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You’re not imagining it, you’re definitely seeing less of your friends’ content on Facebook and Instagram.The decline in friend-focused content is playing a central role in a landmark antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission currently underway in Washington, D.C.The FTC has accused Meta of monopolizing the personal…
Kasia Kovacs and her friends are in their 30s and have become exhausted with online dating apps. Ghosting, dead-end messaging and red-flag matches have left them with much to be desired.Kovacs went to an in-person singles mixer in London to see if it was the answer to her app fatigue.My…
TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of TikTok, launched in Mexico in February.It offers sellers a bridge into Latin America, a fast-growing region for online shopping.Its arrival in the country offers a way for US Shop sellers to hedge against a possible TikTok ban.TikTok’s future may be up in the air…
I prefer watching TV shows and movies with the captions turned on. So do 63% of Americans under 30.But each streaming app has a slightly different way of turning on captions, which is confusing.There is literally nothing else going on in the world more terrible than this, I’m pretty sure.I…
LTK is relaunching its app on Thursday to add new social features and expand beyond shopping.Other social-commerce apps like Flip have similarly moved into general entertainment.The companies are stepping up efforts to blend entertainment and shopping as they chase users.For social-shopping apps, commerce alone isn’t cutting it.LTK, a platform that…
In January, I moved from Scotland to Spain to start the new year in a new place.Barcelona is a fun-loving, vibrant city, and I’ve had a fun time dating here.I feel like I can actually meet people organically instead of just swiping on apps.At the beginning of 2025, I uprooted…
