Social media

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

The judge said the law likely runs afoul of the First Amendment.

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jun 30

WhatsApp Spanish-Language Moderators Allege Pay Discrimination

In an internal letter to Facebook, WhatsApp, and the contract company Accenture, employees claim they've been denied a premium for years.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jun 30

Instagram Is Testing Story Links for All

No more "link in bio" workaround—soon you'll be able to feel like an influencer, too.

Tech News Florence Ion Jun 29

Cops Want More of Our Social Media Data Than Ever Before

Reviewing the numbers from Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft paints a not-so-pretty picture.

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 28

It’s Time to Treat Social Media Like the Climate Crisis, Researchers Argue

An assorted group specializing in climate, psychology, and ethics say that it's time to call social the threat that it is.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jun 28

A Year Later, Telegram Finally Launches the Group Video Calls It Promised

Only the first 30 participants can connect to video in a Telegram group video call at this time.

Tech News Jody Serrano Jun 27

The Best Tech YouTube Channels You Don’t Know About

There are thousands of smaller YouTube channels that cover technology and are worth following, these are some of our favorites

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 25

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

They studied 2,730,215 posts and didn't get one bit of clout.

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 24

This Bot Clicking Ads on Climate Articles Shows the News Is Broken

Synthetic Messenger, a project from artists Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne, makes climate news stories more visible with clicks.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Jun 18

Twitter Is Testing Out Allowing Users to Just Make Themselves Unmentionable

Possible future updates would allow users to turn off the ability for others to tag them in posts.

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 15

The Big Oil Instagram Influencers Are Here

Big Oil has made small forays into the world of Instagram influencer marketing—but if history is any indication, they're just getting started.

Energy Molly Taft Jun 15

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

Both platforms are developing new tools that would provide "extra cash" in exchange for meeting specific goals.

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Jun 8

Does Tim Cook Know About Mark Zuckerberg’s Skills With a Spear?

Zuck can also annihilate targets with a bow and arrow at close range.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jun 8

Here Are the Possible Criteria You’ll Have to Meet to Charge for Super Follows on Twitter

It appears that not just anyone will be able to make bank for the time they spend on Twitter. If you’re looking to get people to pay you for your “exclusive” Twitter content and become your Super Followers, you might have to meet a certain set of criteria and fill out an application. App researcher…

Social Media Jody Serrano Jun 6

Trump Suspended From Facebook for at Least 2 Years

Facebook announced on Friday that Donald Trump’s accounts on the company’s platforms—which includes the former president’s Instagram account—are going to be suspended for a full two years. At the end of that two-year gap, the company will “look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded,” before reinstating his account. This…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 4

Facebook Wants Your Thoughts and Prayers

Facebook’s found a new way to capitalize on the thoughts, prayers (and data) from the religious side of its user base. On Thursday, the company confirmed that it’s begun expanding a new feature called “prayer posts” that will let members of particular Facebook groups literally ask for (and offer up) prayers for other folks on…

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky Jun 3

Instagram to Change Stories Algorithm After Staff Raised Concerns About Reach of Pro-Palestinian Content

Instagram is making a change to its algorithm after employees raised concerns over the reach of pro-Palestinian content in light of the recent deadly confrontation between Israel and Palestine. A Financial Times report published on Sunday states that the change will affect original and reposted content in Instagram’s Stories section, which is displayed at the…

Social Media Jody Serrano May 31

Backpedaling, WhatsApp Says It Won’t Lobotomize Accounts That Refuse Privacy Policy Update

WhatsApp initially threatened to revoke core functions for users that refused to accept its controversial new privacy policy, only to walk back the severity of those consequences earlier this month amid international backlash, and now, it’s doing away with them altogether (for the time being, at least). In a reversal, the company clarified on Friday…

Tech News Alyse Stanley May 28

Twitter Says No More Blue Checkmarks for You

Well, that was fun while it lasted. Just a little over a week after reviving its public verification process for the first time in almost four years, Twitter has already pulled the plug. On Friday, the company announced that it won’t be accepting any more requests for that coveted blue checkmark until it’s tackled the…

Tech News Alyse Stanley May 28

Florida Is Already Getting Sued for Its Probably Illegal Social Media Ban

For a snapshot of current U.S. politics, picture this: A politician passes a draconian, poorly thought-out, maybe illegal regulation, designed mostly as a symbolic gesture to his base but that will likely help none of his actual constituents. Then, a pro-business lobby jumps in to decry the law as a threat to society and reflexively…

Tech News Lucas Ropek May 27

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

WhatsApp Spanish-Language Moderators Allege Pay Discrimination

Instagram Is Testing Story Links for All

Cops Want More of Our Social Media Data Than Ever Before

It’s Time to Treat Social Media Like the Climate Crisis, Researchers Argue

A Year Later, Telegram Finally Launches the Group Video Calls It Promised

The Best Tech YouTube Channels You Don’t Know About

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

This Bot Clicking Ads on Climate Articles Shows the News Is Broken

Twitter Is Testing Out Allowing Users to Just Make Themselves Unmentionable

The Big Oil Instagram Influencers Are Here

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

Does Tim Cook Know About Mark Zuckerberg’s Skills With a Spear?

Here Are the Possible Criteria You’ll Have to Meet to Charge for Super Follows on Twitter

Trump Suspended From Facebook for at Least 2 Years

Facebook Wants Your Thoughts and Prayers

Instagram to Change Stories Algorithm After Staff Raised Concerns About Reach of Pro-Palestinian Content

Backpedaling, WhatsApp Says It Won’t Lobotomize Accounts That Refuse Privacy Policy Update

Twitter Says No More Blue Checkmarks for You

Florida Is Already Getting Sued for Its Probably Illegal Social Media Ban

Scientist Spots New Meteor Shower Linked to a Disintegrating Asteroid

PC Industry in Dire Straits, ‘Asking You to Own Nothing and Be Happy,’ Says Framework CEO

Meta Is Upgrading One of the Worst Parts of Its Smart Glasses

Amazon Clears Out Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser at 40% Off After 20K+ Units Sold, With Stock Running Low

Wit Studio Apologizes After Being Caught Using Generative AI Background Art Again

Anker Nano Charger Drops 43% to Its Lowest Price Yet, Small in Size but Powerful Enough for Laptops

It’s Already Time to Start the Casting Rumors for Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Movie

Forget MacBook, GEEKOM Shifts Focus From Mini PCs to Laptops With the GeekBook X14 Pro Now at an All-Time Low

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Federal Judge Puts Hold on Florida’s Anti-Deplatforming Law

WhatsApp Spanish-Language Moderators Allege Pay Discrimination

Instagram Is Testing Story Links for All

Cops Want More of Our Social Media Data Than Ever Before

It’s Time to Treat Social Media Like the Climate Crisis, Researchers Argue

A Year Later, Telegram Finally Launches the Group Video Calls It Promised

The Best Tech YouTube Channels You Don’t Know About

Researchers Produce Obvious Study on Dunking Because They’re Nerds

This Bot Clicking Ads on Climate Articles Shows the News Is Broken

Twitter Is Testing Out Allowing Users to Just Make Themselves Unmentionable

The Big Oil Instagram Influencers Are Here

Facebook and Instagram Are Rolling Out (More) Financial Incentives for Influencers

Does Tim Cook Know About Mark Zuckerberg’s Skills With a Spear?

Here Are the Possible Criteria You’ll Have to Meet to Charge for Super Follows on Twitter

Trump Suspended From Facebook for at Least 2 Years

Facebook Wants Your Thoughts and Prayers

Instagram to Change Stories Algorithm After Staff Raised Concerns About Reach of Pro-Palestinian Content

Backpedaling, WhatsApp Says It Won’t Lobotomize Accounts That Refuse Privacy Policy Update

Twitter Says No More Blue Checkmarks for You

Florida Is Already Getting Sued for Its Probably Illegal Social Media Ban

Scientist Spots New Meteor Shower Linked to a Disintegrating Asteroid

PC Industry in Dire Straits, ‘Asking You to Own Nothing and Be Happy,’ Says Framework CEO

Meta Is Upgrading One of the Worst Parts of Its Smart Glasses

Amazon Clears Out Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser at 40% Off After 20K+ Units Sold, With Stock Running Low

Wit Studio Apologizes After Being Caught Using Generative AI Background Art Again

Anker Nano Charger Drops 43% to Its Lowest Price Yet, Small in Size but Powerful Enough for Laptops

It’s Already Time to Start the Casting Rumors for Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Movie

Forget MacBook, GEEKOM Shifts Focus From Mini PCs to Laptops With the GeekBook X14 Pro Now at an All-Time Low

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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