How to Hide Yourself on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Other Social Media Platforms
If you don't want other people to find you on social media, here's how to go about it: Including instructions for Instagram, Facebook, and X.
New grassroots group wants to save social media from billionaires
A new battle is brewing for the future of social media . Over the past few years, the social media ecosystem has shifted dramatically. From the launch of Truth Social by the Trump
A $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway
The campaign aims to raise $30 million to build an open-source social platform free from "billionaire control."
Free Our Feeds Aims to Decentralize Social Media With—or Instead of—Bluesky
The new organization wants to build on the open-source, user-defined model of the increasingly popular platform Bluesky, in case it, too, comes under the control of a billionaire owner.
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Kenya Issues New Directive to Social Media Companies X and Facebook
The Ministry of Interior has issued new directives to popular social media companies X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk and Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram. In a statement on Thursday,
Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
Heat waves, flooding and fire conditions are becoming more common and catastrophic as the world warms. Extreme weather events often lead to a spike in social media attention to climate change. Social media posting peaks during a crisis but drops off quickly.
Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his allies.
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Panel advances 15-and-under social media ban
Despite their reservations, Republican and Democrat committee members largely united Wednesday to advance legislation banning social media use by Hoosiers who haven’t yet turned 16, unless they get parental permission.
New Australia Post scam targeting sellers on Facebook Marketplace
Aussies have been urged to remain vigilant for a crafty scam that uses phoney Australia Post QR codes to target unsuspecting sellers on Facebook Marketplace.
Meta's 'Community Notes' model will not apply to paid ads
Aspects of the program remain subject to change, according to the Wall Street Journal that first reported the development.
Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals
Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals that competed with LinkedIn, has been acquired by AI-powered search engine Perplexity.
Philly content creators are migrating to RedNote as a TikTok ban looms. What exactly is it?
As TikTok’s days appear to dwindle in the United States, a chunk of the platform’s audience is flocking to the Chinese social media app, Xiaohongshu, known in English as RedNote. The migration has pushed the platform to the top of U.S. app download charts.