Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A five-year truce between rivals Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. came crashing down in 2020 when the tech giants found themselves at odds over their competing…
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Investigating shadow profiles: The data of others
Analysis of information linkage in a social network. Credit: David Garcia Shadow profiles in social networks contain information about people who are not members. At the moment, shadow profiles are…
Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rage
Meta is facing a backlash in Canada over its decision to block news sharing on its Facebook platform despite an ongoing wildfire crisis. Meta is being accused of endangering lives…
Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an ‘everything app.’ An expert explains what that is and why it’s not so easy to do
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s recent rebranding of Twitter as X is a step toward the CEO’s goal of developing an “everything app.” Musk’s vision is for X to…
Meta starts blocking news in Canada
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has begun blocking news links in Canada in protest at a new law requiring digital publishers to pay for such content. Meta on…
Research offers solutions through machine learning, blockchain
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Time is of the essence as a deluge of updates spreads across the internet and social media feeds. Members of the public are eager to find…
‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
A large, metal “X” sign is seen on top of the downtown building that housed what was once Twitter, now rebranded by its owner, Elon Musk, in San Francisco, Friday,…
Facebook’s algorithm doesn’t alter people’s beliefs: Research
Meta, whose corporate offices in Menlo Park, California, are seen here, welcomed the research. Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarization, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark…
Elon Musk reveals new ‘X’ logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird
This screen shot taken Monday, July 24, 2023, in New York, shows Elon Musk’s Twitter page with the new X logo that he introduced a day before. Musk has unveiled…
Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction
Analysts say that a Threads app launched by Instagram in a challenge to Twitter needs to differentiate itself. After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in…
