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TikTok Launches £3.99 Ad-Free Subscription in the UK

The paid tier signals a privacy-led test likely shaped by Britain’s data protection rules.

Instagram Tests Instants, a Standalone App for One-Tap Disappearing Photos

Instagram Deactivates Anne Wünsche's Account, Erasing About One Million Followers

X Hit by Repeated Short Outages, Disrupting Feeds, Logins and Posts

Berlin Court Bars Meta From Using Non-User Contacts, Limits Ad Profiling Without Consent

Los Angeles Trial Opens Accusing Meta and Google of Engineering Youth Addiction

EU Finds TikTok in Breach of DSA for 'Addictive' Design, Orders App Changes

Instagram Outage Triggers More Than 10,000 Reports, Hitting Website Hardest

Spain Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-16s, Unveils Five-Measure Platform Crackdown

ABC News Regains Control After Facebook Page Is Hijacked via Staff Account

WhatsApp Code Points to Optional Ad‑Free Subscription

Moca Says TikTok Live Ban Lifts Today as Peru’s Prosecutors Cite Her Over Pregnancy Remarks

X Open-Sources 'For You' Algorithm Matching Live Grok-Based System

X Open-Sources Grok-Powered Recommendation Code for 'For You' Feed and Ads

Jamie Lee Curtis Plans Holiday Digital Detox, Backs Youth Social-Media Limits, Signals Retirement on Her Terms

Meta Introduces Instagram 'Your Algorithm' in U.S. as Facebook Adopts Instagram-Style Redesign

EU Fines X €120 Million in First Digital Services Act Non-Compliance Ruling

EU Fines Elon Musk’s X €120 Million in First Test of Digital Services Act

U.S. Says China Has Cleared TikTok Transfer, Opening Path to U.S.-Led Spinoff

MPs Demand TikTok Explain Safety Plans as 400 London Moderation Roles Face Cuts