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In a bold, unified message to European policymakers, Meta, Spotify, Ericsson, and other prominent business leaders issued an open letter warning that the European Union's fragmente...

X Is Back in Brazil in Major Loss for Free Speech

X is once again operational in Brazil, with users able to catch up on the news, watch cat videos, and engage in discourse on the platform—all for a steep p...

TikTok Music Is Shutting Down

ByteDance has informed users it is killing off the TikTok Music service, with November 28, 2024 slated as the shutdown date....

X Block Button Will No Longer Block Users

X is making a major change to how the block functionality works, with the block button no longer blocking a user from seeing an account's post....

Telegram Will Give Governments More Data

Telegram's overhaul continues in the wake of CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France, with Durov saying the company will begin giving governments more data....

Elon Musk and X Capitulate, Will Comply With Brazil Court Order

In a move the flies in the face of his promise to uphold free speech, Elon Musk and X have capitulated in Brazil and agreed with a court order Musk said w...

SEC Targets Elon Musk for Sanctions, Sparking Claims of Political Bias

In a legal escalation surrounding Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its intention to seek sanctions ag...

Ukraine Bans Telegram On Official Devices Over Russian Spying Concerns

Ukraine has banned Telegram from being used on offi...

FTC Report Slams Companies’ ‘Vast Surveillance’ and ‘Inadequate Safeguards’

A Federal Trade Commission staff report takes aim at social media and video stream companies' data collection practices and data protection measures....

Snapchat Unveils Game-Changing AI Video Tool for Creators

In a bold step to position itself at the forefront of AI-driven content creation, Snapchat has launched an advanced AI video generation tool aimed at enhancing how creators produce...

Bluesky Tops 10 Million Users

Bluesky has hit another major milestone, topping some 10 million users as the social media platform continues to pull users from X....

42 States Ask Congress to Require Social Media Warning Labels

Attorneys generals of 42 states have penned a letter to both houses of Congress, asking that lawmakers require social media platforms to include a health w...

X Reportedly Expanding Its Security Teams

X is reportedly hiring new security personnel, reversing a trend of downsizing its security teams that began with Elon Musk's purchase of the company, then...

New Zealand Tax Agency Betrays Taxpayers by Sending Their Data to Social Media Firms

New Zealand's tax agency, Inland Revenue Department (IRD), is under fire for sending taxpayer data to social media platforms so they can serve targeted ads...

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