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Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
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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
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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
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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
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TikTok’s new AI art filter riffs on your text
Study confirms the obvious: youth have abandoned Facebook
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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
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How to juggle multiple accounts within individual smartphone apps
How to craft an exquisite Instagram story collage
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Researchers want more transparency from social media companies
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