X experiments with showing more information about profiles to fight inauthentic engagement

X has long been a hotbed for fake accounts, bots and other scammy behavior. Many of those dynamics have been exacerbated by the rise of paid verification, which boosts the visibility of anyone who pay [...]

X Is Retiring Twitter.com. Update Your Account Now or Risk Lockout

The official retirement of the old domain is the next step in Elon Musk's rebranding of the social media platform. [...]

The NWSL is finding its next generation of fans online

NWSL fans are finding the league through YouTube and social media, helping drive higher attendance and merchandise sales. [...]

Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after Trump administration's demand

Apple has removed ICEBlock, the app which allowed users to put a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, from the App Store. It has also pulled other apps that served a simil [...]

OpenAI's Sora Social Media App Is an AI Deepfake Fever Dream

The new Sora 2 video model takes AI slop to the next, scarier level: Deepfakes, available for free to anyone using the app. [...]

ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation. [...]

Meta settles bellwether Kentucky case, ending first school-district trial over youth mental health

The Breathitt County settlement closes the trial that had been set for June 12 in Oakland. Roughly 1,200 similar school-district suits sit behind it. Meta has settled the first US school-district laws [...]

Slack is transforming its Slackbot into a 'personalized AI companion'

I've been using Slack for like a decade and the platform's proprietary chatbot, Slackbot, has always been a bit underwhelming. It can deliver reminders and notifications and, well, that' [...]

California enacts age-gate law for app stores

California has become the latest state to age-gate app stores and operating systems. AB 1043 is one of several internet regulation bills that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday, including [...]