Timeline: Elon Musk's bid to take over Twitter
Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Here’s a look at some of what’s transpired between the billionaire Tesla CEO and the social media platform.
Apple's VP of procurement exiting after off-color comment in viral TikTok video
The Tiktok video has generated 1.4 million views.
Swipe right on your fur-ever friend: Tinder teams up with shelters for National Dog Week
In honor of National Dog Week, Tinder users are able to upload an adoptable shelter dog as one of their dating profile photos.
Instagram back after outages reported for thousands
Users worldwide were impacted within the past 24 hours.
California congressman rolls out legislation to protect online dating users, curb fraud and deception
"Too many people are deceived, defrauded, or misled by users of online dating apps," California Rep. David Valadao said.
Kellogg’s will pay you $5,000 to eat cereal for dinner
Winners will also get a year’s worth of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops and Frosted Mini-wheats cereal.
Couple gifted with honeymoon to Italy by Olive Garden following viral engagement photo shoot
“Neither of us have been to Europe but it has always been a dream to go,” the bride-to-be said.
Swiss DJ, accused of being on drugs in viral TikToks, actually suffers from impairment
“I don't want to imagine what this would do to a person who isn't so strong and that's why I'm more and more committed to stopping bullying,” Marcel Kugler explained
Trump's social media app facing financial fallout
Truth Social’s finances may be in significant disarray, sources say.
Andrew Tate, controversial social media influencer, banned from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok
Andrew Tate’s online content, in which he describes using violence against women and refers to them as property, has soared in popularity in recent months.
People enter 'dissociative state' when using social media, researchers say
Have you ever opened social media and all of a sudden 30 minutes went by without you even noticing? Researchers, studying this dissociative state, created an app with a focus on users' time and attention.
Social media companies offer few changes to safeguard US midterm elections
Social media companies are sharing their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections, although they have offered scant details.
Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
Snapchat introduces first parental controls, allowing parents see who their teens are messaging
Snap has launched Snapchat's Family Center, which introduces parental controls and account linking to the social media app
Elon Musk responds: Countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud
Elon Musk alleges that Twitter committed fraud and breach of contract. The billionaire offered to buy the social media company, then tried to back out by claiming Twitter was infested with “spam bots” and fake accounts.
Instagram head says feed will shift more toward video content
The social media platform has received criticism about recent changes
Instagram lawsuits claim platform fuels eating disorders, mental health issues for young users
The lawsuit filed in San Francisco alleges Instagram has fueled eating disorders and other mental health-related issues for its teenage users.
'Wren Eleanor' TikTok movement inspires moms on social media to remove photos of kids: 'Sick people'
Parents on social media have begun deleting photos of their kids after TikTok sleuths noticed a disturbing trend on an account belonging to 3-year-old Wren Eleanor.
Families sue TikTok after 2 girls die attempting controversial ‘blackout challenge,' lawsuit claims
According to SMVLC, Arriani and Lalani participated in TikTok’s "blackout challenge," which encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings or other similar items until passing out.
Elon Musk to countersue Twitter to blow up deal: report
Musk pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter in April.