White House sees YouTube, Facebook as ‘Judge, Jury & Executioner’ on vaccine misinformation
The White House has YouTube, not just Facebook, on its list of social media platforms officials say are responsible for an alarming spread of misinformation about COVID vaccines an...
Twitter beats revenue targets with ad improvements, shares jump 7%
Twitter Inc reported higher revenue growth than Wall Street had expected, as the social media platform rolled out ad targeting improvements and said changes by Apple to keep iPhone...
Russia fines Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete content
A Russian court fined US social media firms Facebook and Twitter for failing to delete illegal content, the latest salvo in a standoff between Russia and Big Tech.
Brit arrested in Spain for role in infamous 2020 Twitter hack
A 22-year-old Brit has been arrested in Spain in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the US Justice...
Social audio app Clubhouse is no longer invite-only
Live audio app Clubhouse has removed its invite system so that anyone can join the platform, it has announced.
US tech companies disappointed with DACA ruling, urge Congress to act
Some US tech companies expressed disappointment with a ruling by a federal judge that blocked new applications to a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the United ...
Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove editorial content
Twitter Inc a surge in government demands worldwide in 2020 to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, according to data released by the struggling social media p...
EU lawmaker gets backing for tougher EU tech rules
A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook, Google and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans...
Some Twitter staff return to offices in New York, San Francisco
After more than 16 months of working from home, some Twitter Inc employees in San Francisco and New York have returned to the office as the company reopened its corporate campuses ...
Dorsey’s Square plans to make hardware wallet for bitcoin
Square Inc will make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the payments company confirmed in a tweet yesterday, shortly before US Senator Elizabeth Warren flagged growing risks posed to c...
Twitter begins exec hiring to comply with India’s new IT rules
Twitter Inc’s India unit has appointed an interim chief compliance officer and will soon designate two other executives to comply with the country’s new IT rules, the s...
Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google, claiming censorship
Former US President Donald Trump filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook, and Google, as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoin...
Twitter loses immunity over user-generated content in India
Twitter Inc no longer enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the stumbling US social network has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian gove...
French court orders Twitter to provide details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech
A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by journalists, after several French l...