Social Media

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DIY

6 Twitter alternatives, in case you’re looking

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Technology

Twitter’s latest bad idea will kill vital research and fun bot accounts

By Andrew Paul

A first-person view of a television loading Netflix as a person puts their legs on a coffee table.
Technology

Prepare for the great Netflix password-sharing crackdown

By Jack Izzo

Several people are carrying sacks filled with food and clothing to prepare for evacuation after their house was flooded in Indonesia
Technology

Indonesia activates a disaster-relief chatbot after destructive floods

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The real reason people share so much fake news on social media

By Harry Guinness

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DIY

7 ways to clean up your Facebook News Feed

By David Nield

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Technology

Facebook and Instagram might revamp their nudity policies

By Harry Guinness

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DIY

Instantly edit Facebook posts and other social media mistakes

By David Nield

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DIY

How to delete one photo from an Instagram carousel (and get it back if you change your mind)

By John Kennedy

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Technology

Meta sues data-scraping firm for selling user data to LAPD

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Instagram’s new update promises to make the platform suck a little less

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Seattle schools sue social media companies over students’ worsening mental health

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

EU fines Meta for forcing users to accept personalized ads

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Hackers could be selling your Twitter data for the lowball price of $2

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

Reset your digital life by deleting all your social media accounts

By David Nield

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Technology

Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

TikTok to tell users the ‘why’ behind ‘For You’

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Meta is open sourcing its automated content moderation tool

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Twitter suspensions, Elon Musk’s jet, and other messes you may have missed this week

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Why bills to totally ban TikTok in the US might do more harm than good

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

Twitter Blue is back and more confusing than ever

By Andrew Paul

Google Search’s new changes are designed to make you see even more results
Technology

Google Search’s new changes are designed to make you see even more results

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Reddit ratted out an influencer for golfing into the Grand Canyon

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Twitter quietly removed its ban on COVID-19 misinformation last week

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

A massive data leak just cost Meta $275 million

By Andrew Paul

People hold sheets of blank paper in protest of COVID restriction in mainland as police setup cordon during a vigil in the central district on November 28, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.
Technology

Twitter overwhelmed by NSFW spam during protests in China

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Former Twitter employees warn of platform’s imminent collapse

By Andrew Paul

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Technology

Meta lays off more than 11,000 employees after ‘worst downturn’ in company’s history

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Elon Musk is axing entire departments at Twitter—here’s how that could affect users

By Andrew Paul

How social media companies can benefit from election misinformation
Technology

How social media companies can benefit from election misinformation

By Andrew Paul

Vine could be next on the list for Musk to remake
Technology

Vine could be next on the list for Musk to remake

By Andrew Paul

Instagram is down for some users—here’s what we know so far
Technology

Instagram is down for some users—here’s what we know so far

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

How to banish toxic posts from your social feeds

By Whitson Gordon

A phone with the Twitter icon on the screen, on top of a closed cardboard box that says "Handle with care."
DIY

How to download your data from Twitter and other sites

By Stan Horaczek

Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter, fires CEO
Technology

Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter, fires CEO

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The Opt Out: The rewards and risks of lying to tech companies

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Technology

Internal documents reveal how Twitter is losing its ‘heavy tweeters’

By Andrew Paul

Scientist's gloved hands using syringe to fill vaccine shot
Technology

AI moderators can’t keep up with vaccine disinformation’s newest language: emojis

By Andrew Paul

Why you shouldn’t follow TikTok’s DIY dental advice
Health

Why you shouldn’t follow TikTok’s DIY dental advice

By Chaseedaw Giles / KHN

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
Technology

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed

By Sara Kiley Watson

You can now tell Facebook to stop feeding you posts you hate
Technology

You can now tell Facebook to stop feeding you posts you hate

By Andrew Paul

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
Technology

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)

By Andrew Paul

Kim Kardashian official instagram account on smartphone screen on paper instagram banner
Technology

SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.27 million for ‘unlawfully touting’ a cryptocurrency

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

App privacy depends a lot on where you were when you downloaded it

By Andrew Paul

Russian protestors holding signs and demonstrating against war with Ukraine
Technology

Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

LinkedIn’s recent social research reveals what helps get people jobs

By Charlotte Hu

Two smartphones in front of a small plant with TikTok logo on one screen and TikTok homepage on the other
Technology

The US government is inching closer to a deal to secure TikTok in the US

By Andrew Paul

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
Technology

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests

By Andrew Paul

Clicking ‘dislike’ on YouTube probably doesn’t do much to customize your feed
Technology

Clicking ‘dislike’ on YouTube probably doesn’t do much to customize your feed

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

The latest movie pirating tool: Spotify’s ‘video podcast’

By Andrew Paul

Vanessa Pappas TikTok COO at Senate hearing
Technology

TikTok remains evasive on the data it collects

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Whistleblower tells Congress that Twitter has a spy problem

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of hand holding smartphone displaying Facebook login screen
Technology

Websites are dropping Facebook’s third-party login button

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Signal’s new president is a privacy advocate and active critic of Big Tech

By Andrew Paul

Close up of Twitter download page on Apple App Store
Technology

Twitter is testing a much-anticipated edit button

By Andrew Paul

Phone displaying Twitter Spaces podcast tab
Technology

Twitter will start streaming podcasts, and they’re not limited to 280 characters

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

TikTok’s rumored ‘Nearby’ feed would show videos recorded in your neighborhood

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Whistleblower claims Twitter is lying about user privacy, bots, security, and more

By Andrew Paul

Instagram explains why it’s feeding you specific suggested posts
Technology

Instagram explains why it’s feeding you specific suggested posts

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