Fizz social app’s CEO on why anon works

Fizz is betting that Gen Z is tired of performing their lives on Instagram and TikTok.   What started as a pandemic-era group chat frustration has turned into the dominant social platform on college campuses across the US, focused o…

Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt

Founders Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon spoke at Disrupt this year about keeping communities engaged.

Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say

“I think that 2025 was the year where the algorithm completely took over, so followings stopped mattering entirely,” LTK CEO Amber Venz Box said.

Police charge driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian while livestreaming on TikTok

Local police said they have charged an Illinois driver who struck and killed a pedestrian while she was livestreaming on TikTok.

Trump administration seeks to deport hate speech researcher previously sued by X

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of State from arresting or deporting Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

NY Governor Hochul signs bill requiring warning labels on ‘addictive’ social media

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring social media platforms to show warning labels to younger users before they’re exposed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

We’ve compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.

TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay

TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app.

Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says

The company is working on an image and video model and new text-based model, which aids with coding.