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Byline: BARBARA ORTUTAY-AP Technology Writer

26 Jul

Are you a Facebook user? You have one month left to apply for a share of this $725M settlement

published on July 26, 2023 - 2:04 PM

U.S. Facebook users have one more month to apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta agreed

27 Jun

Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough

published on June 27, 2023 - 1:21 PM

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as

25 May

Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.

published on May 25, 2023 - 2:42 PM

Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov.

18 May

Why the Supreme Court tiptoeing past a key social media shield helps Big Tech

published on May 18, 2023 - 12:57 PM

Google, Twitter, Facebook and other tech companies fueled by social media have dodged a legal threat that could have blown

27 Apr

Twitter relaxes pot ad rules to lure in more advertisers

published on April 27, 2023 - 2:34 PM

Twitter under its 420-friendly owner Elon Musk earlier this year became the first major social media company to allow cannabis

20 Apr

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

published on April 20, 2023 - 3:14 PM

This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish

19 Apr

Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash

published on April 19, 2023 - 2:22 PM

Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for

06 Feb

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

published on February 6, 2023 - 12:56 PM

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality

18 Jan

Twitter auctions off blue bird memorabilia, pricey furniture

published on January 18, 2023 - 1:02 PM

A neon Twitter bird for $35,000, anyone? How about a used industrial kitchen mixer for a good price? Going once

06 Jan

Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack

published on January 6, 2023 - 1:15 PM

Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher