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Meet Instagram’s YouTube Clone: IGTV

Instagram’s YouTube era apparently starts now. Today it officially announced IGTV, a new home for up to hour-long videos that will live on Instagram’s explore page and in a separate, standalone app. Instagram boasts that IGTV will feature videos from creators like Lele Pons, former Vine star King Bach, and Fortnite streamer Ninja, but like…

Social Media David Turner

Guy Who Gave Cambridge Analytica All That Facebook Data: Actually, My Data Sucked

Cambridge University psychologist Aleksandr Kogan, the scientist whose app “thisisyourdigitallife” harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles for disgraced and now-shuttered election data firm Cambridge Analytica, wants everyone to know that his data set is not responsible for the way the 2016 federal elections went down. In fact, Kogan would like it to be known…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook Wants to Be Your Quiz Daddy Now

Remember HQ Trivia—that live game show you totally would have won that one time if you hadn’t gotten the easy question wrong? The app, and its “quiz daddy” host Scott Rogowsky, seem to have inspired Facebook to try its hand at captivating viewers with live-streamed multiple choice questions, among other gimmicks. Facebook announced a set…

Social Media Patrick Lucas Austin

Facebook Messenger Will Now Include Autoplaying Ads With Your Private Conversations

The problem with becoming a massively successful company that’s publicly traded is that you have to keep growing. Facebook is running out of new places to force its ads and it’s now going to start throwing autoplaying videos into messenger. Messenger alone is ranked as the third most popular social network by monthly users and…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Florida Frat Brothers Allegedly Had a Secret Revenge Porn Facebook Group Called ‘Dog Pound’

A woman in Arizona filed a lawsuit against the University of Central Florida’s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity as well as five of its members after she says she discovered intimate photos and videos of her had been shared in the fraternity’s secret Facebook group “Dog Pound.” According to the lawsuit, frat brothers “routinely” shared nude…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz

Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again

Creepers, rejoice: after several months of testing, Instagram has killed a feature that alerted users when someone took a screenshot of their Stories. Long live the ability to discretely throw shade at all of your online frenemies! BuzzFeed first reported the change, which Instagram quietly made without much hubbub—though now that the news is out…

Social Media AJ Dellinger

Facebook Filibustered the Shit Out of Congress With a 450-Page Response to Its Questions

It’s been two months since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hours testifying before Congress, and the company has finally provided answers to the Senate portion of the hearing. The 450-page document mostly does a lawyer-dance around uncomfortable topics. But there are some revealing tidbits of information as well. When Zuckerberg took questions from two Senate…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Finally, Facebook Will Let You Report Ads That Trick You Into Buying Total Crap

Until now, purchasing some too-good-to-be-true cheap clothes or a weird smartphone case through a Facebook ad usually ends in disappointment, with no way to provide feedback about your new dress shirt that makes you look like a store brand anime character. While Facebook can’t stop you from buying a t-shirt with a few missing stitches,…

Social Media Patrick Lucas Austin

Hey! We Need Your Help Finding Shady Political Ads on Facebook

Throughout the 2016 election cycle, American voters were inundated with political ads on Facebook like they had never been before. Among those most inflammatory were those purchased by foreign actors with an eye on sowing discord and infusing bad blood into what was, admittedly, already a soured electoral season. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has (belatedly)…

Social Media Dell Cameron

Surprise, Facebook Reportedly Gave Companies Your Friends’ Data After It Said It Wouldn’t

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but it looks like Facebook may have been sharing more of your data than you thought it was. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the social network cut deals with a number of companies to provide access to user records and friend data even after its…

Social Media AJ Dellinger

Facebook May Have Been Shamed Into Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About Messenger

Facebook says it’s “working to” reduce the number of annoying notifications it sends you when you add new friends. The alerts, which masquerade as Facebook Messenger notifications, were the subject of a BuzzFeed article lambasting the feature two days ago. Messenger, which was spun out of the main Facebook service in 2011, delivers a notification to…

Social Media Patrick Lucas Austin

Facebook Is Now Trying to Hire ‘News Credibility Specialists’ to Deal With Its Fake News Problem

Years ago, Facebook fired its Trending News team and replaced them with algorithms after a Gizmodo article featured former workers claiming the site discriminated against conservative news. Then, Facebook tried and failed to suppress hoax news sites and propaganda with a series of methods designed to avoid the ire of conservatives, like third-party fact checkers…

Social Media Tom McKay

Why I Can’t Delete Facebook

I wish I knew how to quit Facebook. But the site has me locked in its grasp.

Social Media Harri Weber

Facebook Says a ‘Bug’ Changed Millions of Users’ Default Privacy Settings to Public

For ten days in May, a Facebook “bug” changed the default privacy settings of new posts for as many as 14 million users, Recode reports. As a result, posts meant to be shared privately may have instead been shared publicly. Typically, users can opt to make all their Facebook posts private, meaning only certain friends can…

Social Media Sidney Fussell

Instagram Reportedly Wants to Be YouTube Now

I’m sorry, but Instagram may start looking a lot more like YouTube in the future. On Wednesday TechCrunch reported that Instagram is looking to partner with content creators and publishers to develop long-form video content that might live on it’s own tab, somewhat akin to Snapchat Discover. This follows a recent Wall Street Journal report…

Social Media David Turner

Instagram Is Reportedly Pivoting to Hour-Long Video

Facebook subsidiary Instagram has long been very good at making users feel bad about themselves. Now, per the Wall Street Journal, it’s planning a new effort to annoy the hell out of them with longer, YouTube-style video content as well. According to the Journal, anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation say that Instagram is…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook’s Data-Sharing Program for Phone Makers Included Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei

This weekend, news broke in the New York Times that Facebook’s habit of giving extensive user data to third parties extended to “at least 60 device makers” who were granted access to private Facebook APIs over the past decade. The social media giant has been trying to quash the story by insisting developers were only…

Social Media Tom McKay

Facebook Discovers Kids Like Lip-Sync Videos, So It’s Doing Those Now

The Facebook timeline is about to get dark, my friends. That is, if you are not stoked for your mom and your cousin and that kid from high school to start posting live videos of themselves lip syncing to “God’s Plan” by Drake. Facebook announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a new feature—Lip…

Social Media Melanie Ehrenkranz

Facebook Is Trying to Kill Its New Privacy Scandal on a Technicality

Ever since the Cambridge Analytica scandal first broke in March, Facebook has been scrambling to change its policies and reassure the public that it no longer recklessly shares data with third parties. But on Sunday we learned that it has quietly been giving device makers access to users data this whole time. It argues this…

Social Media Rhett Jones

Facebook Officially Less Popular with American Teens Than Instagram and Snapchat

It’s official. Facebook is no longer number one with teens. A new study from the Pew Research Center found that just 51 percent of Americans from 13 to 17-years-old say they use Facebook. That’s down from 71 percent in 2015. Those same teens now use Instagram (72 percent) and Snapchat (69 percent) to connect online.…

Social Media Matt Novak

Meet Instagram’s YouTube Clone: IGTV

Guy Who Gave Cambridge Analytica All That Facebook Data: Actually, My Data Sucked

Facebook Wants to Be Your Quiz Daddy Now

Facebook Messenger Will Now Include Autoplaying Ads With Your Private Conversations

Florida Frat Brothers Allegedly Had a Secret Revenge Porn Facebook Group Called ‘Dog Pound’

Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again

Facebook Filibustered the Shit Out of Congress With a 450-Page Response to Its Questions

Finally, Facebook Will Let You Report Ads That Trick You Into Buying Total Crap

Hey! We Need Your Help Finding Shady Political Ads on Facebook

Surprise, Facebook Reportedly Gave Companies Your Friends’ Data After It Said It Wouldn’t

Facebook May Have Been Shamed Into Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About Messenger

Facebook Is Now Trying to Hire ‘News Credibility Specialists’ to Deal With Its Fake News Problem

Why I Can’t Delete Facebook

Facebook Says a ‘Bug’ Changed Millions of Users’ Default Privacy Settings to Public

Instagram Reportedly Wants to Be YouTube Now

Instagram Is Reportedly Pivoting to Hour-Long Video

Facebook’s Data-Sharing Program for Phone Makers Included Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei

Facebook Discovers Kids Like Lip-Sync Videos, So It’s Doing Those Now

Facebook Is Trying to Kill Its New Privacy Scandal on a Technicality

Facebook Officially Less Popular with American Teens Than Instagram and Snapchat

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Meet Instagram’s YouTube Clone: IGTV

Guy Who Gave Cambridge Analytica All That Facebook Data: Actually, My Data Sucked

Facebook Wants to Be Your Quiz Daddy Now

Facebook Messenger Will Now Include Autoplaying Ads With Your Private Conversations

Florida Frat Brothers Allegedly Had a Secret Revenge Porn Facebook Group Called ‘Dog Pound’

Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again

Facebook Filibustered the Shit Out of Congress With a 450-Page Response to Its Questions

Finally, Facebook Will Let You Report Ads That Trick You Into Buying Total Crap

Hey! We Need Your Help Finding Shady Political Ads on Facebook

Surprise, Facebook Reportedly Gave Companies Your Friends’ Data After It Said It Wouldn’t

Facebook May Have Been Shamed Into Fixing the Most Annoying Thing About Messenger

Facebook Is Now Trying to Hire ‘News Credibility Specialists’ to Deal With Its Fake News Problem

Why I Can’t Delete Facebook

Facebook Says a ‘Bug’ Changed Millions of Users’ Default Privacy Settings to Public

Instagram Reportedly Wants to Be YouTube Now

Instagram Is Reportedly Pivoting to Hour-Long Video

Facebook’s Data-Sharing Program for Phone Makers Included Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei

Facebook Discovers Kids Like Lip-Sync Videos, So It’s Doing Those Now

Facebook Is Trying to Kill Its New Privacy Scandal on a Technicality

Facebook Officially Less Popular with American Teens Than Instagram and Snapchat

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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