Meta has fixed the bug that caused people to believe the company had adjusted their selections in a political content settings tool without their consent. The issue had […]
Snapchat introduces new safety features to limit bad actors from contacting users
Snapchat on Tuesday announced a new suite of safety features, including updates to its account blocking functionality and enhanced friending safeguards, making it difficult for strangers to contact […]
‘ThreadsDeck’ arrived just in time for the Trump verdict
Yes, we’re calling it “ThreadsDeck” now. At least that’s the tag many are using to describe the new user interface for Instagram’s X competitor, Threads, which recalls the […]
FKA twigs creates deepfake of herself, calls for AI regulation
FKA twigs appeared in the Senate to discuss artificial intelligence, regulation, and revealed she has created a deepfake of herself.
Karine Perset helps governments understand AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed […]
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is Singaporean, not Chinese. Somebody please convince Senator Tom Cotton.
U.S. senator Tom Cotton accused Singaporean TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew of ties to the Chinese government at a hearing about online child safety.
Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity
Five social media CEOs were sworn in on Wednesday for what could have been the most eventful children’s online safety hearing yet. But even with some of tech’s […]
X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims company has 90M U.S. users, less than 1% are teens
During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on kids’ online safety, X CEO Linda Yaccarino downplayed the social network’s reach among younger users, when she noted that less […]