When the Arab Spring unfolded just over ten years ago, Twitter played a pivotal role. The site was both a source for up-to-the-minute information and an organizing tool for protestors, and some celebrated Twitter as part of a new, digital revolution. But this week, a less hopeful moment in the Middle East proved once…
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that Threads will not amplify news on the platform. Users are flocking to Threads for up-to-date information about the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ukraine war, and the 2024 election, but the platform will not be making the content any easier to find.
Utah’s governor and attorney general are adding their names to the lengthy list of mostly Republican
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There’s always room for more artificial intelligence in your news feed—at least according to Artifact. The news app developed by former Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger is now rolling out AI-generated images for posts on the platform.
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Meta plans to charge European users $17 a month for an ad-free version of Instagram and Facebook.
This week brings the eighth and final episode of Ahsoka season one and while most fans assumed there would be a season two, that may still b
Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products.
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