TikTok is doubling down on its efforts to combat online bullying and harassment, allowing people on the short-form video app to block multiple users at the same time and delete a lot of hurtful comments at once. TikTok said Thursday that users will be able to select up to 100 comments they want to delete or report. …

Twitter users itching to get verified on the social media site can soon apply for the coveted blue badge. In 2017, Twitter paused public submissions for verification amid confusion about what the blue check mark next to a person’s profile meant. The decision came after the company drew flack for verifying the account of a white supremacist. It later pulled the …

Facebook is testing a new tool aimed at helping people get to know their neighbors and local communities, taking on social media app Nextdoor. The world’s largest social media website said Wednesday it’s rolling out a feature with its mobile app called Neighborhoods in four US cities and Canada. Facebook users have to be at least 18 years old to …

Twitter didn’t attract as many users in the first quarter as Wall Street expected despite doubling down on combating misinformation and online abuse.  The social network said the number of daily users who can see ads increased to 199 million, up 20% compared to the same period last year. Twitter also grew its daily users by 7 million from the …

Facebook grew its users and revenue in the first quarter, but the social media giant reiterated that a new privacy update Apple released this week could hinder its ads business.  “We continue to expect increased ad targeting headwinds in 2021 from regulatory and platform changes, notably the recently-launched iOS 14.5 update, which we expect to begin having an impact in …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the social network is working on new tools to help people who do creative work make more money, including a marketplace to match brands with creators. Zuckerberg also said the company is building online shops so creators can sell items directly on the social media platform and a way for them to get a …

Facebook users who own iPhones will soon face a decision about their online privacy. On Monday, Facebook said it will start rolling out a new prompt that asks users who have updated their Apple device’s operating systems to give the social network permission to track their activities across other apps and websites. The social network, along with other apps, are …

A privacy change coming to the software that powers Apple’s popular iPhone has prompted a war of words in Silicon Valley. The iPhone maker is expected to roll out an update to its iOS 14 operating system next week that prompts you to give apps permission to track their activity across other apps and the web. That change, which Apple calls …

Facebook said Monday it’s rolling out a way for users to transfer their posts and notes to Google Documents, Blogger and WordPress.com, a move that could help ease concerns that the social network uses its monopoly power to squash rivals.  The world’s largest social media company, along with other tech companies such as Amazon and Google, have faced allegations from regulators …

Facebook plans to launch a series of new “social audio” products in the next few months, taking on buzzy audio-chat apps such as Clubhouse that have become more popular during the pandemic. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance on group chatting app Discord.  Screenshot by Queenie Wong/CNEET “We think that audio is of course also going to be a …