A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, has found that hate speech on X, formerly Twitter, increased by 50% in the months following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the...
Meta is testing a long-awaited pause feature for Instagram Reels, allowing users to stop and start videos with a single tap. The update signals Meta’s ongoing effort to capitalise on...
A chatbot allegedly advised a teenager that murdering his parents was a “reasonable response” to screen time limits, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas. The families behind the case...
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has started handling complaints under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). However, its ability to enforce the rules is delayed until the...
A U.S. federal appeals court is expected to rule by 6 December on a pivotal law affecting TikTok. The decision will determine if Chinese parent company ByteDance must sell TikTok’s...
On Thursday, PayPal experienced a brief but widespread outage, temporarily disrupting services for users worldwide, the company confirmed. In a post on its service status page, PayPal described the incident...
Google has unveiled a new feature that allows users to search the internet by taking a video. The “Video Search” feature enables people to point their phone camera at an...
Social media platform X briefly became accessible in Brazil on Wednesday, despite a Supreme Court order blocking it. The platform’s owner, Elon Musk, has been in a long-standing dispute with...
Meta Platforms is rolling out new privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18. This move comes amid growing concerns about the negative effects of social media...