Social Media

File image, Twitter CEO Jeck Dorsey

Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO after 16 years at Twitter

The cosmetics retailer called on the platforms to provide a "safer environment"

Lush drops a bath bomb as it quits social media

Meta has recently announced plans to build a metaverse, a fully realised immersive virtual social world.

Explained: What is the metaverse and what will it mean for you?

A SpaceX rocket brought the new crew members to the International Space Station.

Tech this week: New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice

Twitter is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency and blockchain team.

Twitter sets up crypto team in bid for decentralisation

Could Solana be the new social chain?

Reddit co-founder invests in blockchain social media

Facebook is feeling the heat over climate misinformation on its platform

‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed

Meta-owned Facebook said it would delete a billion unique "faceprints" as part of the move to roll back facial recognition

Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition

03/11/2021

Yahoo's announcement comes after Epic Games, the studio behind free-to-play online shooter Fortnite, announced it would be pulling the game out of China on Sunday.

Yahoo quits China as tough regulations hit western tech brands

02/11/2021

Haugen made her comments at the Web Summit in Lisbon on Monday

Mark Zuckerberg should resign as CEO, says Facebook whistleblower

02/11/2021

Donald Trump will remain owner of the TRUTH Social network even if convicted by prosecutors or decides on a third presidential run.

Trump will remain owner of TRUTH if convicted or runs for president

27/10/2021

Frances Haugen is a former Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower.

Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen

25/10/2021

Donald Trump has launched a new social media platform and William Shatner has faced criticism over his Blue Origin space flight.

Tech this week: Trump’s new social media and Shatner’s space rebuke

24/10/2021

Will TRUTH Social ensure Donal Trump's comeback on the political stage?

What is Donald Trump’s social media platform TRUTH Social?

22/10/2021

Le Figaro and Le Monde had recently signed a similar agreement with Facebook over their content.

Facebook agrees to pay French media publishers over copyright

21/10/2021

Facebook's holding company is being rebranded.

Is Facebook about to change its name?

20/10/2021

Why has Facebook been slapped with a fine by a UK regulator?

20/10/2021

Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'

Nobel winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'

09/10/2021

Facebook down: Outage shows need for more players in tech, EU competition chief Vestager says

EU chief: Facebook's outage shows why tech industry needs more players

06/10/2021

Frances Haugen testified before a US Senate committee on Tuesday

Four key takeaways from the Facebook whistleblower's Senate hearing

06/10/2021

Activists called for the EU to regulate Facebook during a demonstration in December last year

MEPs demand Facebook investigation after whistleblower leaks

05/10/2021

Facebook went down for six hours on Monday after an error sealed its network off from the rest of the internet.

Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet

05/10/2021

WhatsApp was one of the affected platforms along with Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

04/10/2021

Frances Haugen said Facebook would always act in its own interests, even at the cost of the public good

Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims

04/10/2021

From left to right, clockwise: Kyle Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber.

Facebook knew that celebrity posts made Instagram users feel worse

03/10/2021

US Senators questioned Facebook over reports that its internal research showed Instagram was harming children's mental health

Facebook challenged over Instagram's mental health impact on kids

01/10/2021

Facebook took down groups associated with Germany's Querdenken anti-lockdown movement in the weeks before the federal elections

Facebook tested its new moderation policy during Germany's election

28/09/2021

Facebook puts the brakes on its Instagram Kids app as opposition grows

Facebook puts the brakes on its controversial Instagram Kids app

27/09/2021

In July protesters in Washington DC demonstrated against the spread of disinformation on Facebook

Facebook's move to fight climate disinformation 'too little, too late'

22/09/2021

TikTok owner ByteDance is limiting access to the app's Chinese version, Douyin

Chinese kids can have 40 minutes of TikTok a day - as a treat

20/09/2021