BeReal is testing a direct messaging feature called RealChat
BeReal was Apple’s iPhone app of the year for 2022, but buzz around the social media app (that forces you to post daily selfies) has died...
Twitter restores free API access for emergency, weather and transportation alerts
Twitter’s decision to shut off its free API caused more than a few problems for public institutions that depend on the functionality, and the company is...
LinkedIn’s new AI will write messages to hiring managers
LinkedIn is experimenting with a new generative AI feature for job hunters. The company is testing a new feature that will generate brief, cover letter-like messages...
Facebook’s new Reels controls help fine-tune what videos you see
Facebook has rolled out a new set of controls for Reels that give you some semblance of control on what kind of videos you want to...
Twitter’s recommendation algorithm is now on GitHub
Nearly a year after Elon Musk first floated the idea of making Twitter’s recommendation algorithm public, the company has posted the source code for its recommendation...
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta
Jack Dorsey’s new Twitter alternative, Bluesky, is now available in closed beta on the App Store. The invite-only app could soon join a crowded field of...
Twitter faces another global outage
The DownDetector pages for Twitter are exploding in activity — again — and users are sharing that the social network seems to be broken for them....
There’s never been a better time to stop tweeting
There’s never really been a shortage of reasons to spend less time on Twitter. Even before Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover, the platform was long plagued by...
Ye’s Twitter account suspended again following swastika tweet
Twitter has given Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at least a 12-hour suspension after he tweeted a photo of the Star of David merged with...
Facebook failed to stop test ads from threatening midterm election workers
Meta’s election integrity efforts on Facebook may not have been as robust as claimed. Researchers at New York University’s Cybersecurity for Democracy and the watchdog Global...