Malicious PyPI packages give hackers control of Telegram bot servers

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...
Seattle Times

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Snapchat sent phone alerts to adolescents during school hours, urging them to share what was going on in their classrooms. Meta paid “teen ambassadors” to promote Instagram and hand out swag to their ...
The New York Times

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education. By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries Jennifer Valentino-DeVries ...
WRAL

NC lawmakers zoom in on ‘addictive’ apps as they weigh social media restrictions for teens

Lawmakers are looking to narrow the scope of a bill that would ban social media for some North Carolina teenagers. They’re zooming in on features that they say make the apps more addictive. House Bill ...
Android Authority

Android Auto just made switching media apps way less annoying

Android Auto is starting to roll out support for multiple swipeable media cards on the dashboard. The feature is now live in the latest beta version of Android Auto. It lets users cycle between active ...
Business Insider

After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

AppLovin lost its bid to buy TikTok, and now it is taking its social media aspirations into its own hands. The adtech firm quietly released a new app this month called Gist that feels a bit like a ...
Engadget

Malaysia's under-16 social media ban goes into effect on June 1

Malaysia's new under-16 initiative, which requires social networks to ensure that no children under 16 are using their services, will come into force on June 1. The country's cabinet approved the new ...
Android Authority

Android 17 gets a smarter media switcher, and it already feels better than the old carousel

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 has a new media app switcher UI in notifications and on the lock screen. It replaces the old carousel-style layout with a new card layout. Apart from swiping, users can also tap ...
Futurism

Apple Is Blocking Vibe Coding Apps From the App Store, Infuriating Developers

"Either they should stop enforcing the rules in this weird way, or they should update the guideline to let this use case emerge." The rule in question is App Store Guideline 2.5.2, which blocks apps ...
adexchanger

Social Media App Spill Wants Relevance More Than Reach. Can Its Culture‑First Ad Model Scale?

When Twitter began to unravel under new ownership in late 2022, Black users were among the first to look for the exits. Changes to content moderation and enforcement rattled communities that had long ...
Fox News

Popular social media platform is making a comeback thanks to an unlikely hero

Does anyone here remember Vine? Unless you're between the ages of 25 and 40, you likely have no idea what I’m talking about, but for millennials, Vine was basically a precursor to TikTok, wherein ...