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WhatsApp is letting people join a call without creating an account. A host can send a guest link, and the recipient can open it in a computer browser, enter a name and wait to be admitted. The October 14 announcement covers both one-to-one calls and groups of ...
Facebook is giving people a more direct way to say what they want in Feed and Reels. Its new Your algorithm controls accept interests in the user's own words, instead of relying only on the clues left by likes, comments ...
Parents supervising a teen's Threads profile can now see which accounts the teen is blocking. The added view gives them another starting point for a conversation about unwanted contact, alongside the app's time limits an...
Meta is removing a separate Access Verification review for developers whose apps use business data belonging to clients. The change simplifies one part of onboarding. It does not turn Facebook or Instagram data into an u...
A new Gallup analysis finds no simple worldwide relationship between time on social media and wellbeing. The pattern varies with country income and with the outcome being measured. Heavier use is associated with more neg...
A petition has put Orkut back in the conversation. Founder Orkut Büyükkökten wants support for a new social network built around personal connections. There is a catch for anyone expecting an invitation code or an old...
Some X users may now have to demonstrate that a person is behind their account before regaining full access. The platform's liveness checks offer device biometrics or short selfie videos when its systems flag apparently ...
An approved political ad that has never run will not make Meta's election-week cutoff. The company has issued a reminder ahead of its US restriction period, which runs from October 27 through November 3 and covers politi...
Bluesky wants .bsky to become an internet domain ending, giving its users a possible new address for their online identity. The proposal is an application, not a registration service that people can use now. It comes as ...
TikTok's U.S. operator has published its midterm election plan, putting a round-the-clock operations center behind the scenes and voting information in front of users. TikTok USDS Joint Venture says security, engineering...
X has refreshed its video composer with a cleaner layout and more control over captions. An update shared by X developer Allegra Jacchia, reported by Social Media Today, shows a workflow in which creators can edit captio...
Bitchat has been removed from Apple's India App Store following a government demand, according to an Apple notification shared by developer Jack Dorsey. The action targets access to the offline messaging app through the ...
Shopify has introduced Canvas, a store-design workspace that lets merchants view and edit multiple pages together instead of moving through them one at a time. The announcement, covered by MediaPost, combines direct edit...
Meta's Muse app has passed five million downloads in its first 22 days, according to Sensor Tower estimates reported by Yahoo Finance. The early interest gives ...
A new Pew Research Center report finds that concern about social media's effect on democracy is spreading across several countries. In the United States, 64% of adults say the impact has been more negative than positive,...
A new TikTok-commissioned report estimates that the platform supported $81 billion in US economic value. The study, conducted by Public First Global, puts business discovery and promotion at the center of the claim. For ...
A creator can already see how a Reel performed. The harder part is deciding what that collection of numbers means for the next video. Meta is bringing an AI assistant to its Edits app to tackle that question, using a cre...
LinkedIn is testing a more detailed way for brands to find professional creators for campaigns. Its Creator Discovery beta adds filters that go beyond a broad keyword search, making it easier to narrow a shortlist by the...
Pinterest is preparing a set of updates that could change how people discover products and ideas on the platform. The company has announced visual search ads, which will place sponsored results alongside visual search ma...
A new Pew Research survey dropped some heavy numbers recently. Most adults actually want tight social media restrictions for kids. Specifically, 60 percent strongly support teen app bans right now. Nevertheless, only a t...
