X eliminates thousands of accounts in new bot purge

Head of Product Nikita Bier said on the app that the company was βidentifying and suspending 208 bots per minute.β
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Head of Product Nikita Bier said on the app that the company was βidentifying and suspending 208 bots per minute.β
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The deal launched with a documentary premiere and will include exclusive digital experiences for fans in the official WhatsApp Channel and through Facebookβs official page.
The feature was added to Twitter in 2020 but it was removed in 2025 as part of a larger platform reconstruction.

Facebook and Instagram ads from U.S. law firms including Morgan & Morgan and Sokolove Law have been deactivated, according to Axios.
The new digital training initiative is designed to help small businesses in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia with promotions and sales.

The long-awaited feature will allow users to revise comments within 15 minutes of posting, but image elements will not be editable.
The development is part of Project Clover, an initiative designed to store EU user data outside of the companyβs home base in China in compliance with EU directives.
The companyβs overview of nonskippableΒ adsΒ still lists 60-second ads as the maximum length available, but a Reddit user discovered longer segments.
Users can now decide whether to play in-stream videos at half speed or double speed, providing new ways to engage with short-form clips.
The development is part of Project Clover, an initiative designed to store EU user data outside of the companyβs home base in China in compliance with EU directives.
Available in the Wix App Market, the new option connects Wix websites to TikTok for Business to facilitate advanced ad campaign management.
The company said its proprietary QR codes offer advanced customization options that could help drive user engagement and conversion.
The company said this is the first in a series of large language models intended to reimagine its entire artificial development stack.
The brief comment function is being expanded beyond mutual followers and could potentially become a new way for creators to broadcast information.
The app also updated reply settings, allowing paying users to give second-degree connections the ability to comment on posts.
The brief comment function is being expanded beyond mutual followers and could potentially become a new way for creators to broadcast information.
The app highlighted the popularity of its public discussions during March Madness, though Threads and X still have more active users during live events.
New demographic data points could be valuable for brand partners, while Googleβs latest Nano Banana model will help with image generation.
There may be opportunities for wellness brands that want to engage with people beyond the confines of a doctorβs office, according to a new study from the company.
New insight from the platform highlights the importance of variable signals within Pin recommendations.Β
Despite its merger with xAI and the upcoming SpaceX initial public offering in June, running the app is costing Elon Musk more money than itβs bringing in.
The new profile will be used to share Japan-specific information for users as Meta continues to challenge X for dominance in the microcontent sphere.
Adam Mosseri said that reposting feed posts to Stories wonβt increase reach.
The company plans to eventually offer open source versions as its Superintelligence group works to catch up with industry benchmarks, per Axios.
The extended partnership gives users of both platforms more tools to manage ad campaigns and measure ROI.

There will be gaps in enforcement until there is a definitive solution to ensure that the same standards apply to all platforms.
The data contracting firm works with all the major AI providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta, and was hit by hackers last week, per Wired.
The enhanced protections will help musicians who use the appβs SoundOn service identify misused audio tracks and combat copyright violations.
Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snapchat said they would continue to take steps to protect their platforms following the expiration of the EU ePrivacy Directive.Β

Musk told banks, law firms and other advisors they need to buy subscriptions to AI chatbot Grok before the June initial public offering, per the New York Times.Β

The company hopes to offer its users the ability to βhold balances, receive funds and make payments within βits app,β according to Reuters.
The feature will launch with βCoachella TVβ in April and offer 24/7 streaming access to archival performances and 2026 festival highlights.
Updates to the video generation app included higher quality exports, music generation tools and artificial intelligence-powered avatars.
Uploaded PDFs in a carousel format are more popular on the platform than videos, according to new benchmark data from Socialinsider.

The update will allow creators to decide when non-followers see their content, which could help align posts with regional engagement times.
The program launched in February for Snap Stars and offers exclusive ways to monetize content, such as subscriber-only Stories.
The emoji-based experience is available globally and mirrors similar engagement efforts from Threads and LinkedIn.
Although a new report found that about 4.7 million teen social media accounts were removed, deactivated or restricted, children still had access to the apps.
The platformβs AI tool will allow users to βmake conversational queriesβ about in-app content and get in-stream responses.
The annual presentation will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah and will include a performance by musician Chappell Roan.