What is Threads? Meta's new app that's taking on Twitter

Threads is billed as a “text-based conversation app" that is linked to Instagram, with the listing teasing a Twitter-like microblogging experience.

Meta adds new parental supervision tools for Instagram, but is it enough?

The changes come as social media companies face scrutiny over how they impact teens' mental health. But the new features require teens — and parents — to opt-in, raising questions about its effectiveness.

Facebook reaches 3 billion users despite many of them being old

The social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence, and for years it has struggled to stay relevant as newer social media rivals emerge.

Wife accused of murdering husband on Facebook Live

Authorities in Mississippi believe the couple got into an argument that turned physical.

Facebook parent Meta to lay off 10K workers

Facebook-parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs.

Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case

During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

Meta: Trump to be reinstated on Facebook, Instagram after 2-year ban

Facebook parent Meta says it will restore former President Donald Trump’s personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Stranded By Southwest: TikToker details journey home after flight cancellations
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Jordan-Paige's TikTok video has gone viral after she documented her struggle to make it home amid the Southwest Airlines debacle. She spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about the travel nightmare.

Musk could lay off large number of Twitter staffers, charge for verification
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Billionaire Elon Musk has taken control of social media giant, Twitter, which could lead to massive layoffs and a fee for the blue check mark. FOX 5 New York's Raegan Medgie spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about the future of Twitter.

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for about $70 billion in HISTORIC deal | LiveNOW from FOX
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Microsoft is paying almost $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty. Fox Business' Gerri Willis joins LiveNOW from FOX to explain the impact this could make on virtual and augmented reality.

Big Tech on Capitol Hill: Ted Cruz, lawmakers question social media platforms on child safety
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Senators questioned executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on Tuesday during a hearing about what they?re doing to ensure young users? safety on their platforms. LiveNOW's Daytona Everett and Andrew Craft speak with Marc Berkman, CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety about the importance of the conversation.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage; Twitter CEO responds
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Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage, Twitter CEO responds
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Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.