Social media sites may need to apply age checks under UK anti-porn law

 Social media sites such as Twitter face being regulated in the UK under anti-porn proposals, as…

Instagram surges past 600M users, fueled by algorithmic feed

 Instagram has gone through a whirlwind of changes the past few months. Between bookmarks, likable comments,…

Fading anonymous social network Yik Yak is reportedly laying off most of its employees

 Yik Yak, the once universally recognized anonymous social network that virally took over college campuses back…

Waggle raises $2.3 million because the internet doesn’t have enough funny animal videos

 A startup called Waggle raised $2.3 million in seed funding to become the go-to destination for animal…

Tread connects car nuts via plate numbers

 It is not uncommon in the automotive enthusiast community to admire another’s ride. The best most…

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…

Workplace by Facebook seeks work life balance

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

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…