Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web

Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS ...

Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media

Flipboard, which is known for its social news reading app, is rolling out its latest experiment, "social websites." ...
CNET

Bluesky Is Making an AI Feature. Here's Why Everyone Seems to Hate It Already

Attie is a new AI assistant being built by Bluesky that can create custom social media feeds. It's named after the ...
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19 remote jobs that can make you serious money online

Do you want to work from home? Want to avoid stepping foot into an office ever again? Lucky for you, there are tons of w ...
Yahoo

The harm social media is doing to teens is clear. The solution is not.

In a Los Angeles courtroom, a 20-year-old woman known as KGM is the plaintiff in a case alleging that Instagram and YouTube are intentionally designed to be addictive to minors and cause foreseeable ...
Mashable

Homeland security pushes social media giants to dox anonymous accounts critical of ICE

In the latest escalation of their efforts to push back against opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security is issuing hundreds of subpoenas to the ...
Time

What to Make of Social Media’s ‘Chinese Era’

Close-up shot of female hand holding a smartphone, photographing Chinese lantern hanging on the street during Chinese New Year. Traditional Chinese culture concepts. Close-up shot of female hand ...
UVA Today

This Hoo-built app is helping make social media feel more real

Seven months ago, University of Virginia alumnus Omar Zeineddine and fourth-year student Karam Aboul Hosn told the world they were building a social media app centered around real-time, everyday ...
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Minnesota moms make a pledge to delay social media for their kids, and they're hoping you sign on

EDINA, Minn. — Most parents are keenly aware of how social media has been affecting our kids. We're also aware that once they start, it's hard to pull back. So, what’s the solution? A group of moms ...
Forbes

How To Build A New Brand On Social Media Without Overspending

For early-stage brands, marketing on social media can feel like a choice between gaining visibility or controlling costs. With limited budgets and high expectations, marketing leaders for young brands ...
CNBC

A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...
The New York Times

Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16, Prime Minister Says

The announcement is part of a broader push by countries to curb access to online platforms for minors. It also points to Europe’s stricter approach to regulating social media. By José Bautista ...