Mark Zuckerberg made his first post in the “fediverse” on Thursday. If you have no idea what the hell that means, join the club. The fediverse is a relatively new concept for social networking, and Threads became the largest member of it this week. Millions of Threads users will soon be able to opt in … Read more
At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become the front page of the internet, and it seemed TikTok was only getting better as the platform matured. A year later, TikTok’s growth finally appears … Read more
Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products. Nobody’s Really Watching Reels Last … Read more
BeReal’s active users appear to be exiting the platform in droves, with the number of active users dropping by 18% since it peaked in November of last year. The app gained a substantial number of active users in 2022 but now has a shrinking userbase that’s far smaller than its social media counterparts, according to … Read more
Meta’s Oversight Board, the Supreme Court docket-esque physique fashioned as a examine on Fb and Instagram’s content material moderation selections, acquired practically 1.3 million appeals to the tech big’s selections final yr. That mammoth determine quantities to an enchantment each 24 seconds, 3,537 instances a day. The overwhelming majority of these appeals concerned alleged violations … Read more
Troy Smocks was sentenced to 14 months in federal jail and banned from the now-dormant social community Parler after he made violent threats on the app within the wake of the January sixth riots. Now Smocks is suing Parler for $370 million, accusing the corporate of violating a controversial Texas legislation which bars social media … Read more
There are many methods to put in writing a headline, lots of them unhealthy. Take this text, for example. It’d’ve been titled: Meta’s Obvious Firing Goof You’ll By no means Imagine What This App Lets Customers Do or Rising App Wages Struggle Towards Faux Information and even This Fashionable Information App Empowers Customers With One … Read more