Facebook continues to attract users even as lawmakers and regulators increase pressure on the world’s largest social network to crack down on misinformation, but it warned that it expects revenue growth to slow down in the third and fourth quarters. Facebook said Wednesday that 2.9 billion people visit the social network every month, a rise …

Facebook-owned Instagram said Tuesday that it’ll make accounts for some teenagers private by default, a move that comes amid concerns from US politicians that social media could have harmful effects on young people.  Instagram users under the age of 16, or 18 in some countries, will have their accounts set to private by default when they join the social media …

Facebook on Friday released cloud games on Apple devices through a web app for the Safari browser, a sign that the social network is continuing to double down on gaming even as it clashes with Apple over new rules.  People can play cloud games instantly on a mobile device or web browser without having to download them.  Facebook’s move comes after …

The number of daily users logging on to Twitter  jumped 11% in the second quarter, demonstrating that people are still turning to the short-message service even as some countries start reopening after coronavirus lockdowns. The company said Thursday that daily users who can see ads, Twitter’s key metric for visitors, grew to 206 million in the quarter ending in June. Twitter …

Twitter said Wednesday it’s testing a way to up- or down-vote replies as part of an effort to understand what remarks users find more relevant.  In a tweet posted by Twitter Support, the company said that some iPhone users might see this option. Downvotes won’t be public but upvotes will appear as likes on a tweet.  “This gives people the …

Instagram said Wednesday that it’s releasing a way for users to translate text in Stories, a feature that lets people post content that vanishes in 24 hours. The introduction of translations to Stories shows that Facebook-owned Instagram continues to double down on content that disappears. Stories is already a popular format on Instagram, and introducing translations is one way the …

Facebook will label group experts. Queenie Wong/CNET Facebook said Tuesday it’s giving users who manage groups a way to designate experts in the online spaces, a tool that’s partly meant to help the social network combat misinformation. The social media company has been trying to direct users to more authoritative sources as false information spreads online about the coronavirus, vaccines …

Twitter said Monday it mistakenly verified a “small number” of fake accounts before permanently suspending the users and removing their blue badges for violating its rules against spam and platform manipulation.  The error has raised concerns about the company’s new application process for verifying notable, authentic and active accounts because the blue badge is meant to help people determine if …

Twitter said Thursday that it’s exploring new ways for users to control who can see their tweets, including a way for people to limit their audience to “trusted friends” and see tweets from that group first.  Andrew Courter, a product designer at Twitter, gave an early look at some of the ideas the company is considering. Courter, who tweeted from …

Pinterest said Thursday it’s barring all weight loss ads as part of an effort to encourage body neutrality, the idea that people should focus on what their bodies allow them to do rather than what they look like.  The image bookmarking site said it will bar ads that include any weight loss language or imagery, testimonials about weight loss, and …