TikTok usage dropped following ownership change, benefiting rival apps. But now, its numbers are climbing again.
Katharine Quinn has launched a new digital marketing agency named And That’s Strategy.
TikTok says it finally solved all issues related to outages caused by last week’s U.S. snowstorm.
Bluesky’s first transparency reports tackle moderation, regulatory compliance, account takedowns, and more. The number of government legal requests went up fivefold.
Appstinence Founder Gabriela Nguyen on how the organization is helping people disconnect from addictive apps, platforms, and technologies, and why AI is the fight’s next front.
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Elon Musk says X will begin identifying “manipulated media” but doesn’t share details.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a review of TikTok’s potential violations after more users are reporting anti-Trump censorship.
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Bluesky says it’s planning to make the app feel more “live” this year as part of ongoing efforts to build a competent rival to Elon Musk’s X platform. Announcing Bluesky’s 2026 development roadmap, product head Alex Benzer said the platform is working to make feeds more interactive and timely during live events, alongside teasing improvements […]
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation’s capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven’t reenacted The Shining at home yet. Do you know what prevents that? Subscribing to The Verge. Last week, when I was tracking Coinbase’s opposition to the Clarity Act, […]
‘The emotions of our children and teenagers are not for sale’ – France wants its own social media ban for minors, and it won’t be the last we see in 2026.
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