Social media restrictions for minors are gaining steam in more countries

Minors probably didn’t need social media this early, and now it’s showing.

It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”.

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says

At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.

X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS

The new app promises a way to send and receive messages without being distracted by your timeline.

X ads ‘Paid Partnership’ labels for creators so they can ditch the hashtags

The new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.

X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow

X says the new feature, similar to Bluesky’s Starter Packs, will arrive in the coming weeks.

OnePlus denies shutdown rumours, says reports of dismantling are “false”

OnePlus has firmly denied rumours of a shutdown after a viral report claimed the company was collapsing, confirming that operations and customer support remain normal.
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X is down for the second time this week

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since around 10am ET Friday morning.

A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitt…

Threads is about to become a hub of podcast chatter

Meta wants Threads to be the place where podcast fans and creators meet. With native episode previews and growing creator involvement, podcast conversations may soon live directly in your feed.
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