Twitter said Thursday it removed 4,779 accounts linked to the Iranian government and will add more data from account takedowns to a public database. That includes content from four fake accounts that Twitter removed that were tied to a Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency along with the takedowns of 130 accounts tied …

Facebook wants to make it easier for blood banks to find donors. The world’s largest social network said Wednesday it’s rolling out a tool in the US that allows users to sign up to be a blood donor and receive notifications if a nearby blood bank needs help. The feature was introduced in 2017 but released first in India, Bangladesh, …

Facebook said Wednesday that more people are visiting its video hub Facebook Watch and spending more time there compared with the end of last year. The number of people visiting Watch every month increased to more than 720 million, up 80% from the 400 million reported in December. The number of daily visitors rose to 140 million, up 87%, from 75 …

Twitter co-founder and Medium CEO Ev Williams said he got excited about the Web because he thought that with more information at our fingertips it would make people smarter. But the rising popularity of social media sites also created an environment where people have become wired to respond to short-term feedback such as the numbers of likes on a tweet …

A Facebook video that was altered to make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem drunk appears to have been removed from the social network. Who took down the video, which garnered millions of views and generated storms of controversy, is unclear.  On Monday, Politics WatchDog, the group that posted the video to its Facebook Page, said the social network had removed …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Maps is getting a new look. Apple on Monday unveiled a more detailed Maps app that the company said will roll out to US users by the end of 2019 and to more countries by 2020. The company also has added new features that …

The map on Facebook displayed blue dots scattered across the world. When users clicked on them, live videos popped up. Timothy Ballisty, a freelance meteorologist, used to scan the live video map during tornadoes, hurricanes and snowstorms, hoping to get a glimpse of what was happening in real time. Then, Ballisty noticed earlier this month that the map had vanished. …

Facebook’s long list of scandals has raised concerns, including from shareholders, that CEO Mark Zuckerberg wields too much power over the company. The social network was used to spread fake news during elections, fuel hate speech in Myanmar and livestream killings. Facebook is also expecting to face a record $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission for its alleged …

Live videos on Twitter are about to get more interactive. The tech company on Wednesday said it’s adding a way for Twitter users to invite up to three guests to join their live broadcasts. Twitter first introduced the feature in February on its live video streaming app Periscope and decided to add it to the main social media site.  Viewers of …

The Houston Rockets appeared to have fouled on their Twitter account.  The basketball team’s Twitter account was suspended following copyright complaints, Twitter said Monday. The tech company declined to share more about the complaints or if this suspension was temporary. The Houston Rockets’ Twitter account has been suspended. Screenshot by Queenie Wong/CNET A message on the Rockets’ account says Twitter …