Twitter to pay $150M in data privacy settlement

Twitter has agreed to pay a civil fine of $150 million in a settlement with the federal government that requires the social media giant to do more than just claim to protect the private data of users.

Appeals court: Florida law targeting 'social media censorship' is unconstitutional

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled, dealing a victory to companies who had been accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought.

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter

U.S. District Judge James Donato said Friday that Donald Trump failed to show Twitter violated his First Amendment right to free speech.

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell makes brief return to Twitter before being banned again

Mike Lindell, who was already permanently suspended from Twitter for making false claims about the 2020 election, created a new account and was banned again just hours later.

Everything Elon Musk wants to change about Twitter

As Twitter’s newest owner, Elon Musk has already been floating suggestions for changes he’d like to see on the social media platform.

Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change

Twitter is banning ads that deny climate change, but there's no indication the change will impact what users can post on the site.

BeReal app: What it is, why it’s attracting Gen Z

The social media platform BeReal claims to encourage users to be, well, that of its name — real — and is advertised as a genuine way to share daily life with friends.

LinkedIn adds ‘Stay-at-Home Parent’ to list of job titles

The professional networking site said it wanted to “allow full-time parents and caretakers to more accurately display their roles."

Elon Musk allegedly broke law while buying Twitter stock, claims lawsuit

Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of directors.

Instagram ‘negligent’ over harassment in women’s DMs, study claims

Researchers combed through thousands of misogynistic, hate-filled messages in women’s DMs on Instagram and found that Meta failed to act on their incident reports 90% of the time.

Elon Musk to join Twitter's board, teases 'significant improvements'

Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.

Touchdown to TikTok: Former Bucs quarterback gains following as trick shot star

Former Bucs quarterback Brad Johnson has gained a sizable following on TikTok doing trick shots. Many of his followers are a bit too young to remember him in his Bucs hay-day.