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Man posed as teen on Wink app to have sex with 12-year-old girl: Sheriff
The girl told investigators that she thought the 29-year-old suspect was 17 after the two connected on the Wink app and continued to chat on Instagram.
Can the U.S. ban TikTok? Here's what would happen if they tried
The Federal Communications Commission commissioner Brendan Carr has said he doesn't see a way forward other than banning TikTok.
New name for Elon Musk's Twitter? People have suggestions
"Muskstake," "MuskaTears" and "The Social Media Network Formerly Known As Twitter" were among the proposals thrown out by Twitter users on Tuesday.
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Trump's Truth Social Could Have Software License Revoked
Mastodon's lawyers sent a letter warning the company that it had 30 days to comply with the license agreement.
Mark Zuckerberg Says Vaccine Hesitancy Is Not a Social Media Problem
"I don't think pinning this on social media primarily is accurate," Zuckerberg said about vaccine hesitancy among Facebook users.
Twitter Testing Out 'Dislike' Feature for Users
Dislikes will only be visible to individual users and not made public as Twitter tests out the new feature on a small batch of iOS users.
Pro-Trump Pundit Bill Mitchell Calls 'Total Fail' of Parler a 'Tragedy'
The '"free speech" platform has recently returned to the Apple App store after it was removed earlier this year.
MeWe Gains New Members as Other Social Media Platforms Are Banned
The social media site has gained 2.5 million new users in the past week, and doubled its membership since June.
What Will Happen to the POTUS Twitter Account in 2021?
It's still very unclear whether the @POTUS account under Biden will be reset back to zero followers or if he will retain all of Trump's followers.
'Free Speech' Social Network Parler Allegedly Censoring #WriteInTrumpforGA
Social network Parler has allegedly hidden posts on its website that are tagged as #WriteInTrumpForGA.
Read Mark Zuckerberg's Remarks to Staff About Breonna Taylor
In a Thursday all-hands meeting, Zuckerberg addressed the ruling for the officers in Breonna Taylor's killing and spoke about issues the social network has faced recently.
4Chan Bans All Images from Upcoming Netflix Movie 'Cuties'
Following recent controversy surrounding the film "Cuties," 4Chan has banned users from posting videos and images from the film, but Netflix says the film was misrepresented by the promotional materials released for it.
Twitter Will Soon Let You Control Who Can Reply to Your Tweets
On Wednesday, Twitter announced that a new feature will allow users to limit who replies to their tweets.
'Social Network' Writer Says Facebook Ads Are Now 'Assaulting Truth'
"Every square inch of that is a lie and it's under your logo," screenwriter Aaron Sorkin said in an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "That's not defending free speech, Mark."
#TwitterDown Trends as Worldwide Outage Hits Social Network
DownDetector, a website that tracks problems with popular websites, said it had received more than 1,200 reports of issues. A live outage map showed Europe and Japan appeared to be worst-hit.
What is #SocialMediaStrike? r/technology Joins Boycott of Facebook, Twitter
A notice posted to the page—known as a subreddit—voiced solidarity with a movement being promoted this week by Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia. It will return to normal on July 5.
Knitting Community Bans Millions of Users From Posting Support for Trump
"We are definitely not banning conservative politics. Hate groups and intolerance are different from other types of political positions," a Ravelry blog post said.
Donald Trump Jr. Gets 'Unbiased' Facebook Alternative
"Your father answered our call to Make America Great Again. Now it's our time to answer your call for a truly unbiased social media platform," the CEO of InfinitySN stated.
Snapchat Loses 3 Million Daily Users
People really didn't want to change where they watched stories.
Facebook's Latest Privacy Blunder Hits 14 Million Users
Sandwiched between a promise to protect Mexico's election and the announcement of a gaming platform was a notification that a bug had impacted 14 million users.
Facebook Fires Engineer Who Allegedly Stalked Women
A screenshot purporting to come from the alleged stalker read: "Out of habit I have to say that you are hard to find lol."
Who Is Mike Schroepfer? U.K. Politicians Grill Facebook
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer testified in front of the U.K government's fake news committee.
Elon Musk: 'Crazy' to Let Social Media Go Unchecked
"You can't have more clicks on fake news than real news," Musk said.
Twitter Suspended Hundreds of YouTube Shooting Trolls
Tweets were suspended for circulating fake news and "malicious information."
The Future of Facebook May Be Robots, Patent Teases
The U.S social network has had mixed results with robotics in the past.
Facebook Under Fire for Sexual Child Images Survey
The social network said it had stopped sharing the survey among users.
Vero: Will It Be The New Instagram?
Vero is offering free accounts to its first million users.
How Google Is Killing the Independent Movie Industry
My film Dallas Buyers Club sold 7 million tickets in theaters but suffered 22 million piracy transactions.
Do You Have a Legal Right to Read Trump's Tweets
The courts have generally determined that 'designated public forums' must be owned by the government.