Forget Clubhouse app — Twitter Spaces just launched on Android By Tom Pritchard Twitter Spaces are taking on Clubhouse, and this time it's actually available to use on Android,
Paying for tweets? New Twitter Super Follows explained By Tom Pritchard Twitter is letting some creators paywall content with its Super Follows feature. Here's what you need to know.
Clubhouse app hacked and audio reposted for all — what you need to know By Tom Pritchard The invitation-only Clubhouse app had another security breach as a hacker managed to port all its audio to a third-party website.
Twitter, Instagram and TikTok crack down on hackers — what you need to know By Tom Pritchard Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok are going after hackers who sell steal and sell account names. Here's what you need to know.
Apple CEO Tim Cook slams Facebook for polarizing the world By Imad Khan Apple CEO Tim Cook slammed social media companies that aim to profit off max engagement at the expense societal good.
Scammers and stalkers can now get your phone number for $20: What to do By Paul Wagenseil Someone is selling access to a database of up to 500 million Facebook accounts and their linked mobile phone numbers.
Twitter unveils Birdwatch to fight misinformation — here's how it works By James Archer Twitter has launched a pilot for Birdwatch, a crowdsourced fact-checking scheme that lets users flag misleading tweets.
MeWe social network racking up millions of new users — but what is it? By Tom Pritchard MeWe, the privacy-focused social media network, wants to be a competitor for big platforms like Twitter and Facebook. But what is it?
Facebook says these Chrome extensions steal your personal data — delete them now By Paul Wagenseil Facebook says four Chrome browser extensions stole, and may still be stealing, information from Facebook user profiles.
Trump banned: All the platforms that have suspended his account By Mike Prospero All the sites that have banned or limited Trump from posting
70TB of Parler posts archived — may hold incriminating data By Paul Wagenseil More than 70TB of user posts to the right-wing social network Parler were 'scraped' by online activists before the site went offline. The data might help the FBI find Capitol Hill rioters.
Trump permanently banned on Twitter — here's why By Philip Michaels Twitter has permanently banned Donald Trump's personal account, citing the potential of 'further incitement of violence' by the president.
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger's new Apple privacy labels are frightening By Kate Kozuch WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger collect a copious amount of user data compared to other top messaging apps, according to Apple's new privacy labels.
Trump banned indefinitely from Facebook — what you need to know By Imad Khan Mark Zuckerberg has indefinitely banned President Trump from Facebook and Instagram until further notice, following the riot by in the U.S. Capitol that was provoked by Trump.
Trump Twitter account just suspended — here's why By Philip Michaels Tweets by President Trump deemed to incite violence have been removed by Twitter, as calls to suspend his account grow.
Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuits — may lose Instagram and WhatsApp By Kelly Woo Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. government and 48 states alleging it's a social media monopoly
Facebook Portal review (2nd generation) By Mike Prospero The second-generation Facebook Portal smart display is a big improvement over the original, privacy issues notwithstanding.
235 million Instagram, TikTok profiles exposed in data leak — what to do now By Paul Wagenseil Data scraped from nearly 235 million Instragram, TikTok and YouTube profiles ended up in an unprotected online database.
TikTok secretly tracked millions of Android users — what you need to know By Paul Wagenseil The TikTok Android app secretly tracked millions of users by collecting permanent device IDs in violation of Google's rules, a report says.
TikTok ban may lead to surge in VPN usage By Mo Harber-Lamond ExpressVPN says it's seeing a rapid increase in customers following the U.S. government's announcement that it intends to ban TikTok unless an American firm buys it.
Trump enacts TikTok ban: What to know about the executive order By Kelly Woo President Trump's TikTok ban, explained: How his executive orders will affect TikTok users, Fortnite and more.
Trump TikTok ban: President gives Microsoft 45 days to buy company By Nicholas Fearn Trump has changed his mind on banning TikTok, and has given Microsoft 45 days to complete the purchase of the Chinese viral-video app.
19 best Snapchat filters in 2020 By Henry T. Casey The best Snapchat filters range from beautifying prisms that adjust your face to downright goofy virtual masks befitting Halloween.
TikTok ban could hit US — here's everything we know By Kate Kozuch A TikTok ban in the U.S. could shake up the social media space — here's why and when it could happen.
Massive Twitter hack may have been an inside job — here's what we know By Paul Wagenseil The massive Twitter hack yesterday was due to intruders gaining access to Twitter's internal control panels -- but it could have been worse.
Wells Fargo bans TikTok from company phones — here's why By Nicholas Fearn Wells Fargo has asked employees to stop using TikTok on company-owned phones due to security worries.
These popular security cameras could be hacked to spy on you: What to do By Nicholas Fearn Flaws in TP-Link's mobile app for its Kasa smart-home devices could let hackers spy on you and take over your accounts.
Facebook comes clean on sharing user data with third parties — yes, again By Paul Wagenseil Facebook admitted that some 5,000 third-party app developers got access to user personal data beyond a 90-day usage cutoff.
Facebook passwords stolen by 25 malicious Android apps: What to do By Nicholas Fearn At least 25 malicious Android apps that amassed millions of downloads were designed to steal Facebook login credentials.
Trump trolls hack Roblox accounts to spread propaganda: What to do By Nicholas Fearn Online vandals are brute-forcing Roblox passwords to hijack accounts and spread pro-Trump messages.
