Last fall, shortly after completing his purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk sent a message to a skittish corporate community: Trust me.“Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in […]
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Back to news homeHere’s how every social media company is trying to adopt subscriptions
For the longest time, social media companies have rallied on the fact that their service is “free” to use. All these companies banked on showing ads and getting some user […]
In Latest Round of Job Cuts, Twitter Is Said to Lay Off at Least 200 Employees
Twitter laid off at least 200 of its employees on Saturday night, three people familiar with the matter said, or about 10 percent of the roughly 2,000 who were still […]
Don’t leave developers behind in the Section 230 debate
Shelley McKinley Contributor Shelley McKinley is chief legal officer at GitHub, home to more than 100 million software developers. Last week marked the first time the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed […]
They Went Viral and Made Money. Now They Owe Taxes.
The needs of these creators vary — and fortunes can change quickly. “If you go viral, you might make $80,000 in one month,” Ms. Studley said. “Some clients are 19 […]
Why You Should Listen to Twitter on Two-Factor Authentication
Twitter recently set in motion a major shift that will affect how most people protect their accounts. The company told nonpaying users that they would soon have to stop using […]
China’s Tech Rainmaker Vanishes, and So Does Business Confidence
On Valentine’s Day in 2015, two of China’s biggest ride-hailing start-ups, one backed by the tech giant Alibaba and the other by Tencent, announced they would merge after burning through […]
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Targets a Legal Shield of Tech Giants
Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old California college student, was studying abroad in Paris in November 2015 when she was among the 130 people killed in a coordinated series of terrorist attacks […]
Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants
YouTube said it was always working to strike a balance between allowing free expression and protecting online and real-world communities from harm. Nicole Bell, a spokeswoman for the company, said […]
The Changing Online Language of Hearts
How to show a heart — the universal symbol of love — has shifted on the internet over the years, driven by new technology. Sheera Frenkel, who reports on social […]