All posts tagged "Social Media"
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News
/ 1 week agoInstagram tests making Reels the new home feed
The layout looks like a mash-up of old Instagram and TikTok.
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/ 1 week agoInstagram chief denies mic-spying myth
Meta’s recommendation engine uses advertiser data and lookalike profiles to figure out what you’ll click.
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AI
/ 2 weeks agoMeta launches Vibes, an AI-generated TikTok nobody asked for
The top comment on Zuckerberg’s announcement simply reads: “gang nobody wants this."
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Social
/ 2 weeks agoTrump gives TikTok a lifeline with $14B US buyout deal
Trump’s order effectively puts the ban on ice for 120 days while the divestiture plan moves forward.
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Social
/ 2 weeks agoInstagram hits 3 billion monthly users
The rocket fuel behind Instagram’s growth is clear: direct messages, Reels, and algorithmic recommendations.
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/ 3 weeks agoFacebook is getting an AI cupid
Facebook Dating’s 18–29 user base is up 10 percent year over year.
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/ 3 weeks agoTrump reveals TikTok’s potential investors
Trump didn’t clarify whether the Murdochs were opening their personal wallets or bringing Fox Corp into the mix.
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Social
/ 4 weeks agoTikTok’s US deal delayed again: same drama, new deadline
ByteDance has to sell off its US operations or pack its bags.
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Social
/ 4 weeks agoMeta’s $725 million privacy payout is finally hitting wallets (yours too)
The payouts rang from $4.89 on the low end to $38.36 on the high end.
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AI
/ 1 month agoSam Altman says social media is just bots talking to bots
The irony: Sam Altman's company develops the AI that is supposed to talk like human beings.
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News
/ 1 month agoFacebook Poke returns to your notifications
Every time you poke a friend, your count grows, unlocking emojis like a fire icon or the classic “100.”
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Social
/ 2 months agoInstagram copies even more TikTok and Snapchat features
It’s drifting further from what it originally was: a simple way to share photos with friends.
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Social
/ 2 months agoElon Musk is reviving Vine’s archive
While the Vine archive may come back online, it’s unclear whether Musk plans a full reboot of the app.
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Social
/ 2 months agoYou will now need 1,000 Instagram followers to go live
Meta didn’t explain why smaller accounts supposedly hurt the experience or how limiting access actually helps.
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Social
/ 2 months agoTikTok launches Footnotes to let users add context to videos
Footnotes allow everyday users to add helpful, factual context to videos that may be unclear, misleading, or missing important information.
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Social
/ 2 months agoJack Dorsey’s Bitchat app is now on the App Store
There’s also a “Panic Mode” that lets users delete all their data from the app instantly with just a triple tap.
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Social
/ 3 months agoX will use Community Notes to find which posts are well-liked
This method helps reduce bias and keeps the process from being influenced by only one side of a debate.
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Social
/ 3 months agoInstagram updates privacy settings to protect kids from adults
Meta says most accounts featuring children are used in innocent ways, such as by parents sharing family life or managers promoting...
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Social
/ 3 months agoMeta tests Facebook login for Threads to loosen Instagram ties
Meta is offering another path that could attract users with different interests and online habits.
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Social
/ 3 months agoJack Dorsey invests $10M to build open-source, ad-free social media
Dorsey and the team believe that today’s social platforms have become too corporate and dependent on advertisers.
