Twitter’s user base grew 13% in the third quarter as it experimented with features to keep people on its platform. But the microblogging site swung to a loss on a one-time litigation charge even as it appeared to weather changes to Apple’s mobile operating system that have affected other social media companies. Twitter has …
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YouTube told Congress on Tuesday that it removed more than 120,000 videos that either sexually exploited children or were otherwise sexually explicit featuring minors during the first half of this year. By comparison, YouTube removed 15.9 million videos total during that period for violating any of its community guidelines. YouTube also reported them to the National Center for Missing and Exploited …
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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was in London on Monday to provide evidence to a UK parliamentary committee analyzing the country’s incoming Online Safety Bill. The appearance came nearly a month after the former product engineer revealed herself as the person behind a leak of internal research that has brought new scrutiny upon the company — in particular regarding its safety systems. …
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Facebook didn’t get a new name as widely expected, but the social network did unveil a new reporting structure. On Monday, the social media giant said it would begin reporting results as two businesses: its core family of social networking apps and its Facebook Reality Labs, which houses its augmented and virtual reality efforts. Under the new structure, which will …
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A UK charity is urging Facebook to disclose its internal research on child abuse incidents, after it discovered that police in the UK recorded 5,120 child grooming crimes on Facebook-owned apps since 2017. According to the research, which was published by children’s charity the NSPCC on Monday, 53% of all online grooming crimes took place on Facebook platforms, including Instagram …
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When former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen unmasked herself earlier this month as the whistleblower who leaked company research calling into question its motives, it was clear she had major trust issues with her former employer. “The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and …
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The iPhone 13 Pro is here and, unusually, its most vaunted features aren’t its cameras. My CNET colleague Patrick Holland gave the 13 Pro and Pro Max high marks for their long battery life, sumptuous ProMotion displays and the software improvements brought by iOS 15. But there’s plenty to love about its camera too, with the 13 Pro’s new 3x …
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Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he’s launching a new social network called Truth Social, whose goal is to push back against Big Tech, according to a press release purported to come from one of his companies. The Trump Media and Technology Group, which made the announcement, said the social network will begin a limited beta launch in November, with …
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Facebook said Wednesday it will demote all content posted in Groups from users who have broken the site’s rules, making potentially problematic content harder for others to find. The social network will also let people who manage groups know when content from members has been flagged by Facebook and will offer administrators the ability to appeal before a post gets …
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The UK’s competition regulator on Wednesday fined Facebook £50.5 million ($69.6 million) for failing to comply with an order imposed during an investigation into the social network’s purchase of GIF platform Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probed the acquisition due to concerns that it would harm competition in the social media and digital advertising markets. Facebook purchased Giphy …
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