Ofcom is cracking down on Instagram, YouTube and 150,000 other web services to improve child safety online. A new Children’s Safety Code from the U.K. Internet regulator will […]
‘Did I get the blue comment?’: How TikTok activists are leveraging an unexpected platform feature
TikTok’s creator-focused overhaul has unintentionally given activists (and trolls) new ways to get attention.
Meta’s approach to election security in the frame as EU probes Fb, Instagram
The European Union announced Tuesday it suspects Meta’s social networking platforms, Facebook and Instagram, of breaking the bloc’ rules for larger platforms in relation to election integrity. The […]
Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media
Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the […]
Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore alternatives
As a TikTok ban gets closer to becoming a reality in the United States, it might be time to start thinking about other platforms to adopt early in […]
Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives
As a TikTok ban gets closer to becoming a reality in the United States, it might be time to start thinking about other platforms to adopt early in […]
Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network
Social networks Bluesky and Mastodon may soon be accessible from within a single app — at least, that’s what Bluesky hopes. The new decentralized social network, originally incubated […]
TikTok pulls feature from Lite app in EU over addiction concerns
TikTok suspended a gamification feature in the European Union following an intervention by the bloc. With attention on TikTok’s growing pile of US legal woes, the announcement went […]
Adobe unveils AI features for Photoshop — but not everyone is happy about it
Adobe announced new AI Photoshop tools powered by an updated version of its Firefly generative AI model amidst ongoing controversy about copyrighted training data.
Look out Substack, Ghost will join the fediverse this year
Joining the likes of Mastodon, Flipboard, and Wordpress, Ghost is coming to the fediverse in 2024.