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Facebook on Tuesday said it’s tightening requirements for publishers on its platform that are affiliated with political entities – defined as organizations, companies or other groups whose primary purpose is to influence politics, public policy or elections. Affiliated publishers will no longer be exempt from Facebook…

Glee actress Heather Morris posted an emotional tribute to her late co-star Naya Rivera yesterday, fighting tears as she reached out to fans of the onscreen couple. “I've been feeling this, like, aching in my heart to connect with my fans, to connect with everybody who's been feeling a little lost, a little confused…

Zoë Kravitz is taking a shot at Hulu’s on-screen diversity record over the cancellation of her series, High Fidelity, after one season. In a response to fellow actress Tessa Thompson’s reaction to Kravitz’s Instagram post on the cancellation, Kravitz wrote, “At least hulu has a ton of other shows starring women of…

As TikTok's future in the U.S. remains up in the air, Facebook Wednesday announced the official launch of rival Instagram Reels Stateside and in over 50 countries, calling it "a new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos … and help anyone with the ambition of becoming a creator take center…

A new report by Wall Street research firm Cowen & Co. finds TikTok’s most avid users frequent it far more than they do any other social media platform, but Microsoft’s “likely” takeover brings a host of complications. The firm’s veteran internet analyst, John Blackledge, was the lead author of the report, which tapped…

Add Lena Dunham to the growing list of celebrities who have contracted COVID-19. The Girls creator and star shared on Instagram that she contracted the virus in mid-March. Her "Covid Story," as she called it, detailed her experience as someone who suffers from a host of chronic illnesses. Dunham claimed her symptoms…

Updated with stock price and comments from conference call: Facebook shares popped 6.5% in late trading Thursday after the company added users and beat ad revenue forecasts in the midst of a global pandemic, an ad boycott and intense regulatory scrutiny. On a conference call to discuss the numbers, executives cited a…

Tiktok CEO Kevin Mayer said Wednesday the company will do what it takes to ensure TikTok’s availability and success as President Donald Trump reiterated threats to ban the hugely popular Chinese owned video sharing app in the U.S., and a report circulated that some American investment firms have suggested taking a…

Facebook is shuttering an app called Lasso, created as a rival to TikTok, less than two years after its U.S. launch. The social media giant informed users Wednesday night that Lasso would wind down July 10 even as it pursues a rollout of the Instagram video feature Reels, which could take Lasso's place. Notifications…

UPDATE, JUNE 28: Amanda Kloots was upbeat on the condition of her husband, Nick Cordero, in her latest Instagram story. The actor has been struggling with complications of COVID-19. Kloots, reporting after a visit to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Friday, said Nick “Had a better week this week than last…

The estate of the late artist Prince has released a handwritten note from him a day before what would have been the Minneapolis native’s 62nd birthday. Taken from his personal archives, the note reads: “Nothing more ugly in the whole wide world than INTOLERANCE (between) Black, white, red, yellow, boy or girl…

Facebook and Instagram claim Donald Trump’s video tributes for George Floyd violated copyright laws, and therefore took them down. The move follows a similar decision by Twitter. The removed items included videos narrated by Trump that talked about Floyd's death while a montage of photographs and videos appear. The…