Twitter is reportedly working on paid DMs to celebrities
Twitter is reportedly working on another feature to help generate revenue. This time it involves paid DMs to celebrities.
Twitter to start layoffs on Friday, internal email reveals
Following days of speculation after Elon Musk’s recent takeover of Twitter, the company is expected to make significant job cuts on Friday.
Twitter reportedly plans to enable Edit Tweet for everyone this week
Twitter may roll out Edit Tweet to all users as early as this week, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Elon Musk to cut half of Twitter workforce, report says
New Twitter owner Elon Musk is planning to lay off 3,500 workers, a report said on Thursday, with affected employees expected to be informed on Friday.
Instagram to soon let creators make NFTs and sell them to fans
Meta has announced a number of new features for creators on its social media platforms, including one that lets creators make and sell NFTs on Instagram.
Twitter’s edit button could soon be free for all users
Twitter's recently launched edit button is only available to subscribers of the platform's premium Twitter Blue service, but this could be about to change.
Twitter Blue is losing Ad Free Articles and Musk’s latest tweets indicate further changes
Twitter Blue subscribers will lose one of their paid subscription perks: Ad-Free Articles, reports say. Elon Musk also tweeted other changes to Twitter Blue.
Elon Musk now Twitter CEO after firing entire board
Twitter staff appear to be in for a roller coaster ride following the takeover of the company by Elon Musk. If they keep their jobs, that is.
Elon Musk considers bringing Vine back from the dead
Elon Musk has tweeted a poll asking about bringing back Vine, a defunct but beloved short-form video app.
Having trouble accessing your Instagram account? You’re not alone
Today's outage is an odd one since it apparently involves account suspensions. But if you're having trouble accessing your Instagram account, you aren't alone.
Twitter to start charging for verification mark, reports say
Various reports suggest Twitter will start charging a monthly fee of up to $20 for an account holder to display a blue verification badge.
Elon Musk finally in charge of Twitter, reports say
Reports suggest that after months of wrangling, Elon Musk has finally closed his controversial $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter.
TikTok is launching a dedicated gaming channel
TikTok is planning to launch a dedicated gaming channel, giving users access to a handful of mobile games and additional content for purchase.
Watch Elon Musk show up at Twitter HQ carrying a sink
A couple of days ahead of a deadline to close his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk showed up at the company’s HQ carrying, of all things, a sink.
Something’s happening with Twitter’s most active users
An internal document compiled by a Twitter researcher suggests that the platform is losing some of its most active users, though it's not clear why.
WhatsApp down globally Tuesday morning
WhatsApp has gone down around the world, making it impossible for users to send and receive messages. The outage started shortly after 3 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
Twitter workers call Elon Musk’s reported layoff plan ‘reckless’
Days ahead of Elon Musk's expected takeover of Twitter, workers at the company have been circulating a letter calling a possible round of layoffs reckless.
YouTube brings pinch to zoom and video navigation changes to everyone
YouTube is getting a slight makeover and apparently that also means everyone is finally getting pinch to zoom.
Elon Musk plans to lay off 75% of Twitter’s staff, report says
If Elon Musk finally gets his hands on Twitter in the next week, a new report suggests he could lay off up to 75% of the workforce.
Reels are about to show up in yet another Facebook feature
Meta is still pushing Reels but it's also developing other features to bolster its platforms' other products like Facebook Groups and Events.
Instagram’s expanded blocking lets you block a person’s backup accounts
Instagram has announced three new safety feature updates and one of them lets you block people and more of their backup accounts.
Snapchat+ now lets you customize when Snaps on Stories expire
Snapchat+ is dropping a few new features for its subscribers this week, including custom Story expiration for Snaps on Stories.
Instagram may be adopting this beloved MySpace feature
Instagram has been spotted working on a feature that could let users add a song to their profiles. But it's not being tested externally.
Twitter begins testing new Spaces functionality for Twitter Communities
Twitter has begun testing its Community Spaces feature, which would allow Twitter Communities to host Spaces in their own Twitter Community.
Meta plans to bring Avatars to Reels and video chat
Meta plans to bring its Horizon social VR avatars to Reels and to video chats in Messenger and WhatsApp.
Meta brings Horizon Worlds to the web, expanding beyond VR
Meta plans to bring Horizon Worlds to the web as part of its focus on building it as the next social platform.
YouTube to overhaul channel names with @ handles for all
YouTube is launching 'handles' to make it easier for creators to engage with fans and newcomers on the video-sharing platform.
Twitter experiments with a major change to hashtags
Twitter is apparently exploring a change-up to how hashtags work on the platform.
Meta found over 400 mobile apps ‘designed to steal’ Facebook logins
Meta has published a report detailing its discovery of over 400 mobile apps that were created to steal Facebook users' login information.
TikTok pivots to photos while its competitors are still chasing its viral videos
While TikTok's competitors are pivoting to video, TikTok's newest feature seems to be a pivot towards its competitors' roots: friendship and photos.
Facebook’s new controls offer more customization of your Feed
Facebook is working on new Feed customization options, but it still plans to keep recommending posts to you.
Get ready: there could be more ads in Instagram’s future
Meta is apparently experimenting with adding new types of ads on Instagram.
Edit Tweet feature is finally rolling out to Twitter Blue subscribers
Twitter has begun the rollout of its Edit Tweet feature to Twitter Blue subscribers. But the rollout only includes subscribers in three countries for now.
More status options coming to Twitter, including ‘don’t @ me’
While Twitter's Status feature hasn't rolled out to everybody, it apparently has gotten a few new status options added to it.