Social media
US senators to grill big tech CEOs on legal immunity
Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook - summoned alongside Sundar Pichai of Google parent Alphabet - said proposed reforms could lead to more...
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2.2 million Facebook and Instagram ads rejected ahead of US vote
Facebook has been increasing its efforts to avoid a repeat of events leading up to the 2016 US election, won by Donald Trump, when its network was used for attempts at voter manipulation, carried out from Russia.
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Twitter service restored following global platform outage
The outage marked a new setback for the network, which is fending off accusations of bias over its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden.
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Pakistan bans TikTok over 'immoral content'
Chinese-owned TikTok which has become a global sensation with its short video clips has a huge user base among young Pakistanis, with some attracting millions of followers.
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10 years on, Instagram evolves far beyond selfies
On 6 October 2010, two Americans, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, launched Instagram as a social network dedicated to photo sharing.
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LGBTQ community takes over Twitter #ProudBoys hashtag
The social media campaign took off over the weekend after the Proud Boys - designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center - garnered headlines following last week's US presidential debate during which President Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacists.
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US maintains plan for TikTok download ban; court to rule
TikTok has argued that a ban, even if temporary, could cause irreparable harm to the video-sharing application, which has some 100 million US users.
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TikTok urges social media alliance against suicide content
TikTok launched its own investigation after clips of the man's suicide were embedded into otherwise inoffensive videos shared widely on its global platform, which is especially popular with young teens.
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Facebook launches new campaign to encourage voting
This is the latest effort by the social network to prove it is a responsible player on the internet.
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Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists
Accounts targeted for heightened security include federal and state politicians; political parties; candidates; presidential campaigns, and journalists who cover them.
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Kim Kardashian joins celebrities in social media 'freeze' against hate
Facebook has come under heavy pressure from activists, governments, and companies that advertise on its platforms for tougher action on promoting discrimination, hatred, or violence.
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TikTok rejects Microsoft buyout offer, Oracle sole remaining bidder
TikTok has been at the centre of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing, and President Donald Trump has given Americans a deadline to stop doing business with TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance - effectively compelling a sale of the app to a US company.
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ANALYSIS: Here’s why young people love TikTok
An app that young people use to share videos of themselves dancing might seem like a silly diversion, but it's become a powerhouse social media platform.
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Twitter removes virus 'misinformation' video posted by Trump
The video was also removed by Facebook on Monday evening, said a company spokesperson, explaining that the footage shared "false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19".
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TikTok launches $200 mn 'creator fund'
The move comes with TikTok seeing strong momentum, especially among young smartphone users, even as US lawmakers and officials step up warnings about its links to China.
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Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the hacking, with many Washington lawmakers also calling for an accounting of how it happened.
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Is time almost up for TikTok's US users?
US lawmakers have raised national security concerns over TikTok’s handling of user data, and said they were worried it would be required to share data with the Chinese government.
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Review finds Facebook made 'vexing, heartbreaking' moves on civil rights
Auditors pointed out unchecked posts by US President Donald Trump that could discourage voting or encourage the shooting of citizens.
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TikTok says it will exit Hong Kong market within days
The short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance has made the decision to exit the region following China’s establishment of a sweeping new national security law for the semi-autonomous city.
