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The maker of Snapchat discontinued some of its products and appointed a chief operating officer, amid financial struggles.

The messaging app, which is popular with teenagers, has faced legal pressure to roll out tools so parents can keep an eye on their children’s social media activity.

Meta is meeting backlash for changes that make some of its platforms act more like TikTok.

The director, James M. Murray, was appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and is departing after nearly three decades with the agency.

Snap’s announcement comes amid a slowdown for tech start-ups, as venture capital funding has fallen and young companies have been cutting costs and laying off employees.

The soaring drug fatalities in the U.S. are being fueled partly by fentanyl-tainted pills bought by teenagers and young adults on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and other social media apps.

The drone camera is the newest hardware product from the maker of Snapchat, which previously released smart glasses known as Spectacles.

Apple and Google are pushing privacy changes, but a shift in digital tracking is giving some platforms a bigger advertising advantage.

Concerns that popular social media platforms can expose children to posts that are sexualized, hurt their body image or are violent have escalated in recent years.

We’re seeing the limits of Facebook’s strategy to buy or copy other people’s best ideas.