Tag: Social Media
Lawmakers Ask F.T.C. Chair to Investigate TikTok’s Data Practices
The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate whether TikTok,…
Twitter, Challenging Orders to Remove Content, Sues India’s Government
Twitter said on Tuesday that it had sued the Indian government, escalating the social media company’s fight in…
Mark Zuckerberg Prepares Meta Employees for a Tougher 2022
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg has a message for Meta employees: Buckle up for tough times ahead.At an…
Father of Technoblade, YouTube Minecraft Star, Says His Son Has Died
Technoblade, a YouTube personality who built a following of millions with his wry commentary on videos of himself…
TikTok tells Republican senators how it plans to keep American data away from China.
TikTok gave U.S. lawmakers more details in a letter dated Thursday about how it plans to keep data…
Post-Roe, Her Facebook Group Went Viral
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, Veronica Risinger started what she thought would be…
On NBC’s ‘Dancing With Myself,’ TikTok-Like Dances Meet Network TV
Even by the razzle-dazzle standards of TV talent competitions, “Dancing With Myself” sets an impressive scene. Two stacked…
The Work of Online Volunteers
The volunteers who run our favorite groups on Facebook, Reddit, Nextdoor or Discord can make all the difference…
As Midterms Loom, Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Focus Away From Elections
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, made securing the 2020 U.S. election a top priority. He met regularly with…
The Rise of the 0.5 Selfie
Julia Herzig, a 22-year-old from Larchmont, N.Y., has “an obsession.” It’s with taking a new kind of selfie…
Bitcoin Plummets Below $20,000 for First Time Since Late 2020
Square, another payments company, bought $50 million of Bitcoin and changed its name to Block, in part to…
TikTok says its American traffic is going through Oracle servers, but it retains backups.
TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, said on Friday that it was moving all of the data produced by…