Social Media
Social Media Companies Are 'Too Big to Fail'
Social media firms are quickly becoming as important to the economy, finance and real life as Wall Street titans. TBTF companies demand special attention.
Social Media Bans 'Highlight the Profound Censorship on Web 2.0'
Recent moves by social media companies to outlaw certain types of content raise big questions about the future of free speech in the modern internet era.
Reddit Seeks Scaling Solution for Ethereum-Based 'Community Points'
Reddit announced a partnership with the Ethereum Foundation to find a scaling solution for the site's new blockchain-based Community Points.
Twetch Gets Suspended From Twitter in Wake of Trump 'Fact-Check' Storm
The Twitter account of BSV-based social media platform Twetch was suspended Thursday without warning, said Twetch co-founder Josh Petty.
Italy's Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats
Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner.
Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun's Steemit
The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday.
Block.One Will Not Launch Its Social Network on EOS
In a departure from earlier announcements, the company now says its Facebook rival, Voice, "will be run on a purpose-made EOSIO blockchain."
Twitter Bug Exposed Millions of User Phone Numbers
A bug in Twitter's Android app let users connect random phone numbers to real Twitter handles.
Jack Dorsey Announces New Twitter Team: Square Crypto, but for Social Media
It could be a harbinger of a radical shift in social media infrastructure, depending on the execution.
Zcash Foundation Funds App Mixing Private Messaging and Payments
Meet Cwtch, a zcash-fueled messaging app with more decentralization than Telegram or Signal.
