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Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website and redirecting users to Fa...

Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces tough questioning in court over claims that Insta...

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to ta...

Mastodon is rolling out new creator-focused tools as the decentralised social ne...

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t ...

Internal Meta research suggests parental supervision tools have limited impact o...

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees m...

Pinterest says it handles more searches than ChatGPT despite reporting weaker ea...

TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the US leveragi...

TikTok introduces an opt-in Local Feed in the US, using precise location data to...

EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like i...

The European Union has warned TikTok to disable addictive features such as infin...

As it preps Specs for the masses, Snap’s Q4 shows reven...

Snap reported Q4 revenue growth despite declining daily active users, as the com...

The Wayback Machine Debuts a New Plug-in Designed to Fi...

The Wayback Machine has released a new WordPress plug-in that helps fix broken l...

TikTok recovers from dip in usage that benefited rival ...

TikTok has rebounded from a short-lived drop in US usage after its ownership cha...

UpScrolled’s founder says the social network has zoomed...

UpScrolled has crossed 2.5 million users, according to its founder, marking a ma...

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting ri...

Bluesky has released its first transparency report, detailing increased user mod...

Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 is sh...

Meta’s virtual reality division, Reality Labs, posted losses of more than $19 bi...

TikTok Says Recent App Glitches Were Caused by U.S. Dat...

TikTok says recent app glitches affecting comments, search, and recommendations ...

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide

Threads has begun showing ads to users worldwide, marking a major monetisation s...

We’re not nostalgic for 2016 — we’re nostalgic for the ...

Online nostalgia isn’t about 2016 itself, but about a time before algorithmic fe...