X Premium subscribers can now hide their likes tab and verify their real ID. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, got some new features this week. They are, however, exclusively for X Premium subscribers, the $8-per-month subscription service that used to be called Twitter Blue. So, what are they?  Hide your likes First up,…

Social media, search engines, and gaming platforms would be rated in new rating system of S.O.S. initiative created by experts with advocate Kenneth Cole. Imagine letting a child or teen to see a movie without any guidance about the film’s appropriateness for their age. You might settle into an animated feature that surprised you and…

Musk’s X finally agrees to meet with laid off former Twitter employees still waiting for their severance. Roughly 10 and a half months ago, Elon Musk officially acquired Twitter. In the weeks and months following his tumultuous take over, thousands of the company’s employees were laid off by Musk. These former employees have been waiting…

A recent filing from the DOJ details just how Elon Musk and X may have violated an FTC Order. The U.S. Department of Justice is calling Elon Musk’s leadership at X, formerly Twitter, into question…at least as it pertains to upholding the FTC’s consent order on data privacy and security. According to a new court…

Parents can cultivate trust and protect their kids’ privacy by resisting ‘sharenting’ on social media with boundaries and consent. For parents raising children in a world entwined with digital culture, posting about our kids on social media is fun, but it can be a field of landmines requiring careful approaches.  When I visit schools as…

All the social media apps kind of suck. We need to bring back MySpace and the idea that social media can exist on your own terms. First off, let me say, I know, I know: We do not need more social media. But I think we need MySpace back. In fact, I think it’s the…

X claims that California’s content moderation law AB 587 violates its freedom of speech. Elon Musk’s X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against the state of California over content moderation law AB 587. Under AB 587, which California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in September of…

X’s crowdsourced “fact checking” feature known as Community Notes is now available on videos posted to the platform. Creators of AI videos, deceptive edits, and manipulated clips – beware. Community Notes has now been rolled out on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, for videos. The announcement came earlier this week from the official…

Paid advertisements on X are showing without ad labels or disclosures for some users on the platform. If you’re scrolling through your feed on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and come across a post from an account that you’re not following, you just might be seeing an unlabeled ad. Multiple users on X…

The social media platform addresses continued concerns about age-inappropriate content with new safety controls, parent guides, and app-wide changes. Snapchat is releasing new app safeguards to protect teen users (aged 13-17) from unknown users and age-inappropriate content — a responsive step from a social media platform that’s been under fire for allegedly exposing its younger…