These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, inclu…
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Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos
The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.
X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam
X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.
WhatsApp adds prepaid phone recharges in India as its payments usage still lags
WhatsApp is rolling out prepaid phone recharges to its 500 million users in India via PayU.
Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls
Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today's launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more.
Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI
Topics can range from "School," "Entertainment," and "Lifestyle" to "Travel," "Writing," and "Health and Wellbeing," among others, Meta says.
Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds
X's AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds...and new ad slots.
Snap Map’s new ‘Place Loyalty’ badges will show the spots you visit most often
If you’re in the top 25% of users who visit a certain place, you’ll see your ranking on the Snap Map and can choose to share it with others.
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to …
GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.
It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing
This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piec…
SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news
Users are fed up with misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. SaySo is a new short-form video app that delivers news from vetted creators a…
Everything we like is a psyop
If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic …
Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games
The new new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process.
Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce
The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts.
X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts
X is cutting back on payments to accounts that are “flooding the timeline” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation, according to its head of pr…
PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing
Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your friends will probably get an I…
EFF is the latest organization to leave X
The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others who no longer find X a viable source of traffic.
You can now edit your Instagram comments
Instagram users can now edit comments, which is a long-awaited fix for anyone who’s ever had to delete and re-post a comment just to fix a typo.
Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company
These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.
Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools
Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.
Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators
Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.
Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations
When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped.
Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’
Bumble's new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.