X Copies Bluesky With a ‘Starterpacks’ Feature That Helps You Find Who to Follow
X Copies Bluesky with New “Starterpacks” Feature Struggling to find who to follow on X? You’re not alone. In a move that mirrors Bluesky’s successful…
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Threads Rolls Out Ads to All Users Worldwide
Threads Ads Roll Out Globally: What Users and Marketers Need to Know Meta has officially launched ads on Threads for all users around the world—a mov…
Snapchat Gives Parents New Insights Into Teens’ Screen Time And Friends
Snapchat Parental Controls Now Show Teens’ Screen Time & Friends Just days after settling a high-profile lawsuit over social media addiction and …
We’re Not Nostalgic for 2016 — We’re Nostalgic for the Internet Before All The Slop
2016 Nostalgia Isn’t About the Year—It’s About the Internet Before the Slop In early 2026, millions of people are flooding Instagram with throwback p…
X Open Sources its Algorithm While Facing a Transparency Fine and Grok Controversies
X Open Sources Algorithm Again—But Is It Real Transparency? In a move that blends public relations with regulatory pressure, X (formerly Twitter) has…
Meta’s Oversight Board Takes Up Permanent Bans in Landmark Case
Permanent Account Bans Face Meta Oversight Board Review For the first time in its five-year history, Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing the company’…
Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile
Threads Overtakes X in Global Mobile Usage—Here’s What Changed In a major shift for the social media landscape, Meta’s Threads has officially surpass…
Well, There Goes the Metaverse!
Metaverse Collapse: Meta Abandons $73B VR Dream In a stunning reversal of one of tech’s most expensive bets, Meta has effectively pulled the plug on …
Bluesky Rolls Out Cashtags and LIVE Badges Amid a Boost in App Installs
Bluesky Adds Cashtags and LIVE Badges as Downloads Surge What’s new on Bluesky in 2026? The decentralized social network is rolling out two major fea…
Digg Launches its New Reddit Rival to the Public
Can the New Digg Compete with Reddit in 2026? After more than a decade in the shadows, Digg is officially back—and it’s aiming straight at Reddit’s c…
YouTube Now Has a Way for Parents to Block Kids From Watching Shorts
YouTube Introduces New Parental Controls to Limit or Block Shorts for Kids In a move that responds directly to growing concerns about digital well-be…
Indonesia and Malaysia Block Grok Over Non-Consensual, Sexualized Deepfakes
Grok Blocked in Indonesia, Malaysia Over Deepfake Abuse In a swift and decisive response to a growing digital safety crisis, Indonesia and Malaysia h…
X Restricts Grok’s Image Generation to Paying Subscribers Only After Drawing the World’s Ire
Grok Image Ban Sparks Global Outcry Elon Musk’s AI venture has slammed the brakes on Grok’s free image-generation tool—restricting it to paying X sub…
Roblox Now Requires All Users Globally to Complete Age Checks to Access Chat
Roblox Age Check Now Required for Chat Access Starting January 2026, Roblox users worldwide must complete an age check to access in-game chat feature…
WhatsApp Rolls Out New Group Chat Features, Including Member Tags
WhatsApp Unveils Smart New Group Chat Features WhatsApp just made group chats a lot more personal—and powerful. On Wednesday, the Meta-owned messagin…