TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out
At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become…
Your Phone Is Not Listening to You
Have you ever talked about a product, and then suddenly got an ad for it on your phone? We’ve all been there, and then skeptically looked over our shoulders for…
Mark Zuckerberg Is Feeling Himself
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is feeling pretty philosophical about his roller coaster of a week, which saw him berated by Congress over the harmful content on his products one day…
TikTok Testing Whether Users Will Put Up With Every Video Being an Ad
Photo: Mike Kemp (Getty Images) TikTok has grabbed the world’s attention in recent years, averaging 73 million American users every month. The app knows exactly what you like, and now…
5 Quick Ways To Improve Your YouTube Experience
If you spend a significant amount of time on YouTube, you’ll want to make the most of that time—whether it’s the choice of videos you get recommended or the quality…
Creeps Will Have a Harder Time Sliding Into Instagram and Facebook DMs
Photo: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Meta no longer allows teenagers to receive direct messages from anyone they’re not following on Instagram, or friends with on Facebook, according to a company…
Instagram, Facebook Overhaul Feeds to Hide Disturbing Content From Young Users
Critics say that Meta has often caused serious psychological harm to younger users by exposing them to a variety of toxic and inappropriate content. Eating disorders, depression and even suicide…
Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit
Facebook recently rolled out a new “Link History” setting that creates a special repository of all the links you click on in the Facebook mobile app. Users can opt-out, but…
Zuck’s Naughty and Nice List: Threads in EU, AI Instagram Backgrounds, and More
Threads finally launched for European users Thursday roughly five months after the X competitor rolled out in the United States. The rookie social media platform also received some fact-checking filters…
The Digital Creator Starter Pack: The Investments Critical to Instagram Entrepreneurship
Many dream of hitting it big on the internet, but few actualize it. Some plan for it, eschewing college for an incubator house with a gaggle of other influencer hopefuls…