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…
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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…
Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta’s new Threads app
This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an…
‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
This photo, taken in New York on July 5, 2023, show the logo for Meta’s new app Threads, right, and that of Twitter. In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week,…
What is Threads? All your questions about Meta’s new Twitter rival, answered
This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta unveiled the app to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the…
In AI tussle, Twitter restricts number of posts users can read
Some Twitter users quickly hit the new limit on the number of tweets they could read in a day. Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many…
