Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it’s adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each. On Facebook, content creators will be able to link their affiliate accounts they have […]
Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new “AI Clips” Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has been discussing the ways that human users could be verified on the platform.
Reddit is exploring Face ID-style verification methods to combat bots, raising questions about privacy and user identity on the platform.
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Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The Verge about the incident, claiming that the wave of bans disproportionately seemed to impact accounts run by users who identify as trans women, many of whom were given no specific […]
Pinterest’s chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.
A well-known privacy warning hoax lives on within social media platforms. It’s eerily similar to reasons climate change conspiracy theories linger.
Ten days after founder Jay Graber stepped aside as CEO, the decentralised social platform has disclosed a $100 million Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto, a round that closed last April but was never announced. The timing tells its own story. There is…
A new global study from the World Happiness Report 2026 links heavy use of platforms like Instagram and TikTo to lower wellbeing.
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X went down again for thousands of users — here’s what happened during its latest outage.