Linda Yaccarino named new Twitter CEO

Musk said Twitter's new CEO “will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.”

Elon Musk says Twitter has new CEO

Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called.

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.

Congress considers new rules for tech regulation of social media

Tech regulation is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill as concerns rise about China’s ownership of TikTok, and parents are more worried about what their kids are viewing online.

Twitter's new blue check rules expose election offices to spoof accounts

Election administrators across the US are struggling to figure out how to respond after Elon Musk threw Twitter's verification service into disarray.

Fed-up parents in Senate push for ban of social media for kids

A group of senators is considering legislation banning social media for children under 13 years old amid growing concerns from parents about the negative impact of social media on children's mental health and well-being.

People spent 24% more time on Instagram after launch of AI-powered Reels, Zuckerberg says

People are spending even more time on Instagram due to short-form video content they’re seeing in their feed through AI recommendations, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Senators look to ban kids under 13 from social media in bipartisan bill

The legislation would also reportedly set restrictions for how tech companies use algorithms on social media to serve minors. Here's what to know.

Senators unveil bipartisan bill that aims to ban kids under 13 from social media
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would set a minimum legal age for children to use social media and regulate how algorithms can target kids.

Twitter verification blue checkmarks reportedly reappearing for some users

Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend.

How scammers are using your Snapchat and TikTok posts in their AI schemes

AI scams that employ synthetic voice and images pull data from TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat to fabricate fake hostages' voices and images, according to a security adviser.

Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.

Montana lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok statewide

Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.