Taiwan’s government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, Chinese-owned social media app following its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns.

Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete. Credit...Mark Wang Supported by By Kevin ...

Social apps made up around 10% of all app downloads in 2024, making them one of the most popular app categories. TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook have consistently been among the top five ...

A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social ...

As gossip-sharing app Secret launches to UK users, Tim Pritchard, head of social at Manning Gottlieb OMD, takes a look at what the rise of social anonymity means for marketers. Through social media ...

The social media app Lemon8 has been in the spotlight as a potential U.S. ban hangs over TikTok’s head. The threat of the TikTok ban stems from a law signed last year by President Biden that seeks to ...

With so much fresh competition in social apps right now — plus the usual set of social media platforms and messaging giants sucking up attention — it might feel like there’s precious little room to ...

NEGATIVITY IN THE WORLD, BUT IT’S NICE TO FIND A THING THAT IS POSITIVE, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO SPREAD POSITIVITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. AND WE MAY HAVE THE ANSWER FOR YOU AS THE CIRCLES ...

Potluck, a link-sharing service made by the same people behind Branch, announced today that its bringing its social network to the iPhone today with a brand new iOS app. Rather than focusing on likes ...

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Three industry insiders launch Social Agent app, which aims to serve as an Uber-like platform for connecting users with ...

This year, when Apple announced iOS 18, the latest version of its mobile operating system, most of the attention went to its slate of new artificial intelligence features. But a lesser-noticed change ...