Trump launches his own 'communications' platform in wake of Facebook spat
Mana Ionescu, president of Lightspan Digital, talks about the impact of former president Donald Trump creating his own lane of communication with his fervent base.
Facebook board upholds Trump ban, just not indefinitely
Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet.
Oversight board maintains Trump’s Facebook suspension, but scolds company for indefinite ban
By upholding the suspension, the board has sided with Facebook for just the second time in the last six cases -- but said Facebook must reassess the decision within six months of the panel's decision.
Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a communications platform, which will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his followers, after months of being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Facebook's oversight board to rule on Trump's account ban on Wednesday
Facebook’s oversight board said it will rule on Wednesday morning whether former President Donald Trump’s social media accounts can be reinstated after an indefinite suspension.
Florida passes social media bill that would punish companies for banning politicians
The legislation drew widespread criticism from Democratic lawmakers who argued the bill was a politically motivated response to Trump’s ban.
Groom dislikes bride's dress and asks Reddit if he's wrong for telling her: 'Little disappointed'
Honesty wasn’t the best policy for one Reddit user who is supposed to get married.
Fake Chicago Police tweet about Derek Chauvin not being removed by Twitter, CPD says
Twitter is refusing to remove or attach a warning to a doctored image that purports to show a Chicago Police Department tweet, despite that the post is not real and the agency has made several attempts to have it taken down, CPD officials say.
Facebook, Instagram outages reported by thousands of users
No, it's not just you. More than 18,000 Facebook users reported a possible outage, according to Downdetector.
Twitter will not allow Trump tweets to be resurrected by National Archives
Twitter said it has been working with the National Archives on the preservation of tweets from Trump’s personal account, @realDonaldTrump, but said the content will not be housed on its platform given he was permanently banned.
Facebook data on more than 500M users found online
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available to download for free on a website frequented by low-level hacking enthusiasts.
Wendy's customer asks for extra mayo, gets way more than she expected
The sandwich she received appears to have more mayonnaise than chicken.
Boy, 12, brain dead after trying 'Blackout Challenge' on TikTok
"I can’t even describe the grief and devastation," a family friend reportedly said. "Nobody could ever imagine this would happen to a 12-year-old."
California ice cream parlor receives $1G tip: 'She was just happy that we are still open'
The customer left a $1,000 tip for a $63.31 order and wrote "stay well" on her receipt.
Tinder giving free COVID-19 tests to users so they can meet up safely
The dating app is giving 1,000 free mail-in tests to 500 Tinder matches.
Facebook to label COVID-19 vaccine posts to combat misinformation, help people find where to get the shot
Facebook said Monday it will add labels to all posts about COVID-19 vaccines containing “credible information” from the World Health Organization.
Anti-COVID-19 vaccine accounts thrive on social media, despite platform rules
With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines. But problems abound.
Suit: Company built 'most dangerous' facial recognition AI database in nation
The lawsuit said Clearview AI scrapes dozens of internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Venmo, to gather facial photos. Scraping involves the use of computer programs to automatically scan and copy data, which the lawsuit says is analyzed by Clearview AI to identify individual biometrics such as eye shape and size that are then put into a “faceprint” database that clients can use to ID people.
Grandparents' Tik Tok videos help break quarantine boredom
In the age of social distancing, a pair of grandparents are using social media to break up the boredom of quarantine.
Instagram 'unintentionally' hid likes for some users
Not seeing the number of likes on your Instagram? You're not alone.