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Yesterday's Senate hearing on child safety in social media saw CEOs from TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Meta (Facebook's parent company), Discord, and Snapchat face questions from lawmakers. The hearing focused on the impact of social media on children's safety and the bipartisan effort to more effectively regulate these platforms. Continue Reading →

A recent Gallup survey revealed significant insights into U.S. teenagers' social media habits. More than 51% of teens spend an average of 4.8 hours daily on social platforms. Age and gender differences are evident: 13-year-olds average 4.1 hours, 17-year-olds reach 5.8 hours, and girls spend nearly an hour more than boys. Continue Reading →

Meta has launched a suite of generative AI tools tailored for advertisers. Three new features stand out. Continue Reading →

According to Reuters, Meta has openly admitted to using a substantial volume of public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI models. This revelation came to light following the launch of its new AI assistants. Despite efforts to exclude personal information, the move has raised serious concerns and is anticipated to lead to legal confrontations. Continue Reading →

The Supreme Court is hearing a case this week where family members of victims of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks and 2017 Turkey terrorist attack are suing Google and Twitter for not doing enough to remove dangerous content from their sites. Shelly Palmer talks to John Vause on CNN International about rumors of narrowing the scope of Section 230 and what that would mean for tech companies. Continue Reading →

Seattle’s public schools district has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube, accusing them of creating a “mental health crisis among America’s youth.” Continue Reading →

Social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are all over the news today. Facebook is continuing to implode and is about to lay off a lot of staff. I've been writing about Twitter every day. TikTok, because it is owned by a Chinese company, is under intense scrutiny after admitting that its workers can see the data they collect. Continue Reading →

How do you protect your photos on #Facebook? Hint: Not by reposting your "rights." Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about what you can do to protect your Facebook photos. Continue Reading →

Okay, this is admittedly a clickbait headline, but I can't find anyone (other than Mark Zuckerberg and people who work at Facebook) that has anything nice to say about Facebook's redesign. Continue Reading →

When government regulators scared Facebook out of its Libra/Diem cryptocurrency project a while back, I didn't think too much about it. The original project was ambitious. Libra was designed to be a stablecoin and was backed by deposits of real cash to be contributed to the Libra Association, a supporting plutocracy with a membership fee of $10 million. Founding members got an option to become validator node operators, a vote on the Libra Council, and could earn interest on their investment. Continue Reading →