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TikTok rolls out support for 10-minute videos, challenges YouTube
TikTok, the viral platform that became wildly popular because of its once ubiquitous short-video model, is now allowing a select number of creators to upload videos up to 10-minute...
Facebook owner Meta will block access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU
Meta Platforms Inc, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company’s h...
Meta says Ukraine’s military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign
Meta has said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist, amid Russia̵...
Trump’s Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted
Former President Donald J Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, has now launched in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former president’s return...
Amazon trots out YouTube-sized advertising business
Amazon pulled the veil off its sprawling advertising business for the first time, revealing a business larger than that of Google’s YouTube.
Meta shares sink 20% as Facebook loses daily users for the first time
Meta Platforms Inc’s shares plunged more than 20% after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple’s privacy changes and increased c...
YouTube permanently bans Fox News host Dan Bongino
Fox News Channel host Dan Bongino became among the most-followed conservative personalities to be permanently banned from YouTube, a week after the Google-owned video service said ...
YouTube TV reaches deal to restore access to Disney channels
YouTube has begun restoring access to Walt Disney Co channels on its platform, after the companies reached a distribution agreement to end a two-day blackout.
Russian businessman on US sanctions list claims court win over Google
A Russian businessman on a US sanctions list claimed victory over Google in a court case on Thursday and said the US tech giant now faced a potentially heavy fine.
YouTube stays on Roku devices as companies strike multi-year deal
YouTube and Roku Inc announced on Wednesday a multi-year pact to end a battle that dragged for months over accusations of anti-competitive conduct and threatened to strip the inter...
Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets
Twitter Inc will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is wrong with the content they are seeing, the social ...
Australia challenges Facebook to back anti-troll defamation law
Facebook Inc will show it has no interest in making the online world safe if it quits Australia over laws holding it liable for defamation on its platform, Prime Minister Scott Mor...
Reddit to shut down Dubsmash app, integrate video tools with platform
Reddit is pulling the plug on its TikTok-like platform, Dubsmash, the social network has said, just a year after buying it for an undisclosed sum to bolster its video creation tool...
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China’s government
An executive at TikTok faced tough questions during the video-sharing app’s first appearance at a US congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese...
TikTok to be in congressional hotseat over school-trashing content
TikTok will face questions about content that may have led children and teens to steal from or vandalize school bathrooms and other facilities when it and other large social media ...