We have more details on the TikTok deal, including some ownership statistics

TikTok has signed a deal to spin off its American business, according to reporting from Associated Press and others. This should keep the popular social media app available in the US for good, capping [...]

US bans former EU Commissioner and others over social media rules

The Trump administration has issued travel bans that prohibit five European tech researchers, including one former EU Commissioner, from entering the United States. “For far too long, ideologues in [...]

Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages

Bluesky is once again having a wobble. The platform said some of its systems are down and that it’s “investigating an incident with service in one of our reginos” (that’s Bluesky’s typo, not [...]

The mother of one of Elon Musk's children is suing xAI over nonconsensual deepfake images

Although X removed Grok’s ability to create nonconsensual digitally undressed images on the social platform, the standalone Grok app is another story. It reportedly continues to produce “nudified� [...]

YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

A month before a Los Angeles jury was due to hear a Florida teenager’s case, Google quietly stepped out of it, leaving Meta, Snap and TikTok to argue the rest. Google’s YouTube has settled with a [...]

'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim. [...]

Teens had ‘an addicts' narrative about their Instagram use’ — Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in trail which could reshape not just social media, but his AI and Ray-Ban XR dreams

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in social media addiction trial, which could have major ramifications for online platforms. [...]

Discord delays age verification to address user concerns

Earlier this month, Discord said it would be enacting an age verification policy. The platform faced some initial concerns from users about turning over their IDs and personal information, particularl [...]

X's Exclusive Threads feature lets creators paywall the end of tweet threads

Today, X announced some updates to its creator subscriptions platform. The leading change gives participating accounts the option to make part of tweet threads only visible to subscribers. This new Cr [...]