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Digg — Kevin Rose’s reboot of his once-popular link-sharing site — is laying off a significant portion of its staff, the company announced Friday. The startup…
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down from the top leadership position and transitioning to a new role as chief innovation officer, the company announced Monday.…
X is testing a new ad format that inserts a recommendation right below a post that mentions the company or its products. The initial test, spotted…
X is revamping Creator Memberships with new features like exclusive threads and shareable cards
Elon Musk-owned X announced Thursday that it is revamping the social network’s Creators Membership offering with a number of new features, including dedicated threads, a revamped…
Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of 2026, and users are concerned about the privacy…
X tries to attract advertisers by letting them reuse creatives created for other platforms
Elon Musk’s X makes it easy for advertisers to bring their creative campaigns from other social media sites to its platform. On Thursday, the company rolled…
Instagram now alerts parents if their teen is looking for suicide or self-harm content
Instagram will start alerting parents if their teen repeatedly tries to search terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time, according to…
Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app
Threads already has over 400 million monthly users, but Meta wants to grow that number. With the launch of a new Threads feature this week, the…
Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features
Mastodona decentralized, open-source social networking platform and alternative to larger apps like X and Threads, announced on Wednesday plans to make its app more accessible to…
A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger to launch directly from Bluesky’s app
Here’s something you’ve never seen on Big Tech social platforms: Decentralized open social network Bluesky has incorporated new technology from a startup called Network of microbes…