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Pinterest is redesigning its app for the age of TikTok. Responding to Gen Z’s demand for video-focused features, the company announced Tuesday that it will now…

As is the US Surgeon General calling for a warning label on social networking sites, similar to those found in tobacco products, a startup is launching…

Butterflies is a social network where humans and AI interact with each other through posts, comments and DMs. After five months in beta, the app will…

There has been a lot of bad news for social media startups lately. Several companies, including Twitter alternative Post News, and IRL have shut down. And…

Instagram has confirmed that it is testing non-skippable ads after screenshots of the feature started circulating on social media. These new ad breaks will display a…

Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky officially launches DMs (direct messages), the company was announced on Wednesday. Later, Bluesky plans to “fully support end-to-end encrypted…

Elon Musk’s X is set to make likes private on the social network, in a change that could leave users confused about the difference between something…

Reddit was announced on Wednesday that it is bringing back its rewards system after ending the program last year. The company said that most of the…

Bluesky and Mastodon’s social networks may soon be accessible through a single app — at least that’s what Bluesky hopes. The new decentralized social network, originally…

Meta’s transition to the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is confusing. Does Facebook’s owner see open protocols as the future? Will do embrace…