The Oversight Board calls Meta's uneven AI moderation 'incoherent and unjustifiable'

As Meta's platforms fill up with more AI-generated content, the company still has a lot of work to do when it comes to enforcing its policies around manipulated media. The Oversight Board is once [...]

The Morning After: Instagram boss says ‘more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media’

Instagram’s top exec Adam Mosseri expects AI content to overtake non-AI imagery and discussed the implications for the platform and users.<br /> Mosseri shared his thoughts on broader trends h [...]

Trump Media drops Truth Social spinoff, refocuses on $6 billion fusion merger with TAE Technologies

Trump Media & Technology Group, TAE Technologies, and Texas Ventures Acquisition III have decided not to proceed with a planned spinoff of Truth Social and other media assets. The three companies [...]

X's handle marketplace will sell some 'rare' usernames for millions of dollars

X is finally following through on its long-rumored plans to sell old user handles, and some of the most sought-after usernames could fetch millions of dollars. The company shared more details about an [...]

Snap is hosting its own creator awards show

It seems like any and every industry can have its own awards show these days. And why not? Most of us appreciate a chance to bust out the sequins and satin from time to time. If you can celebrate exce [...]

Victoria proposes forcing social media platforms to unmask anonymous accounts accused of vilification

Victoria’s premier Jacinta Allan announced on Sunday that the state would propose laws granting the Victorian civil and administrative tribunal power to order social media and AI platforms to reveal [...]

Bluesky created its own TikTok-like feature called 'Trending Videos'

TikTok might be (sort of) back for now, but that's not stopping other social media platforms from trying to horn in on its business. Bluesky is the latest, introducing a TikTok-like vertical vide [...]

Twitter turned 20 and I feel nothing

Twitter is officially 20 years old. In another reality, that might make me kind of nostalgic. I've been lurking and scrolling and tweeting for 16 years; most of my adult life. There was a time wh [...]

France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media

A cross-party committee in France’s Parliament approved a compromise bill on Monday that would bar children under 15 from social media, pushing one of Europe’s most far-reaching online-safety mea [...]