How to get your share of Facebook’s $750M settlement

Meta (formerly Facebook) might owe users between 2007 and 2022 money due to privacy infringement.

Fionna Agomuoh     April 19, 2023

EcoFlow River 2 Pro Review: A fast-charging power station with lots of polish

The EcoFlow River 2 Pro is a great power station that charges up really quickly. Is that speed really necessary, though?

Simon Sage     July 12, 2023

Elon Musk: Owning Twitter has been a ‘roller coaster’ and ‘quite painful’

In a lengthy interview with the BBC on Tuesday night, Elon Musk said that owning Twitter has been a roller coaster and at the same time quite painful.

Trevor Mogg     April 12, 2023

Elon Musk setting up generative-AI project at Twitter, report claims

Elon Musk is reportedly embarking on his own artificial-intelligence project within Twitter, though it's not currently clear how he might deploy the technology.

Trevor Mogg     April 12, 2023

Look out, Twitter Circle is exposing private tweets

Twitter Circle, a feature that lets you tweet to select users, has been hit by a privacy scare as some of the tweets are gaining wider exposure on the platform.

Trevor Mogg     April 11, 2023

Meta already verified me to influence elections — so why do I have to pay for a checkmark?

If you have to prove who you are and where you live to run political advertising on Facebook and Instagram, paying for a blue checkmark makes even less sense.

Phil Nickinson     April 10, 2023

Elon Musk’s latest plan for Twitter hasn’t gone down well

Elon Musk has just given Twitter users another reason to join its premium Blue tier, but the plan hasn't gone down well.

Trevor Mogg     March 28, 2023

Twitter braces itself after source code leaked online

In the latest drama to hit Twitter, parts of its all-important source code have been exposed online, possibly for months.

Trevor Mogg     March 27, 2023

No joke: Twitter is taking away your blue check on April 1, unless you pay

Twitter is about to wind down its legacy verification program, meaning that anyone who has a blue check, but isn't subscribed to Twitter Blue will lose the mark.

Trevor Mogg     March 23, 2023

TikTok CEO to face Congress on Thursday. Here’s how to watch

TikTok's CEO faces the fight on Thursday, when he will try to convince U.S. lawmakers that the popular app poses no threat to national security.

Trevor Mogg     March 22, 2023

YouTube relaxes rules around swearing and demonetization

Potty-mouthed YouTubers will be delighted to learn that the streaming site has relaxed its rules around swearing and demonetization.

Trevor Mogg     March 8, 2023

Meta is planning a fresh round of job cuts, report claims

Following 11,000 layoffs in November, Meta is reportedly planning to embark on another round of cuts that could see thousands of additional positions go.

Trevor Mogg     March 7, 2023

It’s not just you – Twitter is down for users around the world

Twitter is currently down for many people around the world, with users unable to view new tweets in their timeline or post to others.

Trevor Mogg     March 1, 2023

AI turned Breaking Bad into an anime — and it’s terrifying

A TikTok user recently shared a video showing AI-generated pictures of the Breaking Bad cast as anime characters, and the results are alarming.

A. Orlando     February 22, 2023

Meta unveils paid verification service for Instagram and Facebook users

Meta is offering Facebook and Instagram users a paid verification service. Similar to Twitter Blue, subscribers will get a blue badge and various perks.

Trevor Mogg     February 20, 2023

Elon Musk reportedly tweaked algorithm to boost his tweets

Disappointed with how few people have been viewing his tweets, Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter engineers to create a system that would prioritize his posts.

Trevor Mogg     February 15, 2023

Reddit was hacked — here’s how to set up 2FA to protect your account

Setting up 2FA, or Two Factor Authentication, on Reddit will help you protect your account in the event of a site breach. Here's how to get it up and running.

Jon Martindale     February 10, 2023

Twitter expands tweet character limit massively

If you often find that 280 characters are too few for you to be able to effectively express yourself on Twitter, then perhaps 4,000 characters will suffice.

Trevor Mogg     April 13, 2023

Yay! Twitter has just become less annoying

Twitter has finally updated its Android and iPhone apps so that you once again return to the timeline that you were looking at last.

Trevor Mogg     February 7, 2023

TikTok should be expelled from app stores, senator says

Citing national security concerns, a Democratic senator has called on Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores.

Trevor Mogg     February 2, 2023

Twitter will soon be a bit less irritating for many people

Twitter is about to make yet another change to the way it presents its content, though we think it'll please most folks on the platform.

Trevor Mogg     January 26, 2023

Trump allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram

Donald Trump has been allowed by Meta to start posting again on Facebook and Instagram as he eyes a return to the White House.

Trevor Mogg     January 25, 2023

Elon Musk says Twitter will launch pricier Blue tier free of ads

Twitter chief Elon Musk has said that the platform is planning to offer a higher-priced Blue subscription that will be free of ads.

Trevor Mogg     January 22, 2023

Twitterrific shuts down after being blocked by Twitter

The maker of Twitterrific says it's been left with no choice but to pull its app from app stores after Twitter stopped people from logging in to it.

Trevor Mogg     January 19, 2023

Twitter finally confirms it’s behind outage of third-party Twitter apps

Twitter has finally confirmed what everyone kind of already knew – that it’s behind the outage of third-party Twitter clients such as Tweetbot and Twitterrific.

Trevor Mogg     January 19, 2023

You can bid for Twitter’s bird statue right now

Twitter is auctioning off a bunch of stuff from its headquarters in San Francisco, including a statue of its iconic bird motif.

Trevor Mogg     January 18, 2023

Twitter could sell usernames via online auctions

A new report suggests Twitter could be about to auction off the usernames of dormant accounts in a bid to generate revenue for the company.

Trevor Mogg     January 12, 2023

Thanks to Tapbots’ Ivory app, I’m finally ready to ditch Twitter for good

Mastodon is a popular Twitter alternative, but it may not click right away. You might just need a great app to help — and that's what Tapbots brings with Ivory.

Christine Romero-Chan     December 29, 2022

What is Reddit? What you need to know about the ‘front page of the internet’

Heard of Reddit? Here's our guide to "the front page of the internet" and all of the amazing things you can see and learn on the beloved social platform.

Jake Widman     December 2, 2024

Elon Musk just did something uncontroversial at Twitter

Twitter has been experiencing much turbulence since Elon Musk bought the firm at the end of October. But on Thursday, he finally did something uncontroversial.

Trevor Mogg     December 22, 2022

Elon Musk confirms he will step down as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk has confirmed that he will step down as CEO of Twitter as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.

Trevor Mogg     December 20, 2022

Twitter bans, then unbans account tracking Elon Musk’s jet

Hours after Twitter suspended the account that tracks the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet, the company reversed its decision and put it back online.

Trevor Mogg     December 15, 2022

Level up your company’s social media strategy with Sprout Social

Sprout Social is an all-in-one-social media management platform for businesses big and small, and it will change the way you see social networking. Learn more.

Briley Kenney     April 25, 2023

Instagram’s new Notes feature rolls out with several others

Instagram announced a bunch of new features and tests on Tuesday, including Notes, which offers another way to send short messages to selected recipients.

Trevor Mogg     December 14, 2022