A new bipartisan Senate bill amends Section 230 to make commercial social media platforms responsible if their recommendation systems cause foreseeable harms — A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable…
Tech critics' least favorite law is under siege again, this time with a focus on its recommendation algorithms. On Wednesday Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act, which amends Section…
Watch more: TechREG: The Wharton School’s Pinar Yildirim Network effects have long powered digital platform growth, creating a flywheel where each additional user makes a service more valuable and draws in more users. That dynamic shaped…
A federal judge has handed a major legal triumph to Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), the parent company of Facebook, officially rejecting government accusations that the tech giant maintains an illegal monopoly on personal social…
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to…
A major Cloudflare outage on Tuesday caused widespread disruption across the internet, knocking several high-traffic social media platforms, entertainment services, and productivity tools offline. The outage, which began shortly before
Many users reported not having access to websites, including Coinbase and Blockchain.com, and social media platforms after Cloudflare reported an “internal service degradation.”
A surprising number of popular social media platforms, various editing tools and more – X (formerly known as Twitter), Canva, OpenAI services, Cloudflare-backed apps and many platforms – have been facing outages today, as reported...
DoorDash said that a social engineering scam led to a data breach that exposed the personal information of consumers, gig workers and merchants using its platform. The personal information that was accessed by an unauthorized third party…
NetChoice sues Virginia over a law that would require parental permission for minors to use social media for more than one hour per day, arguing it violates 1A — Virginia's law would require social media platforms to limit how much time…
Social teams enter 2026 with a workload that keeps rising faster than their resources. The latest data from Photoshelter shows how much they lean on social platforms to drive marketing outcomes. Ninety-five percent of marketers in the…
Addressing faith and spirituality through digital methods is a popular trend, with some arguing that this buffers concern related to social media use and mental health.