Governments are requesting more Twitter user data than ever before
Twitter's latest biannual transparency report shows an increase in user data requests from governments, with the U.S. demanding the most info.
Facebook nabs modular electronics startup Nascent Objects to help it build hardware faster
Facebook has acquired modular consumer electronics startup Nascent Objects to accelerate the production process within its secret hardware lab Building 8.
ABC to live-stream presidential debates, viewer reactions on Facebook
ABC is partnering with Facebook to live-stream the 2016 general election debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the social network.
Fandango is selling movie tickets on Facebook in a bid to target millennials
Fandango is bringing the movies to Facebook. The ticket retailer is partnering with Facebook to sell film tickets directly via its social network.
How to experience Jimmy Kimmel in 360 glorious degrees
The Emmys and Facebook have struck a deal that will see exclusive live footage and 360-degree videos from the ceremony hosted on the social network.
The Twitter verdict: NFL livestream reaches 2 million viewers, hailed a resounding succes
The verdict is in: the first NFL live-stream on Twitter was a resounding success. According to the NFL numbers, Twitter grabbed over 2 million viewers.
Daughter sues parents for sharing her childhood photos on Facebook
An 18-year-old from Austria is suing her parents for allegedly posting hundreds of photos from her childhood on Facebook against her wishes.
Twitter now tells you which business accounts to contact for customer support
Twitter has rolled out a number of new tools aimed at making it easier for customers to get in touch with brands regarding complaints and queries.
Alexa can now read you tweets from your Twitter timeline
Twitter has launched its very own app for Alexa devices. Amazon's virtual assistant can now perform a bunch of cool Twitter-related tasks.
Facebook is rolling out Live video on desktops in response to user demand
Facebook has begun rolling out its Live video streaming feature on desktops. Facebook says it is expanding Live due to popular demand.
Instagram updates Stories to let you permanently save images and videos
Instagram has quietly snuck in a number of new features related to Stories in its most recent app update, including a new auto-save function.
Facebook's Trending feed publishes 9/11 conspiracy article
Facebook’s recently automated Trending feed has made another blunder, this time showing users a fake news article about the September 11 attacks.
Sandberg admits Facebook messed up handling of ‘Napalm Girl’ photo
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has expressed regret over her company’s oversight in regards to its removal of an iconic Vietnam War photo.
Teenage girl’s lawsuit against Facebook over naked photo to go ahead
Facebook has failed in its legal bid to stop a 14-year-old girl from suing the company over a naked image of her uploaded to the social network.
Twitter to host Cheddar’s business news live-streams from NYSE
Twitter has struck up another live-streaming deal, this time to broadcast Cheddar's daily coverage of business news from the NYSE trading floor.
Is Snapchat plotting more acquisitions in the wake of its debt-financing deal?
Snapchat's formidable buying power could be set to receive a significant boost thanks to the company securing a new line of credit led by Morgan Stanley.
Facebook and Instagram are demanding this app change its name
Lawyers representing Instagram and its parent company Facebook are ordering British anti-littering app “Littergram” change its name
Facebook backtracks by reinstating iconic Vietnam War photo after censorship outrage
Facebook has reinstated an iconic image taken during the Vietnam War after repeatedly removing it for violating its restrictions on nudity.
The Facebook feature that revolutionized social media: News Feed marks 10 years
Facebook is marking the 10th anniversary of its "most advanced" feature: the Facebook News Feed. The celebrations were led by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Facebook lets small businesses go global with international ad-targeting tools
Facebook has updated its international ad-targeting tools to make it easier for small businesses to target customers globally.
Twitter now tells you when someone’s read your direct message
Twitter has poached a bunch of features from traditional messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and iMessage, for its DM component, including read receipts.
Having a bad day? New study says Facebook can cheer you up
A new study claims your Facebook interactions can make you feel as happy and satisfied as getting married or having a baby.
Snapchat closing Local Stories feature, cutting jobs to focus on live events
Snapchat is reportedly killing off its Local Stories feature in an effort to focus its resources on bigger live attractions.
Pinterest puts former Google exec in charge of ranking its 75 billion Pins
Pinterest has hired former Google Image Search head Li Fan to lead its engineering team, responsible for overseeing some of the company's biggest projects.
Twitter for sale? Upcoming board meeting will shape company’s future
Is Twitter headed for a takeover? The company has been dodging the big question for the past year, but that could all be about to change.
Twitter has a white supremacist problem, claims new study
White nationalists and self-proclaimed Nazi sympathizers in the U.S. are far more popular on Twitter than Islamic extremists, claims a new study.
Apple activates verified Twitter account ahead of iPhone unveiling
Apple has activated its long dormant Twitter account, indicating that it may be planning to cover its iPhone 7 launch event on the platform.
Zuckerberg ‘deeply disappointed’ that SpaceX destroyed Facebook’s satellite
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion that resulted in the loss of his firm's Amos-6 satellite.