Social networks

June 22nd 2022

Twitter’s Adding Some Characters to the Timeline

'Notes' will allow users to post long form content on Twitter.

Social Media Kevin Hurler Jun 22

June 10th 2022

If You Say So: Twitter Launches ‘More Empathetic’ Process for Reporting Abusive Tweets

Under the old system, the onus was on users to determine which Twitter rules had been broken.

Social Media Jody Serrano Jun 10

May 12th 2022

Texans Can Again Sue Social Media Companies if Their Account Gets Banned

The law had been under temporary injunction after social media companies sued back in 2021.

Tech News Kyle Barr May 12

May 3rd 2022

Image: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/ AP Images

Twitter Introduces ‘Circle’, for Tweets You Don’t Want in Everyone’s Timeline

'Circle' allows users to make select, individual tweets 'private', as opposed to a whole account. It's currently being tested among a subset of Tweeters.

Social Media Lauren Leffer May 3

April 29th 2022

Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks

If Twitter and YouTube are skeeving you out, the bloc believes it can offer an alternative.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Apr 29

April 18th 2022

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.

Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin Apr 18

December 8th 2021

Twitter Tests Easier Way to Report Abusive Tweets

Users will be able to just explain what's wrong rather than interpret Twitter's rules.

Social Media Matt Novak Dec 8

December 3rd 2021

Fascists Are Already Weaponizing Twitter’s New ‘Private Media’ Rule

A new Twitter rule against sharing "personal media" without consent is predictably being gamed by the far right.

Tech News Tom McKay Dec 3

December 2nd 2021

Texas Anti-Deplatforming Law Blocked by Federal Judge

The law would have prohibited major social media platforms with more than 50 million users from removing users based on their political viewpoint.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Dec 2

November 9th 2021

Online Troll Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead

Instagram has some egg on its face after it was tricked into memorializing its very much still alive top executive, Adam Mosseri.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Nov 9

August 16th 2021

How Has Social Media Impacted Our Mental Health?

“It is not cut and dry. The science is far weaker than most admit.”

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Aug 16

August 9th 2021

New Data Portability Tools Get Us Closer to Leaving Facebook the Website, but Not Facebook the Borg

You can't take everything off the platform, but photos, posts, and events are a start.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Aug 9

June 30th 2021

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

The judge said the law likely runs afoul of the First Amendment.

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jun 30

June 24th 2021

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

They studied 2,730,215 posts and didn't get one bit of clout.

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 24

June 8th 2021

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

Both platforms are developing new tools that would provide "extra cash" in exchange for meeting specific goals.

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jun 8

May 24th 2021

There’s No Way the Big Tech Law Florida Just Passed Is Legal

Today, Trump lackey and Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law “Florida’s Big Tech Bill,” a thinly veiled attempt to appease Trump’s Twitter and Facebook gripe. And also money in the bank for Big Tech warrior, Ron DeSantis. The bill dangles a shred of hope in front of Trump, with a provision that he (or…

Tech News Whitney Kimball May 24

April 8th 2021

Leak of a Reported 500 Million Profiles Actually Very Boring, LinkedIn Assures Users

Less than a week after personal information from a half-billion scraped Facebook profiles were leaked to the digital underworld, the world’s largest professional network seems to have suffered a similar fate. It would appear that, like Facebook, approximately 500 million scraped LinkedIn profiles are now being sold on the dark web to the highest bidder.…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Apr 8

March 31st 2021

Facebook Lets Users Restrict Commenting to a Small Circle of Friends

Facebook users will soon get more control over who can comment on their public posts, according to an announcement by the social media giant on Wednesday. Facebook users will be able to select between three options for each of their news posts: Comments will be allowed by the entire public, comments will be allowed by…

Social Media Matt Novak Mar 31

March 26th 2021

Linktree Raises $45 Million for Its ‘Link in Bio’ Social Commerce Service

“Link in bio.” If you, like me, are constantly doomscrolling online, you’ve probably come across the phrase before. Between the endless conveyer belt of new social media platforms and the fact that most limit users to just one URL in their bio, it’s led to a growing demand for landing pages to house all those…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Mar 26

February 9th 2021

This Myspace Reincarnation Is Bringing Me So Much Joy

Have you heard? The old Myspace is back. Sort of. Coded entirely by an 18-year-old from Germany named An, Spacehey is near carbon copy of the OG social network’s design in its early 2000s glory days. According to Vice, the new network, which looks entirely like the old network, launched last November and so far…

Internet Joanna Nelius Feb 9

Twitter’s Adding Some Characters to the Timeline

If You Say So: Twitter Launches ‘More Empathetic’ Process for Reporting Abusive Tweets

Texans Can Again Sue Social Media Companies if Their Account Gets Banned

Twitter Introduces ‘Circle’, for Tweets You Don’t Want in Everyone’s Timeline

Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.

Twitter Tests Easier Way to Report Abusive Tweets

Fascists Are Already Weaponizing Twitter’s New ‘Private Media’ Rule

Texas Anti-Deplatforming Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Online Troll Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead

How Has Social Media Impacted Our Mental Health?

New Data Portability Tools Get Us Closer to Leaving Facebook the Website, but Not Facebook the Borg

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

There’s No Way the Big Tech Law Florida Just Passed Is Legal

Leak of a Reported 500 Million Profiles Actually Very Boring, LinkedIn Assures Users

Facebook Lets Users Restrict Commenting to a Small Circle of Friends

Linktree Raises $45 Million for Its ‘Link in Bio’ Social Commerce Service

This Myspace Reincarnation Is Bringing Me So Much Joy

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Twitter’s Adding Some Characters to the Timeline

If You Say So: Twitter Launches ‘More Empathetic’ Process for Reporting Abusive Tweets

Texans Can Again Sue Social Media Companies if Their Account Gets Banned

Twitter Introduces ‘Circle’, for Tweets You Don’t Want in Everyone’s Timeline

Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.

Twitter Tests Easier Way to Report Abusive Tweets

Fascists Are Already Weaponizing Twitter’s New ‘Private Media’ Rule

Texas Anti-Deplatforming Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Online Troll Convinced Instagram That Its Top Executive Was Dead

How Has Social Media Impacted Our Mental Health?

New Data Portability Tools Get Us Closer to Leaving Facebook the Website, but Not Facebook the Borg

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

There’s No Way the Big Tech Law Florida Just Passed Is Legal

Leak of a Reported 500 Million Profiles Actually Very Boring, LinkedIn Assures Users

Facebook Lets Users Restrict Commenting to a Small Circle of Friends

Linktree Raises $45 Million for Its ‘Link in Bio’ Social Commerce Service

This Myspace Reincarnation Is Bringing Me So Much Joy

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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