Twitter, a social network known for 280-character messages, is giving users more ways to share their thoughts online including through ephemeral content and audio clips.  The move is part of Twitter’s efforts to encourage more people to converse publicly online, a task that can be daunting to users who are worried others won’t like or …

Facebook-owned photo service Instagram is doubling down on short-form videos and online shopping. On Thursday, the social network said it’s adding two new tabs to Instagram’s home page to make it easier for users to find short-form videos known as Reels and products they might be interested in buying on the platform. The tabs will appear at the bottom of the …

Facebook and its Instagram platform are taking another tip from Snapchat. On Thursday, Facebook said it’s rolling out a new way to send messages in both apps that automatically disappear once a chat session is closed. Called vanish mode, the feature will be available for some users in Facebook’s messaging service, Messenger, and in Instagram direct message for those who updated the app …

Facebook and Twitter took action on misleading posts by President Donald Trump about election results, highlighting both similarities and differences in their treatment of political messages. Major news organizations called the election for Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday morning, even as the president continued tweeting grievances. After polls closed on Tuesday, both companies labeled a post in which the president …

Facebook’s third-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations even as advertisers boycotted the social network to put pressure on the company to do more to combat hate speech. Major brands, including The North Face, Verizon and Unilever, said they would pull advertising from Facebook. Civil rights groups called on businesses to pause spending on Facebook ads in July, the …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. LinkedIn is releasing new tools aimed at making it easier for the unemployed to find a job amid the coronavirus pandemic. The business-oriented social network, which is owned by Microsoft, said it’s testing a new tool called career explorer that shows job seekers …

Facebook and its photo service Instagram are rolling out a new way for you to lodge a challenge if you think your content has been wrongly pulled down. The social networks remove millions of posts, photos and videos every quarter for violating their rules against nudity, hate speech and other types of offensive content. If you’re affected, you can ask Facebook …

Snap, the parent of ephemeral messaging app Snapchat, added to its number of daily users and raked in more revenue than expected in the third quarter, a performance fueled by people using the platform to stay in touch with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic. In the third quarter, the number of people logging in to Snapchat daily totaled …

Apple said Tuesday that the iPhone 12 will no longer include wired earbuds or a power adapter, a move that helps the company offset the costs of creating its first 5G-enabled smartphone. Instead, iPhone users will have to buy EarPods and the USB power adapter separately. Lisa Jackson, who oversees Apple’s environmental, social and policy initiatives, said removing the products …

Facebook is ramping up its efforts to get people to join its groups, where they can gather online to discuss specific topics, as one way to overcome isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the world’s largest social network unveiled new features aimed at making it easier for people to chat in groups. People who run a Facebook group will be …