Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in November 2024,
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Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals | TechCrunch
Social media companies like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation over claims that they
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Reddit aims to make 'karma' less important for first-time posters with shift to AI moderation tools | TechCrunch
Reddit on Wednesday announced a series of changes to its infrastructure and tools, designed to make it easier for people
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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content | TechCrunch
Snapchat is the latest company to strengthen its stance against AI slop. The social network platform will no longer reward
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Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control
In an Instagram revolt of the young, India’s “WhatsApp Uncles” are at a loss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who for
Read MoreSocial media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped | TechCrunch
A day after Snap tentatively settled with the plaintiff in a social media addiction lawsuit, leaving Meta as the only
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Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads | TechCrunch
As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends into large-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope
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France Joins a Global Move Toward Restricting Social Media for Children
France passed a landmark law on Tuesday restricting access to social media for anyone under 15, the first European country
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X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort | TechCrunch
Nearly a year ago, Elon Musk-owned X announced it would begin rebuilding the Android version of its app, which had
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They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)
On the sporting fields of New Zealand cities like Auckland and Wellington in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the
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