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Musk's Twitter is changing yet again — and this time it's making you pay for visibility
By Oliver Haslam published
Twitter says its For You page will no longer recommend tweets from non-verified accounts.
TikTok's Congress hearing only proved one thing - politicians know nothing about technology
By Oliver Haslam published
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew found himself in front of a congressional hearing recently. And he answered some of the most inane questions he'll ever have to listen to.
Twitter is about to take everyone's blue checkmarks away, unless you pay for one
By Stephen Warwick published
Twitter is going to remove all legacy verified checkmarks starting April 1, meaning the only way to get verified on Twitter is to pay for it.
Snapchat's Snapstreak Restore feature will soon cost you money via in-app purchase
By Oliver Haslam published
Snapchat is putting its Snapstreak Restore feature behind a paywall but at least you'll be able to do it from the app.
Chinese-owned TikTok banned from UK government phones over spying concerns
By Oliver Haslam published
TikTok will be banned from UK government phones as security concerns over the Chinese-owned app continue to swirl.
Meta is ending NFT support on Facebook and Instagram
By Palash Volvoikar published
Meta is giving up on NFTs, ending support on Facebook and Instagram, once considered a big part of its metaverse-tied rebrand.
Facebook is finally fixing the worst thing about Messenger on iPhone
By Oliver Haslam published
Facebook Messenger's Inbox is coming back to the Facebook app for the first time in almost a decade.
TikTok is limiting teens to an hour of memes (but it can be turned off)
By Oliver Haslam published
TikTok says that it is offering new features that could help control how much time teens spend in its app.
Twitter to charge $8 a month for SMS two-factor authentication, and 75% of users are at risk
By Oliver Haslam published
Twitter has put the SMS-based two-factor authentication system behind its Twitter Blue paywall.
Elon Musk broke Twitter because Joe Biden got more likes than him
By Stephen Warwick published
A new inside report has revealed Elon Musk flew straight to Twitter HQ from the Super Bowl, demanding engineers fix his engagement after a tweet by Joe Biden got more likes than his.
Apple yanks Twitter-like app from the App Store citing Chinese demands
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple has kicked the Damus app from the Chinese App Store after the country's Cyberspace Administration demanded its removal.
Apple must ban TikTok over Chinese data collection, claims senator
By Oliver Haslam published
Senator Michael Bennet says that Apple and Google should kick TikTok out of their app stores because it collects data on Americans.
Here's why everyone, even Elon Musk, is locking their Twitter accounts
By Stephen Warwick published
Elon Musk and others are locking their Twitter accounts to private in order to test a circulating theory that making your account private drastically improved engagement.
Instagram's ephemeral Notes feature launches across Europe
By Oliver Haslam published
Instagram has rolled its Notes feature out across Europe, allowing ephemeral text and emoji notes to be posted to people's inboxes.
Twitter offers weak-sauce response to blocking third-party apps
By Oliver Haslam published
Twitter has confirmed it is "enforcing its long-standing API rules" about third-party APIs like Tweetbot.
Third-party Twitter apps including Tweetbot and Twitterrific are offline, but why?
By Oliver Haslam published
Users of third-party Twitter apps are unable to actually do so right now, but it isn't clear whether it's an outage or a Twitter decision.
Elon Musk confirms he will resign as Twitter CEO (but on his terms)
By Palash Volvoikar published
Elon Musk has confirmed that he will resign as Twitter CEO, following a loss on a Twitter poll about the decision.
Elon Musk is actively looking for a new Twitter CEO, says report
By Palash Volvoikar published
Elon Musk is actively looking for a new Twitter CEO after losing a Twitter poll asking if he should stop heading the social media company.
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