Meta to demote content from Russian state-backed media on Facebook and Instagram platformsMeta is taking a range of actions to limit news spread by Russian state-backed media outlets.March 1, 2022 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Twitter CEO touts monetization efforts amid troubling Q4 reportTwitter missed several Wall Street targets in Q4 and reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue.February 10, 2022 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Meta announces integration of Workplace platform with WhatsAppWhatsApp and Meta will share even more ties once the integration rolls out this year.January 20, 2022 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Meta expands ban on Myanmar military after $150 billion lawsuitMeta said it will now "remove Pages, Groups and accounts representing military-controlled businesses." It made similar comments after the coup in February.December 9, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announces resignationCTO Parag Agrawal will be taking over as CEO of the company.November 29, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Facebook to remove some ad targeting functions by JanuaryBy January 19, 2022, Facebook said it would be removing some ad targeting features, including ones that focus on race, ethnicity or religion.November 9, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Twitter announces $2.99 subscription version that includes an 'Undo Tweet' featureTwitter Blue is only available in the US, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.November 9, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg renames company Meta, outlines vision for 'Horizon' metaverseThe Facebook CEO explained how the company's metaverse concept will work and said the company will now be called "Meta."October 28, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Twitter stock price up after meeting revenue, user growth expectationsTwitter's Q3 data licensing sales came to $143 million, up 12% from a year ago, and its ad revenue climbed 41% year over year to $1.14 billion.October 26, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media
Right-wing elected officials' content amplified by Twitter algorithmTwitter conducted a study that found tweets posted by accounts from the political right receive more algorithmic amplification than the political left when studied as a group.October 22, 2021 by Jonathan Greig in Social Media