Snap is shaking up how creators make money on its platform. The company announced a new program allowing influencers to earn ad revenue from Spotlight videos—its TikTok-style feature—provided the videos…
Fans of Fortnite recently took to social media to request that Epic Games include more variety when designing and releasing contrails for the popular battle royale. While not available in…
Peeping Bot Even after a revamp, Microsoft's AI-powered "Recall" tool, which quietly takes snapshots of your screen every few seconds, is still capturing your sensitive information. As an investigation by…
It's an expensive day for Meta. First, Australia announced a $50 million AUD ($31.7 million USD) settlement with the company over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and now the Irish Data…
The EU opens a second investigation into TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to see whether they complied with directives to assess and safeguard against election integrity risks in…
The stench of Cambridge Analytica is still hovering over Facebook, as parent Meta just agreed to pay 311,000 Australian users AUD $50 million ($31.7 million) over the scandal. The settlement…
Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of users which the company disclosed back in September…
In a landmark settlement with OAIC, Meta has agreed to a $50 million payout for Australians impacted by the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018. Source
People are showing the TikTok Shop love – and it shows. The online marketplace is ahead of Shein and Sephora in the US, actually. Source
The marketing of illegal drugs on open platforms is “gaining prominence,” authorities note, while the number of drug transactions on the darkweb has decreased in recent years. Source
TikTok is now subject to not one but two open Digital Services Act (DSA) investigations after the European Union announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal proceeding focused…
Wicked: Part 2 has a new name: Wicked: For Good, and a new tagline: “You will be changed.”For Good is a duet between Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West)…
Meta has agreed to a $50 million payment program to settle a long-running proceeding in Australia related to misuse of information for political ad targeting, the country’s information watchdog OAIC…
The next round of Social Security Disability Insurance checks for the month of December will soon be on its way to recipients. Here's when you'll get yours. Source
If TikTok is indeed banned in 2025, you'll want all your videos downloaded to your device, or else they might be gone forever. Source
Borderlands 4’s narrative director has hinted at a cut-back on the toilet humor the series is famous for.Gearbox’s Sam Winkler tweeted to say he remains “firm” in his criticism of…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has some concerns to raise about AI-generated content. Source
Threads's growth momntum continues to rise, as it reaches a new milestone. Source
Instagram today launched a new 2024 year in review feature, allowing Instagram users to create 2024 collages from images they've shared throughout the year. As noted by The Verge, the…
Meta’s Threads app has now grown to 300 million users, with more than 100 million people using the service each day. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new milestone in on Threads,…