Inaccurate enforcement by social media platforms and unequal investment in global election integrity efforts are a threat to election processes around the globe, Meta's Oversight Board warns.
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The fediverse has seen more than 500,000 new users join so far this month. The spike in new users is largely backlash against Elon Musk taking over Twitter. Fediverse servers also increased.
Following a change to the feed sorting algorithm a couple of months ago, Instagram is now working on a new feature that will let you know when you've looked at all recently posted content.
Twitter has officially announced its new Account Activity API, which will replace the existing Streaming API on August 16, but the new API severely limits what third-party Twitter apps can do.
The social network is doubling down on its efforts to stop trolls on its platform by implementing new tools that analyze the behavior of accounts which are likely to be detractors in conversations.
After years of complaints, Instagram is making some changes to feeds that will more likely show recent posts first. The change also arrives with a "New Posts" button that will give users more control.
It has been close to a year since the shuttering of Vine. If you have been yearning to use the app over the past year, you might be in luck. The app's co-founder could be resurrecting the service.
While Twitter is conducting its own investigation into the matter of President Donald Trump's Twitter account being deactivated for a brief period, it appears the man responsible has come forward.
Instagram is at it again, adding more features to its app. The remix feature is made to promote a more comical experience with friends, jazzing up each other's photos, and sending them to each other.
Users of the popular social networking app, WeChat are reporting smokers violating Beijing's smoking bans. The Tobacco Control Association said they've had an upswing in reports in Q3.
After having officially boosted the character limit per tweet earlier this week, Twitter has now extended the maximum length for display names which can now be 150% longer than previously possible.
After rolling out to over 100 countries, Facebook is now making available Messenger Lite for Android to Android users in the US, UK, Ireland, and Canada. An iOS version of the app remains absent.
One of the pioneering social networks on the internet, Friends Reunited, will close down in a month citing uncovered operational costs and out of date user information.
A company executive for Facebook has stated that its upcoming 'Facebook at Work' service is scheduled to be released in the coming months, and closely match the existing version of the site.
Sources have stated that Twitter are investigating new methods to increase the character count in public tweets, as part of an ongoing effort to widen the service's user base.
Microsoft has announced the results of a new study it commissioned which it says shows many people feel access to online social networks at work helps them with productivity.
Talent agent Micah Johnson was able to screencap some very unusual activity from Facebook. The social network wanted to charge $100 to deliver a message as part of a new counter-spam initiative.
Theories have appeared, with one being that Facebook's Poke app is a direct result of a failed buyout. Potentially supporting a bruised ego, Poke might just be a challenge to Snapchat's niche.
Microsoft's Bing team has tweaked the design of social results today, changing from the blue sidebar that was separate from the main search results pane that has existed since the feature launched.
Employment isn't always easy to find, but Facebook is trying to change that. The giant social network has partnered with numerous entities to bring the hunt to the News Feed.
In a blog post today, Instagram announced the creation of a website for the social network following requests for an online version of the social network in addition to the app versions.
How do you control your habits within the social networking universe? That's the sort of question Michael Dell has probably been asking his daughter following her postings on Twitter and Tumblr.
A US Marine Corps review board suggests the dishonorable discharge of a Marine who ridiculed President Obama on Facebook, and stated that he would refuse to follow his commander-in-chief's orders.
A Chicago first-grader has stirred the global online community into action over a case of schoolyard bullying. The story of young Katie Goldman first came to light with the publishing of a ChicagoNow story early last...
Twitter is known for it's ability to keep the world updated in real time about events around the globe, but only if you're following the right people, or connected to Twitter at the right time....
Life for robbers could be made a little bit easier thanks to Dutch website PleaseRobMe which reveals the location of empty homes, but would-be victims would only have themselves to blame, as the information used...
According to Nielsen Online, 60 percent of Twitter users stop using it within a month, meaning that just 40 percent (on average) return after a month of signing up to it. Despite a huge increase...
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