A UK study found people who stopped scrolling on social media for one week experienced marked improvements in their wellbeing.
"Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users," says the billionaire who has signed a $44-billion deal to buy the global messaging platform.
The maverick billionaire’s acquisition of the micro-blogging site for $44 billion is one of the largest buyouts in history, and is having a rippling effect on social media across all platforms.
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is beginning to test tools for selling virtual assets and experiences within its virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds, a key part of its plan for creating a metaverse.
The Tesla chief was named to join the Twitter board after buying a major stake in the firm and becoming its largest shareholder.
San Francisco-based internet firm says it will kick off testing in the coming months to figure out what works when it comes to letting users tinker with posts after they have gone live.
Russian opposition leader is currently serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence and now prosecutors are demanding a further 13 more years in prison on new charges.
Global tech giant Meta bends its rules regarding violent speech on its platforms, allowing statements like "death to Russian invaders" in reaction to Moscow's assault on Ukraine.
Free-speech activist has been released on bail after being jailed for criticising Iran's censorship policy for the Internet.
Consortium of eight states says it will look into the harms TikTok can cause to its young users and what the company knew about those possible harms.
The tweet triggered a diplomatic storm with India's External Affairs Ministry summoning South Korea's ambassador and lodging its protest.
Researchers in the US have measured social media usage of 251 undergraduate students and their health, finding a link between high social media usage and poor physical health.
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