The European Union is ramping up pressure on Meta to make big changes to Facebook and Instagram after the European […]
Tag: Social Media
TikTok users don’t have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
“We basically work from the assumption that if we want data, then we need to obtain it ourselves,” Sapiezynski said […]
Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com
Reddit will start requiring people to be logged into Reddit to use old.reddit.com. The new requirement will take effect “over […]
RIP social media. What comes next is messy.
As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair? Credit: […]
Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors
In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’s. It is an experience that […]
Musk loves Grok’s “roasts.” Swiss official sues in attempt to neuter them.
But Keller-Sutter likely suspects that Swiss law may also hold the platform liable for the type of defamation that she […]
Older adults are losing patience with scam ads on social media
The National Council on Aging has released new findings showing that online scams tied to social media advertising are widely […]
Instagram Plus subscriptions are here
Meta has been talking about introducing paid subscriptions for Instagram for some time now, and the time has now come. […]
Reddit will require “fishy” accounts to verify they are run by a human
Reddit will require accounts that exhibit “automated or otherwise fishy behavior” to verify that a human runs them, Reddit CEO […]
Meta and Google found liable in historic social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury has ruled that Meta and Google are liable in a lawsuit over social media addiction, a […]