It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”.

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Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says

At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.

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Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16

Pinterest’s chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.

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Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition

The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky’s team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky’s app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.

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Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors

Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement.

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Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all

Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta’s plans to build a social metaverse — four years later, the company almost shut it down.

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Tubi joins forces with popular TikTokers to create original streaming content

Tubi launched its “Creatorverse Incubator” to help TikTokers create original shows exclusively for the streaming service.

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Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube

Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.

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Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company

These layoffs could help Facebook’s parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.

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Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it’s not giving up on the startup.

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