Facebook censors 'explicitly sexual' nude statue of Neptune
Facebook is courting controversy following its removal of a photo of an Italian statue of Neptune. The company claims it violates its nudity policy.
CEO Jack Dorsey says Twitter may start letting users edit tweets
Twitter has spoken. After CEO Jack Dorsey asked users for suggestions for new features, one function won the popular vote: the ability to edit tweets.
Nobody’s perfect: First Facebook, now Twitter has an ad metrics problem
Twitter is adopting one of Facebook's worst traits having revealed it too suffered a video ad metrics blunder for just over a month.
Facebook reveals 27 percent rise in government requests for user data
In its latest report on global government requests, Facebook reveals a 27 percent rise in requests for user account data in the first half of 2016.
Disney-ABC to kick off slate of Snapchat originals with ‘The Bachelor’ spinoff
Snap is partnering with Disney-ABC Television Group on a slate of original shows for visual messaging app Snapchat, starting with a spinoff of The Bachelor.
Facebook launches holiday greeting cards, other ways to share moments
Facebook will show you messages atop your News Feed to get you to share more. It's the same place it claims to only show you things you’re interested in.
Is Facebook a media company or a tech firm? Zuck suggests it’s a bit of both
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook is neither a traditional media company, nor a traditional tech company. In fact, it's something altogether new.
Twitter will provide data on user who sent seizure-inducing tweet to reporter
In its response to a court order, Twitter has agreed to hand over data relating to an account that allegedly sent a seizure-inducing tweet to a reporter.
Zuckerberg uses his Morgan Freeman-voiced digital butler in hilarious new video
Mark Zuckerberg has taken to his Facebook page to share a set of new videos that show his AI butler "Jarvis" — voiced by Morgan Freeman — in action.
Facebook’s secretive censorship guidelines allegedly leaked in report
Facebook's content removal policies, including its guidelines on hate speech, have been detailed in alleged leaked internal documents.
Facebook has radio in its sights with launch of Live Audio broadcasts
Facebook is expanding the ways users can broadcast live with the introduction of Facebook: Live Audio, with launch partners including the BBC and LBC.
Twitter, Facebook, Google being sued by families of Orlando nightclub victims
A lawsuit filed by the families of victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting claims Twitter, Facebook, and Google provided “material support” to IS.
Watch Hollywood’s biggest stars arrive for the Golden Globes live on Twitter
Twitter is partnering with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions to live-stream the Golden Globes red carpet preshow.
Facebook thinks its new colored backgrounds will make you post more statuses
Facebook is launching a new customization feature that lets you change the background color that appears behind your text status on the social network.
Facebook could soon let users block certain types of ‘upsetting’ ads
Facebook is running a new test that allows users to turn off select ads. For now, the test is only being applied to ads from alcohol and parenting ads.
Facebook reveals second Instant Articles metrics error in the span of a month
Facebook said on Friday that it's discovered a new issue that affected a “small group” of Instant Articles content providers between for just over a month.
Dorsey: Twitter thinking about implementing encrypted direct messages
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he’s open to implementing more security features, such as encryption, in regard to direct messages on the platform.
Twitter restricts law enforcement fusion centers from accessing bulk user data
Twitter is cutting off access to a social media monitoring tool for federally funded law enforcement surveillance hubs, known as “fusion centers.”
Instagram now boasts 600M users, with 100M joining over the past six months
Instagram is touting the success of its recent updates as a critical factor in helping it snap up an additional 100 million users over the past six months.
YouTube blocks North Korea’s state-run television channel
YouTube has blocked the “Korean Central Television” channel, a North Korean state-run broadcaster used as a propaganda tool by the country’s regime.
Twitter reportedly built a stand-alone messaging app, only to later kill it off
Twitter reportedly spent more than a year building a stand-alone instant messaging app that never ended up seeing the light of day.
Facebook seeking to procure original shows as part of video expansion
Facebook exec Ricky Van Veen has begun talks with TV studios and other media broadcasters to license original video content for the social network.
Medium users published 7.5 million posts in 2016 — these were the biggest
Medium was a flurry of activity in 2016. The publishing platform, which now boasts 60 million users, today revealed its biggest stories of 2016.
Image-sharing platform Imgur adds social features to mobile apps, desktop
Image-hosting and discovery platform Imgur is introducing an update to its mobile apps and desktop site that’s all about encouraging social connections
Instagram’s biggest stars are using this loophole to make their posts go viral
Some of Instagram's biggest U.S.-based users are geotagging "Singapore" in their posts, believing it to be a loophole that can help their pics to go viral.
No looking back: Pinterest’s top 100 trends will keep you ahead of the pack
Pinterest has revealed its top trends of 2017, spanning categories such as food, fashion, travel, and personal interests.
After two months on iOS, Facebook brings its stand-alone Events app to Android
Events from Facebook is now available on Android, having launched on iOS in October. The social app allows users to manage and discover local events.
Facebook seeks stronger ties with the media through new exec hire
Facebook is in search of a media industry big gun with more than 20 years of experience to lead its global news partnerships team.
Facebook gives marketers sleepless nights with more ad metrics blunders
Facebook has revealed yet more errors in regards to its ad metrics calculations. This time the miscalculations concern Live videos, and likes and shares.
Facebook is freaking people out by resharing old posts and photos
Facebook users are freaking out in the wake of a glitch that is re-sharing old photos. The company says its aware of the problem and is seeking a fix.