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Mark Zuckerberg addressed several recent policy changes in a company all-hands meeting on Thursday.Zuckerberg admitted that the company was slow to respond to TikTok’s rapid growth. The CEO also told employees to “buckle up” for an “intense” year ahead.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the company was slow to respond to…
I have four kids, two of them are teens. I don’t want any of them using social media.The risks of teen bullying and my own experiences with online threats have led me to this decision.My 16-year-old recently thanked me for shielding her from the anxiety her peers have experienced.I have…
Pam Bondi owned $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of mid-December, per financial documents.She also earned more than $1 million last year from lobbying.Her total net worth in December was more than $12.1 million.President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next attorney general of the United States, Pam Bondi,…
Tech leaders, including an early Facebook investor, launch a $30M campaign for independent social media.Free Our Feeds aims to counter billionaire control with the open-source AT Protocol.The campaign is led by executives from Mozilla, Social Web Foundation, and other tech nonprofits.Days after Meta announced controversial changes to its content moderation…
Americans are rushing to download two Chinese social apps, days before a possible TikTok ban.Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 rose to the top spots on the Apple app store rankings on Monday.Both platforms could be subject to the same divest-or-ban law that’s imperiling TikTok.TikTok users are lamenting that the app could “go…
YouTube and Threads have taken down pro-Luigi Mangione posts they’ve said violate their policies.YouTube told Business Insider it forbids videos that glorify the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO.The different moderation approaches among platforms are leaving some users confused.Diana “Ladidai” Umana, a content creator based in New York, has been closely…
A survey shows Bluesky users are more Democratic and politically engaged than Threads users.Threads has 300 million monthly users, surpassing Bluesky’s 24 million.Bluesky allows users to add their own moderation policies.A new survey revealed stark political and behavioral differences between users of rival social media platforms Bluesky and Meta-owned Threads.Bluesky’s…
(Slightly) new name, who dis? I didn’t catch enough sun in Florida to get a proper tan, but I am bringing a fresh look to the newsletter. All your favorite parts are still here, just with an updated feel. Like that friend who suddenly has a great hairline a few…
I joined Instagram in 2012 but over the years my feed had become a toxic mess.I was spending three to four hours scrolling a day, buying useless products, and feeling anxious.I fell into Instagram’s fitness rabbit hole, and it’s taken me over a year to climb out.About three years ago,…
Social shopping finally broke through in the US in 2024, driven by TikTok Shop.Companies spent years trying to import social-commerce habits from Asia, with varied success.The US market is still dominated by Amazon, but social apps and influencers are key players.Social platforms have spent years trying to get Americans to…
