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Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement
TikTok to tell users the ‘why’ behind ‘For You’
Meta is open sourcing its automated content moderation tool
Twitter suspensions, Elon Musk’s jet, and other messes you may have missed this week
Why bills to totally ban TikTok in the US might do more harm than good
Twitter Blue is back and more confusing than ever
Google Search’s new changes are designed to make you see even more results
Reddit ratted out an influencer for golfing into the Grand Canyon
Twitter quietly removed its ban on COVID-19 misinformation last week
A massive data leak just cost Meta $275 million
Twitter overwhelmed by NSFW spam during protests in China
Former Twitter employees warn of platform’s imminent collapse
Meta lays off more than 11,000 employees after ‘worst downturn’ in company’s history
Elon Musk is axing entire departments at Twitter—here’s how that could affect users
How social media companies can benefit from election misinformation
Vine could be next on the list for Musk to remake
Instagram is down for some users—here’s what we know so far
How to banish toxic posts from your social feeds
How to download your data from Twitter and other sites
Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter, fires CEO
The Opt Out: The rewards and risks of lying to tech companies
Internal documents reveal how Twitter is losing its ‘heavy tweeters’
AI moderators can’t keep up with vaccine disinformation’s newest language: emojis
Why you shouldn’t follow TikTok’s DIY dental advice
Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit
SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access
Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed
You can now tell Facebook to stop feeding you posts you hate
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.27 million for ‘unlawfully touting’ a cryptocurrency
Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store
App privacy depends a lot on where you were when you downloaded it
Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network
LinkedIn’s recent social research reveals what helps get people jobs
The US government is inching closer to a deal to secure TikTok in the US
Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
Clicking ‘dislike’ on YouTube probably doesn’t do much to customize your feed
The latest movie pirating tool: Spotify’s ‘video podcast’
TikTok remains evasive on the data it collects
Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board
Whistleblower tells Congress that Twitter has a spy problem
Websites are dropping Facebook’s third-party login button
Signal’s new president is a privacy advocate and active critic of Big Tech
Twitter is testing a much-anticipated edit button
Twitter will start streaming podcasts, and they’re not limited to 280 characters
TikTok’s rumored ‘Nearby’ feed would show videos recorded in your neighborhood
Whistleblower claims Twitter is lying about user privacy, bots, security, and more
Instagram explains why it’s feeding you specific suggested posts
This tool lets you find out for yourself how much Big Tech is snooping on you
Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.
TikTok’s new AI art filter riffs on your text
Study confirms the obvious: youth have abandoned Facebook
How to use built-in parental controls on Instagram, TikTok, and more
The fascinating and fraught ways researchers are studying modern friendships
The Opt Out: You have the power to protect your data. Own it.
Study shows most of us spend more than 4 hours a day on apps
Hospital patients say a Facebook-linked ad tool violated their privacy
Tinder is already canceling its date with the metaverse
Twitter’s new ‘tweet counter’ will track your excessive posts
It’s not just you—everyone hates Instagram now. Here’s why.
Facebook’s new profiles feature will let users split up their accounts
Social media giants are failing their LGBTQ users, advocacy group warns