in 2016, Big Tech was criticised for being complacent amid a storm of misinformation. In 2020, Facebook, Google, and Twitter are using their platforms to encourage their customers do do their civic duty.
The Trump administration has filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit against the President's executive order targeting social media platforms.
Twitter's new reply-limiting feature is available for all. Yes, for real this time!
Twitter says it is testing automatic translation for tweets, starting with a limited rollout in Brazil.
Twitter today disclosed a vulnerability in its Android app that could allow attackers to read a user's DMs. Only users on Android 8 and 9 were affected.
A 17-year old from Tampa, Florida has been arrested as the prime suspect behind the recent Twitter hacks that targeted high-profile accounts. The individual is currently in custody and has been charged with 30 felony counts.
Twitter has confirmed it plans to explore a subscription option for its platform, and may even test different approaches as early as this year.
Twitter says that one elected official from the Netherlands had their DM inbox accessed during last week's breach, and that 36 accounts in total had their DMs accessed.
Twitter has provided an update on the major security breach on its platform earlier this week.
Twitter has added over 32,000 accounts to its archive of information it believes comes from state-backed information operations in China, Russia, and Turkey.
Reverse-engineered Twitter code has revealed the platform is working on emoji responses to Tweets,
Twitter says it'll ask Android users who want to share an article without opening it to read the article. It's running a small test to encourage "informed discourse."
EU officials have called on Facebook, Twitter and Google to provide a monthly report on their fight against fake news.
Twitter is now labeling tweets proliferating 5G conspiracy theories about coronavirus.
Sometimes you want to experience the fun of a social network with friends and family, but you don't necessarily want others creeping in on your photos, videos, and posts. Here's how to turn on private mode and go dark to the public on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
We've all said something on social media that we've immediately regretted, or that upon hindsight we didn't want a specific person or group to see. While it's straightforward to delete an individual Tweet or post, deleting much or all of your Twitter history takes a few extra steps. We'll show you how it's done.
When it comes to the bold step of labeling tweets, outrage is the point
Facebook employees have come out against Mark Zuckerberg's supine treatment of a controversial Trump post. In addition to publicly speaking out on Twiter, employees today staged a virtual walkout in protest.
Twitter has updated its desktop app, granting web-users the ability to schedule tweets natively. Previously, users had to resort to more powerful tools like Tweetdeck.
President Trump's executive order relating to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has now been signed, triggering a healthy debate over what this means for social media platforms, free speech and moderation. Thankfully for all of us, nothing is set to change in the near term.