Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters and show the site’s true scale

 Reddit has just completed a major redo of its scoring algorithm aimed at cracking down on…

Zenly lays out its plan to become a must-have social media app

 French-based location sharing app Zenly hopes to be the next Snapchat and co-founder Antoine Martin came onstage…

European Commission clears the way for Microsoft-LinkedIn deal

 Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn looks like it’s ready to go. The company’s Chief Legal Officer…

Workplace by Facebook seeks work life balance

 Workplace by Facebook officially launched six weeks ago and director Julien Codorniou came onstage at Disrupt…

Instagram fights abuse with comment disabling and liking

 Twitter’s sluggish approach to combating harassment looks even slower today as Instagram pushed its third round…

Facebook begins asking users to rate articles’ use of ‘misleading language’

 A survey asking users about “misleading language” in posts is the latest indication that Facebook is…

Hacker News calls for “political detox,” critics cry censorship

 Can social media even exist without political debate? What about trolls? Hacker News, the social news site…