Jul 23 Elon Musk announces he is changing Twitter's brand and logo to 'X' By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at House hearing on social media and alleged censorship By Lisa Mascaro, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is denying that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing on government censorship despite requests from outside groups to disinvite him. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies By Kevin McGill, Associated Press The judge's order came from a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general claiming the Biden administration censored free speech by pressuring companies to remove what it deemed misinformation on COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 10:48 Brooks and Capehart on cluster munitions for Ukraine, Trump's grip on Republican voters By Amna Nawaz, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, his upcoming trip to Europe and the Republican… Continue watching
Jul 04 Biden administration blocked from working with social media firms about 'protected speech' By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the injunction in response to a 2022 lawsuit alleging that the government overstepped in its efforts to convince social media companies to address postings that could result in vaccine hesitancy during the… Continue reading
Jul 04 Meta unveils Threads, new app to challenge Twitter By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading
Jul 01 Twitter users get locked out after Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading tweets By Associated Press Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from… Continue reading
Jun 30 French president urges parents to keep teenagers home to quell rioting spreading across France By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep… Continue reading
Jun 27 Meta launches new parental supervision tools for Instagram By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. Continue reading
Jun 16 Despite widespread user protest, Reddit CEO says company is 'not negotiating' on 3rd-party app charges By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press After outrage erupted over plans to charge some third-party apps for data access, thousands of communities within the online discussion network went dark this week, and many organizers say their protest is not over. Continue reading