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The life expectancy of the popular short-form video platform and mobile application - TikTok - is again on shaky ground within the U.S. as lawmakers and go...

Twitter Intentionally Disabled Some Third-Party Clients

In the wake of revelations that some third-party Twitter clients were having trouble authenticating, it appears Twitter actively disabled them....

Ecommerce, Search, Social… and Conversational Space?

"When I look at the conversational space I think it's going to have as much impact as ecommerce or search or social," says LivePerson CEO Rob Locascio. "Th...

Third-Party Twitter Apps Down, Company Is Silent

A number of third-party Twitter apps appear to be down, and the developers are not receiving any feedback from Twitter....

Medium Throws Its Weight Behind Twitter Rival Mastodon

Medium has announced it is creating its own Mastodon instance, embracing what has emerged as a viable rival to Twitter....

TikTok May Be Throwing in the Towel In Its Attempts to Appease the US

TikTok may be ready to give up its efforts to appease US officials in the wake of repeated privacy issues and violations....

Pixelfed: Instagram Is Threatening Us

Open source image sharing service Pixelfed says Instagram is threatening it with legal action. Pixelfe...

Meta Fined Another $414 Million Over Online Ads

The European Union has once again fined Meta, this time to the tune of $414 million, over forcing ads on individuals....

Twitter Will Allow Political Ads On the Platform

Twitter is doing an about-face, relaxing its stance on political ads to be more aligned with television....

California Landlord Sues Twitter for Not Paying Rent

California Property Trust is suing Twitter for $136,250, saying the company has stopped honoring its rental agreement....

Twitter Goes Down, Musk Says ‘Works for Me’

Twitter experienced its first major outage since Elon Musk's takeover of the company, although the new CEO did little to reassure users....

US May Force ByteDance to Sell US TikTok Operations

TikTok's recent privacy scandals have US officials once again considering the possibility of forcing ByteDance to sell its US TikTok operations....

TikTok Owner ByteDance Admits to Surveiling Journalists

Despite initial claims to the contrary, ByteDance has admitted to using TikTok to monitor Forbes journalists, including tracking their locations....

Congress Passes Bill Banning TikTok From Government Devices

Congress has passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that includes a clause banning TikTok from government devices....

John Carmack Pens Damning Memo Announcing His Departure From Meta

Game developer legend John Carmack is leaving Meta, slamming the company in a damning memo that is sure to make waves....

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