the amount of bullying, hate speech and harassment on its platform. The new numbers,...
What’s in the Facebook Papers and what it means for the company
Facebook (and now, Meta) might just be experiencing its most sustained and intense bout of bad press ever, thanks to...
Facebook takes down government-run troll farm in Nicaragua
Facebook has taken out a government-run troll farm in Nicaragua, where multiple government agencies helped run a network of fake...
Snap, TikTok and YouTube need to do more to protect children, lawmakers say
The Senate Commerce Committee just wrapped up another three-hour hearing about social media’s effect on children and teens. But the...
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook’s future is ‘young adults’ and the metaverse
Amid reports that Facebook has misled shareholders about significant declines in teens and younger users, Mark Zuckerberg said the company...
Facebook researchers were warning about its recommendations fueling QAnon in 2019
Facebook officials have long known about how the platform’s recommendations can lead users into conspiracy theory-addled “rabbit holes.” Now, we...
Facebook is coming back online after hours-long outage
Facebook services are slowly coming back online after one of the biggest outages in recent memory. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and...
Google is rolling out dark mode for Search on desktop
Google is finally rolling out a dark theme for Search on desktop. The change had been spotted as far back...
WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for chat backups
WhatsApp began quietly testing end-to-end encryption for chat history backups earlier this summer. Now, the company is making the feature...
The fight to study what happens on Facebook
Facebook recently added a new report to its transparency center. The "widely viewed content" report was ostensibly meant to shed...
Twitter opens Super Follow subscriptions for some creators
Twitter is finally flipping the switch on “Super Follows,” its new subscription feature that allows creators to charge their followers...
Twitter tests new harassment prevention feature with ‘Safety Mode’
Twitter is experimenting with its most aggressive anti-harassment features to date. The company will start testing “Safety Mode” a new...
Twitter is finally rolling out Ticketed Spaces
Twitter is finally starting to roll out Ticketed Spaces, a feature that allows creators to charge for access to its...
Apple changes key App Store rules in response to class action lawsuit from developers
Apple has agreed to change several rules that govern its App Store as part of a settlement with developers who...
Snapchat upgrades its camera to highlight visual search
Snapchat is upgrading its visual search features, and putting them at the center of its app. The app is now...
Instagram is testing ‘interest search’ to make results more intuitive
Instagram is working on making its search function more intuitive. The app is experimenting with changes that allow users to...
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, according to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal...