In a fluid, ever-evolving situation, it is difficult to predict or even visualise the exact shape of things to come. One hopes this fascinating and challenging scenario does not lead to a world where we smugly celebrate ‘access to free information’ and forget how algorithm-tainted it may well be.

In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.

Every scroll triggers an emotion. Behind those mental health posts that make you pause lies a science of connection—one that's transforming how we support each other online.

Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

The talking-dogs Reels genre takes many forms but are often some kind of poodle mixes who lip-sync to comedic bits. Some of them dance or perform slapstick. Some of them talk football. It's like that old, man-cave artwork of dogs playing poker — you know it's not real, but you can't look away.

Duke's Philip Napoli shares his thoughts - and concerns - about Meta's decision to replace fact-checking with a "community notes" model.

Mr Mantzarlis is also deeply critical of the decision to axe fact checkers. But like many experts, he also makes another point that has perhaps been lost in the firestorm of criticism Meta faces: that, in principle, community-notes-style systems can be part of the solution to misinformation.

Seven families are suing TikTok in France, accusing the platform of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children to life-threatening material

With more than one billion users and 67 million company profiles, LinkedIn is where social interaction and professional goals come together. Individuals use it

TikTok went dark in the United States for a little while, but is now back, thanks to a stay of execution from President Donald Trump. The newly inaugurated president seems to be working toward a deal to help TikTok comply with federal rules prohibiting foreign agents from owning and controlling social media platforms in the U.

History repeats itself, quickly it seems, as U.S. President Trump confirms that Microsoft is indeed in the running to buy TikTok. Over the weekend, we shared reports that Microsoft and Oracle were both vying to lock down TikTok.