Flipboard Surf launches social websites combining Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and more
Surf is a slightly hard app to explain. It’s sort of three things: a client for fediverse apps like Bluesky ...
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s new bill would require Apple, Google verify users’ ages before downloading apps
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is set to introduce the “Empowering Parents to Protect Their Children’s Devices Act” next week, which ...
Bluesky’s new app is an AI for customizing your feed
The latest app from the team behind Bluesky is Attie, an AI assistant that lets you build your own algorithm. ...
What it means that Meta and YouTube lost in court
Social media companies have long seemed impervious to legal threats. Meta, YouTube, Snap, and the rest have long waved off ...
Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human
Reddit is taking new steps to identify bots on the platform — a process that may require some users to ...
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. ...
Jury weighs Meta’s fate in landmark New Mexico case accusing firm of exposing kids to online sex creeps
A New Mexico jury was set Tuesday to decide Meta’s fate in the landmark case accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of ...
Ruth’s Chris gets schooled by Chili’s in viral dress code feud online
Chili’s is calling out Ruth’s Chris Steak House after the chain’s dress code sparked backlash online. The exchange unfolded on X, where ...
An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated ...
Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam
It’s only been a year since Digg founder Kevin Rose, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, and a few others announced the ...
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