European Union probes misleading design practices on Musk’s X
European Commission says it is monitoring changes in the corporate structure of X, following $33 billion xAI acquisition earlier this year
Trump to extend TikTok’s June 19 divestment deadline for the third time
White House press secretary says Trump wants to keep the app running and will work to complete the sale within the new timeline
Facebook to classify all new videos as Reels
Facebook will remove length and format restrictions for Reels, allowing users to upload short, long, and live videos under the same format
Google takes LATAM to US court over Brazilian content dispute
Google says foreign courts should not control what content is available to American users
Meta rolls out direct messaging on Threads in select markets
Messages on Threads will not be encrypted for now
Meta plans AI-powered ad creation and targeting by end of next year
Meta’s planned AI system lets brands submit a product image and budget, then generates full ad with targeting and budget recommendations
Musk’s xAI and Telegram agree to one-year Grok partnership
xAI will pay Telegram $300 million in cash and equity and share 50% of subscription revenue generated through the platform
Elon Musk refocuses on business empire after global X outage
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com, over 25,800 incident reports were filed at the peak of the disruption
Meta seeks dismissal of FTC lawsuit, claims monopoly case unproven
Meta says WhatsApp had no plans to compete as a social network before acquisition and Instagram grew after being acquired
X complies with Indian orders to block 8,000 accounts, criticizes censorship
Social media platform voices objections but follows government directive to avoid penalties, seeks legal relief
Twitter (X) restored in Pakistan after year-long ban, PTA confirms
PTA announces that users can now access the platform without the use of VPNs
Trump says he will protect TikTok despite the pending divestment deadline
Trump highlights TikTok's role in connecting with younger voters during the 2024 presidential election
TikTok fined €530 million by EU over data transfers to China
EU regulator orders TikTok to suspend data flows to China
TikTok plans to build 1 bln euro data centre in Finland, spokesman confirms
TikTok says European user data is stored in a dedicated European data enclave, hosted across data centres in Norway, Ireland, and the U.S.
Meta launches global ad rollout on Threads to boost revenue
The company confirms that ad placements will initially launch in select markets, with a broader rollout planned in the coming months