Discord, you’re forcing me to leave after 8 happy years — but these alternatives really need to step up their game.
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As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.
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At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while knowing something very different? The state of New Mexico opened its case Monday arguing that public statements by Meta’s top executives regularly contradicted its own internal […]
The move comes as Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported drafts.
Lady Gaga, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Bad Bunny power 2026 Super Bowl buzz as Dunkin’ and Squarespace campaigns drive all-timeUK search spikes and social views.
If you often find yourself scrolling social media and then regret the lost time, this chrome extension will block those sites and only unlock them if you scream embrassingly about your lack of discipline.
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After what can generously be called a contentious tenure as the CEO of The Washington Post, Will Lewis is stepping down following mass layoffs this week. Jeff D’Onofrio, former CEO of Tumblr from 2017 to 2022, will step in as acting CEO and publisher. D’Onofrio has been CFO at the Post since June of last […]
EU regulators have declared that TikTok’s “addictive design” may put it in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA), in the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation into the social media app. If those findings are confirmed, TikTok could face a major fine and be required to “change the basic design of its service” in […]