<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[social media news - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest social media news news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[FTC and eight states sue Toast over hidden fees and hard-to-cancel plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission and eight states have sued Toast, the restaurant software and payments company. They accuse it of hidden fees, unwanted add-ons and a cancellation process that traps customers. Toast said it will fight the case in court. The FTC announced the lawsuit on Thursday in a press release. It also published […]<br />
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This story continues at The Next Web]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/openai-rewrites-its-ai-rulebook-around-five-core-values/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/social-media-news/openai-rewrites-its-ai-rulebook-around-five-core-values/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aircall co-founder Olivier Pailhès returns as CEO to push AI voice agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olivier Pailhès, who co-founded Aircall in Paris in 2014, has returned as its chief executive. He replaces Scott Chancellor and takes over a business phone company that now sells AI voice agents. Aircall announced the change on Thursday in a press release. Pailhès was Aircall CEO from its founding until 2023 and has stayed on […]<br />
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