Reddit has released its plans for countering misinformation around the U.S. midterm elections—and it’s undeniably got a hard job ahead.
Facebook’s new “Your Algorithm” feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta says your recommendations “respond right away” after you make updates using the new feature by hitting “interested” or “not interested” for different topics. Your Algorithm previously launched on Instagram earlier this […]
Clarkson’s dispute with a Brooklyn retailer raises questions about customer service, shopping psychology and how businesses build consumer trust.
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet – but in reality it’s probably not the kind of bot activity most people associate with Russia. A chart citing Cloudflare data has been circulating around social media platforms, showing a sharp decline […]
‘The Social Reckoning’ dramatizes Frances Haugen and ‘The Facebook Files,’ which sparked lawsuits, an $18B settlement and new laws—but radicalization remains unresolved.
Turkey will bar social media platforms from serving children under 15 from 1 November, under rules published in the country’s Official Gazette, Inci Ozbek reported for Bloomberg. Platforms must check users’ ages when they sign up, using a token from Tu…
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was mostly unfazed watching Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison play a character named after her in The Social Reckoning, except for one thing: the wrist warmers. In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen – who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz – […]
Orkut’s founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content.
The Chicago Cubs released a 17-episode TikTok rom-com as Skydance Sports makes NFL films for Hallmark. Teams can reach new viewers, but keeping them is a separate test.
Meta has banned ads from TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance across the US and several other countries as the rivalry between the major social media operators heats up, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The ban, which went into effect on Thursday, restricts ads and paid marketing messages from ByteDance, along with third-party ads that link […]