Category: Social Media
Discord age verification data in the UK will leave phone, report claims
UK Discord users are facing a change in how their personal data is handled as the platform prepares for its “teen-by-default” global rollout. What began as a promise of localized, […]
Brits were exposed to 95 billion scam adverts last year
Social media platforms are hosting a record wave of fraudulent activity, with new research revealing that British users were exposed to 95 billion scam adverts last year. The UK has […]
Children ‘bombarded’ online with weight loss ads, claims Dame Rachel de Souza
A new report by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, warns that young people are being “bombarded” with ads for products that claim to change their appearance […]
Explainer: Just why are social media companies on trial
In a wood-panelled courtroom in Los Angeles, a legal battle is unfolding that many experts are calling the “Big Tobacco moment” of the 21st century. The trial, which began yesterday […]
EU warns Meta over blocking rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp
The EU has warned Meta that it must allow rival AI chatbots to run on its WhatsApp Business platform. Regulators in Brussels issued a formal “statement of objections” on Monday, […]
Pinterest sacks engineers for creating tool to track layoffs
Pinterest has dismissed two engineers who developed a custom software tool to identify which colleagues had lost their jobs during a recent round of mass redundancies. The company confirmed the […]
Police raid Elon Musk’s X office in Paris
French police have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. The search, conducted on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, marks a major escalation in a long-running […]
Zuckerberg gambles $135bn on AI Superintelligence
Meta is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a massive $135 billion spending plan for 2026. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the eye-popping figure during a fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, […]
Meta to trial premium subscriptions for AI-powered social features
Meta is set to launch a new trial of premium subscription services across its core platforms – Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp – marking a significant shift in how the tech […]
TikTok US to collect precise location data
TikTok’s new American entity has updated its privacy policy to allow the collection of precise GPS data from its 200 million users. This change, enacted by TikTok USDS Joint Venture […]
