social media
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Meta Is Hoping You’ll Pay for More AI Features on Instagram
Lauren ForristalOn Tuesday, Meta officially launched a paid subscription service called Meta One, promising a range of AI-related new features on Instagram, Facebook…
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The Internet Is Convinced That Tom Cruise’s Latest Movie is Secretly a Musical
Lauren ForristalHave you seen the online theory that Digger, the highly anticipated Tom Cruise movie that comes out next month, is secretly a…
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Zohran Mamdani Is So Popular He Offers Influencers Something More Valuable Than Money: Clout
Lauren ForristalNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is popular. People online would like to be popular. To achieve that, they are posting about Mamdani.…
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Meta Apparently Seeks to Spread Settlement Pain to Its Competitors—With Snapchat Conspicuously Absent
Lauren ForristalMeta is reportedly about to pressure its competitors hard to join it in limiting its platform’s functionality for young people. The New…
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This Was a Bad Day for People Who Hate X but Sometimes Like to Read X Posts Anyway
Lauren ForristalUntil recently, Nitter was an open source, user-powered resource that allowed internet users to read posts on X without logging into X.…
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At Trial, Instagram Head Denies Having ‘Stalled’ Teen ‘Take a Break’ Feature Despite Slow Rollout
Lauren ForristalIf you’re in charge of a social media platform like Instagram, what would it mean to “stall” the rollout of a safety…
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Reuters: U.S. ‘Bipartisan Majority’ Wants Regulatory Crackdown on Social Media. We Also Think Social Media Is Fun
Romain DilletAmericans of all political stripes agree: we want the government to beat up on social media. Then we want to laugh about…
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X Introduces Big, Promising Revamp of Its Program for Paying Content Creators
Romain DilletX is attempting to fix that problem where your timeline is choked with the same content, especially spammy videos from YouTube or…
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Meta Officially Ruled a ‘Public Nuisance,’ Judge Orders It to Pay $567 Million
Brian HeaterMeta’s legal troubles and bills continue to pile up. A New Mexico judge ordered the social media giant to pay $567 million…
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Nikita Bier Is Leaving His Job as X’s Head of Product
Brian HeaterWhen Nikita Bier was hired as X’s head of product in July of 2025, he wrote on X “I’ve officially posted my…





