Landmark social media lawsuits head to a trial that could put CEOs on the stand

More than 1,600 plaintiffs accuse the owners of Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snap of knowingly designing addictive products ...

New Mexico vs. Meta: State AG takes on social media giant over child predation

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s ongoing legal battle against social media giant Meta — the owner of Facebook and ...

Gen Z Media Company NowThis Acquires 'Salary Transparent Street' Digital Franchise | Exclusive

NowThis has acquired social media franchise "Salary Transparent Street" as it grows its IP and original digital series for Gen Z women. Hosted by Hannah Williams, "Salary Transparent" is a ...
BusinessMirror

Lawmaker pushes for social media oversight body to protect children and vulnerable users

A lawmaker is seeking the creation of an oversight body to promote transparency, accountability and safety on social media ...
Manila Standard

Oversight body eyed to make social media safer for families, children

A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to make the digital environment more transparent, responsible, ...

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In a post to Github on Tuesday, the social media giant purported to share its secret sauce.

X Makes Recommendation Algorithm Public in Rare Transparency Shift

Social media company X has taken an uncommon step in an industry known for secrecy by publicly releasing the source code ...

Fact check: Is the EU launching a social media platform called 'W'?

Viral posts claiming the EU is launching its own social media platform to counter X, in the wake of various scandals, are ...
TV Tech

Report: Performance TV Ties With Social Media in Driving Ad Results

The “2026 State of Performance TV Report” finds that budgets are shifting away from YouTube, Meta and TikTok and that ...
Inquirer.net on MSN

Solon proposes oversight body to make social media safer for families

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has proposed the creation of an oversight body that would ensure that social media will remain safe for children and families, by making stakeholders in the digital ...

TikTok has new owners — here’s what they need to do to keep kids safe

TikTok is now majority owned by non-Chinese stakeholders and has an American majority board — and it’s time for them to prove ...
The Diplomat

How Social Media Transparency Strengthens Geopolitical Stability in East Asia

The simple step of displaying geographic locators has pulled back the curtain on foreign disinformation operations in Japan and Taiwan. In recent months, two major social media platforms widely used ...