Life TikTok ban averted as social network moves entire operation to US Parent company Bytedance will retain only a 20% share 16 Sep
Life Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi because of age verification law Non-compliance fines force social network to cut service 26 Aug
Trade TikTok replaces 150 German employees with AI Social network continues to downsize across Europe 13 Aug
Life WhatsApp removes 6.8m fraudulent accounts Many deleted accounts connected to scam centres in Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand 8 Aug
Life TikTok’s US drama continues as Blackstone pulls out of consortium Investment firm withdraws as deadline for sale or shutdown approaches 22 Jul
Life France launches investigation into X for algorithm manipulation Social media platform slams investigation as “politically motivated” 22 Jul
Trade Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of X Former NBC Universal Media exec managed rebrand, efforts to win back advertisers 10 Jul
Life Elon Musk’s xAI receives billions in support for AI projects X begins testing use of bots to write community notes 4 Jul
Life Instagram users complain of massive bans – see AI as culprit Meta silent as speculation persists about makeup of moderation 'teams' 18 Jun
Life Elon Musk focuses on businesses again after outage at X DDoS attacks prompts X owner to get back in the office 26 May
Life Telegram takes black markets offline worth $35bn Closure cuts off fraudsters from crucial sources such as stolen data, money laundering services 19 May
Life Co-founder of Instagram testifies against Meta in antitrust case Systrom alleges Zuckerberg hindered Instagram's growth to protect Facebook's dominance 24 Apr
Life Telegram founder threatens to leave French market on encryption law Pavel Durov criticises idea that legislation would effectively curb illegal activity 23 Apr
Life Meta tightens security measures for young users Parents gain more control over their children's online experiences with features like app usage reminders and bedtime notifications 10 Apr
Life Amazon makes last-minute bid to acquire TikTok’s US business Zoop, AppLovin, Silver Lake, Oracle and Blackstone also in the running 4 Apr
Life TikTok introduces new safety features for teens New measures include 'wind down time' before bed 13 Mar
Life X slammed by denial of service attack Musk searches for answers as social network loses stability 11 Mar
Trade TikTok struggles for balance between growth and protecting users DSA report says nearly 21.2m pieces of content removed from July-December 2024 4 Mar
Radio Not just another crypto crash Trump fuels a decline in Bitcoin, Musk does the same for Tesla, and how sports stars can tackle online abuse 28 Feb
Life TikTok lays off staff in trust and security department as restructuring takes place Cuts affect teams in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and Africa 21 Feb
Life WhatsApp likely to face stricter European rules as user base nears 50m Messaging platform comes under remit of the Digital Services Act 20 Feb
Life Perplexity AI proposes $300bn merger with TikTok’s US arm Core recommendation algorithm will remain under the control of ByteDance under deal's terms 28 Jan
Life Musk e-mail warns of ‘severe revenue problems’ at X Social network under financial pressure as banks try to recoup losses on $44bn purchase 27 Jan
Life TikTok restored in the US after ban lasts 14 hours Trump signals cosy relationship with Big Tech as ban hastily lifted 20 Jan
Blogs Social media landscape in chaos with more than a ‘vibe shift’ underway Internet billionaires are expecting to profit handsomely as they fall in line with Trump, but social media faces choppy waters ahead, says Jason Walsh 17 Jan
Trade Musk sued over delayed disclosure of Twitter acquisition Change in head at SEC a sign that legal action likely to be dismissed 16 Jan
Life Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ policy breaks the Digital Markets Act, says Brussels 'Pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee 15 Jan
Life Meta to replace fact-checkers with ‘community notes’ system similar to X Over the next months, Meta will phase in a community notes system and simplify its policies on fact-checking 10 Jan
Radio Rethinking education in the age of AI with futurist Gerd Leonhard Why STEM needs a glow up and X's antisocial problem gets real 15 Nov
Life Instagram provides new privacy settings for teens Social network also announces plans to detect accounts run by teens regardless of stated age 20 Sep
Life Snap trials new user interface, glasses Developers get first crack at fifth generation AR glasses 18 Sep
Radio Keeping touts at bay and customers unhappy Vintage tech creates modern problems and how to build a career in tech 6 Sep
Life More advertisers abandon X by 2025 Kantar research another blow for social network's hopes of turning a profit 5 Sep
Life Telegram on privacy: How well protected are your messages? CEO arrest puts spotlight on purpose and use of secure messaging apps 28 Aug
Life Telegram top executive arrested in France Pavel Durov possible being held over messaging app's role in facilitating crime 26 Aug
Life Trump/Musk conversation on X draws more than 1m viewers Scaling tests ineffective as interview sees Republican nominee stay true to form 13 Aug
Blogs The cosmic importance of MSPs Acronis' relationships with service providers is more complicated than they would have you believe, says Billy MacInnes 8 Aug
Trade X files antitrust suit against advertisers Musk declares 'war' as ad revenue craters over lack of content moderation 7 Aug
Life TikTok won’t roll out new reward mode in Europe after protests Europe steps in as app comes into conflict with new regulations 6 Aug
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