X’s traffic, revenue, and users are way down a year after Elon Musk’s take over. Has Musk let that sink in? It’s Oct. 27, 2023: Exactly one year after Elon Musk took over Twitter.  Much has changed. For one, the platform isn’t even called Twitter anymore. Musk changed the name to “X.” Mashable’s Chris Taylor…

X’s video call feature has rolled out, but users can only make calls if they’re a paying subscriber. Ever get involved in an argument on X and say to yourself, “If only I could call this person up and engage with this troll through a video and audio format?” Well, you are in luck —…

Here’s how to join X’s Community Notes. Community Notes, the crowdsourced fact-checking feature that allows users on X to provide context to others’ tweets, is clearly an important part of Elon Musk’s version of the platform formerly known as Twitter. The feature, once known as Birdwatch, was first launched years before Musk acquired the company.…

Teens and minors alarmingly accessible on Twitch can receive donations from strangers for streaming, according to new research. The popular gaming platform Twitch may be a “paradise” for bad actors set on manipulating teen streamers, according to new research that observed how youth users appeared on and engaged the platform. It can take as little…

Is TikTok a news source? A new study found that news accounts are rarely recommended on TikTok, even to news junkies. It has been nearly four years since I made my first TikTok, bright-eyed and sporting a bob on the third floor of the BBC’s New Broadcasting House back when I was a video journalist…

Elon Musk is reportedly considering pulling X out of the EU entirely to avoid violating the new DSA law. Is Elon Musk preparing to pull X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, out of the EU entirely? It appears that he’s currently considering the option, according to a new report from Insider.  Elon…

X is being investigated by the EU for potential violations of its laws due to the rampant misinformation spreading on the platform. It looks like X CEO Linda Yaccarino’s statement wasn’t enough to convince the European Commission (EU) that the company was adequately addressing hate speech, violent content, and disinformation on the platform. On Thursday,…

X CEO Linda Yaccarino has responded to the EU’s request for details about what it’s doing regarding the spread of disinformation on the platform. The disinformation on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has gone into overdrive amid the war between Israel and Hamas over the past week. And the information warfare happening on…

After Paris Fashion Week, it feels like bed bugs are everywhere we go in the digital world, and that has made some people feel like bed bugs are just as ubiquitous in the physical world, too.  Twice a year, influencers fill social media feeds with their FOMO-inducing, aspirational hobnobbing at Paris Fashion Week. But this…

Disinformation is everywhere on the internet in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel. Here’s how to spot it and stop its spread. Who wrote, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its boots on.”? Ask Google and you’ll see an answer, sourced to a tweet from…