Meta just pulled its most controversial AI image generation feature days after launch
Meta pulled an AI image generation feature that let users create images from any public Instagram account by default.
Your YouTube playlists can now become actual TV shows, but there’s a catch you need to know
YouTube Partner Program creators can now organize videos into episodic shows with seasons, serial or non-serial structure, and custom artwork.
I knew there was plenty of AI slop on LinkedIn. Shocking report says the problem is far worse than suspected
LinkedIn supplied almost two-thirds of the AI-generated social content flagged in a million-post analysis, despite representing only one-third of the material scanned.
Your phone is not trying to poison your water, but influencers found a $50 fix anyway
Influencers are selling $50 EMF straws as protection from everyday electronics, but the evidence is thin and the real product may be tech anxiety dressed as wellness.
X could soon alert you when a post you liked or reposted gets fact-checked
X is working on a new feature to notify users directly when a post they liked, replied to, or reposted gets a Community Note.
Meta’s new AI can generate images of you from your Instagram, and you’re opted in
Meta's Muse Image lets anyone use your public Instagram photos to generate AI images of your likeness, without notifying you, and it's switched on by default.
Meta’s new image and video AI tools let you turn Instagram into your creative mood board
Meta's Muse Image is live now on meta.ai, Instagram, and WhatsApp with agentic image generation, and Instagram-handle prompting.
Social media ban for young users is proving to be an age verification nightmare
Researchers created 50 social media accounts claiming to belong to 16-year-olds and found that none of the major platforms asked users to prove their age
X wants to keep your video edits in-house, and it’s starting with captions and custom backgrounds
X has rolled out a redesigned Video Editor and Recorder for iOS, adding multilingual captions and a green screen tool so creators can edit their videos without leaving the app.
Reddit’s AI is hunting brands that dress marketing slop up as honest opinions
Reddit is deploying large language models against brands and marketers planting fake conversations that could later surface as trusted recommendations in ChatGPT and Gemini.
AI tools can quietly shift your opinions when they “clean up” your social media posts, study finds
A new study found AI tools consistently nudge social media posts toward one side of a debate, even when told to preserve the meaning.
As AI turbocharges digital abuse, UK agencies urge parents to limit who sees kids’ photos online
The UK's NCA and IWF are urging parents to tighten social media privacy settings as AI tools make it easier to turn ordinary images into abuse material.
Google Maps could soon order food for you using Gemini
Google Maps is reportedly developing a Gemini-powered feature that could let users discover restaurants and place food orders without leaving the app.
Most Americans want kids off social media before 16, new survey shows
A new Pew Research Center survey has found that 56 percent of Americans support banning social media for anyone under 16, with support crossing party lines and age groups.
Meta under scrutiny after Instagram approved child abuse advertisements in India
Instagram approved and displayed advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India before removing them following an investigation.
WhatsApp pausing usernames for hundreds of millions of users over fraud fears
WhatsApp’s username feature has run into trouble in India, where officials are concerned about impersonation fraud and fake accounts.
X wants you to go live with its new streaming hub, and is offering $1 million to make it worth your while
X has launched Live Studio, a dedicated streaming command center inside Creator Studio, and is putting $1 million on the table to incentivize creators to go live on the platform.
Reddit is ending anonymous browsing on old Reddit, and longtime users are not happy
Reddit is locking down old.reddit.com with a login wall, and the admin's post hinting it may not last forever has longtime users worried.
TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube are failing kids with broken safety features, research finds
A new study tested 86 child safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube, and found that more than half were broken, buried, or missing entirely.
Yet another research proves TikTok injury advice is just downright bad
A new study found TikTok videos about ACL rehab exercises were poor overall, raising fresh concerns about teens using viral clips for injury recovery advice.
Instagram is testing a more convenient way to tune recommendations
Instagram is testing new shortcuts for Your Algorithm, making it easier for users to adjust recommendations while browsing Feed and Reels.
Instagram lands on Samsung TVs, with episodic series and live TV coming to your screen soon
Meta is testing interest-based channels, phone-to-TV casting, and a horizontal video hub as Instagram for TV expands beyond Samsung's launch.
Your Instagram photo dumps just got a caption for every single slide
Instagram now lets you add a unique caption to each of up to 20 carousel slides, rolling out to all users starting today.
TikTok feeds show 3 times more AI slop than YouTube, study reveals
A new Kapwing report found that 59% of videos shown to new TikTok accounts are AI slop, roughly three times the rate found on YouTube.
Threads makes it easier to find your community and tune out what you don’t want to see
Threads is rolling out upgrades to its Communities feature and a new feed personalization tool called Your Algo.
Facebook now has an answering genie for all your burning questions, just like Google Search
Meta is rolling out AI Mode on Facebook, a new feature that uses Meta AI to answer questions by pulling from public content across Meta apps, rather than returning standard search results.
Yet another study finds too many kids are seeing harmful content on social media
A Molly Rose Foundation study found 34% of UK teens encountered suicide, self-harm, or eating disorder content on social media in a single week, barely unchanged from before the Online Safety Act took effect.
Facebook and Messenger outage sparks logout panic as Meta services stumble
A brief Meta outage logged users out of Facebook and Messenger, sent Downdetector complaints surging, and also affected Instagram while Threads remained less clear in available reports.
The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teens
A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.
Instagram’s new voice message effects let you sound like a pirate, a grandma, or a World Cup fan
Instagram is expanding its AI-powered effects for voice notes to more users, growing the feature from eight effects at its India launch in March to 15, including a new Goal! filter tied to the FIFA World Cup.
Reddit comments are getting video replies, and it could be more useful than it sounds
Reddit’s new video comments could make replies more useful in DIY, cooking, makeup, fitness, and tutorial communities, where showing a step can be easier than explaining it in text.
TikTok is testing voice calls in DMs, because you must talk where you doomscroll
TikTok is testing voice calling in DMs, according to screenshots shared by a user on X. The feature will reportedly require both participants to be friends and offer a "Mute calls" option in DM settings.
TikTok’s “Not Interested” button fails you in merely a few minutes, finds research
New research from Northeastern University found that TikTok's "Not Interested" button loses effectiveness quickly, with flagged content resurfacing on user feeds within minutes after they stop pressing it.
You can now tell Instagram’s algorithm exactly what you want to see on your main feed
Instagram is giving users real control over their feeds with Your Algorithm, a feature that lets you add and remove topics across the whole app.
UK’s film body is saving internet memes and viral videos. Yes, “Charlie bit my finger” is on the list.
The British Film Institute is preserving 430 viral videos and memes, including Charlie bit my finger, Badgers, and the Liz Truss lettuce livestream.
Instagram finally lets you rearrange your profile grid any way you want
You can now rearrange your Instagram profile grid any way you like, with no limits on how many times you reorder your posts.
Snap sent alerts to students during class hours despite knowing the risk of distraction
Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400+ school districts reveal how Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube deliberately targeted students, even during school hours.
Google makes it easier to follow the social media shenanigans of your favorite personalities
Google is giving creators a fresh spotlight in Search, and it could change how you keep tabs on your favorite online personalities. The update brings a new way to discover content without endlessly jumping between apps.