Actor and writer Rhik Samadder let AI write his dating profile, messages, and conversation prompts, only to find that chatbot confidence falls apart fast in real-world dating.
Flipboard’s social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.
Surf is a slightly hard app to explain. It’s sort of three things: a client for fediverse apps like Bluesky and Mastodon; a feed reader that lets you subscribe to almost any website, podcast, or YouTube channel; and a tool for creating and following feeds of interesting content, a la Flipboard magazines. It’s a browser […]
Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech. There’s one case in New Mexico against Meta, and another in California against both companies, which have said they plan to appeal. These are complicated cases with some huge repercussions for both how […]
Three months after Australia became the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from holding social media accounts, its online safety regulator says the platforms are not doing enough to make the ban work. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman G…
TikTok has rolled out a secret emoji game in DMs globally, letting users challenge friends without ever leaving the app.
Several workers at the Texas-based tech giant expressed the shock of being part of the downsizing on the social media platform LinkedIn.
Thank you, Google, for finally bringing this feature.
Influencer marketing is a core channel, but limited measurement makes it harder for leaders to evaluate performance and allocate budgets.
Meta is testing an Instagram subscription that offers a bunch of new perks, such as the ability to view stories without the poster knowing, according to a report from TechCrunch. The paid plan will also allow subscribers to see how many times people replay their own stories and search for specific viewers. Other features include […]