A new social app is fighting rage-bait

Sez Us, a social app founded by Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, is trying to build a…

A world without Caesars: How the atproto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people

Don’t call it a Bluesky conference.  Over the weekend, the first in-person gathering devoted to those…

Meta spotted testing AI-generated comments on Instagram

In recent years, Meta has introduced many AI features and capabilities to its apps, even going…

Bluesky makes it easier for publishers to track referrals

Social network Bluesky, an open source X rival, has made a change that will allow publishers…

Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber made a splash at SXSW last week, showing up at her keynote…

Agentic AI startup AMT aims to be ‘Google Adwords for influencers,’ raises seed round

Booking an ad campaign with social media influencers is currently not exactly easy. For starters, influencers’…

How to stop doomscrolling | TechCrunch

The world is bad sometimes, but it feels even worse if you can’t stop staring into…

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the…

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the…

Open social web browser Surf integrates with Bluesky in latest beta

Surf, the new app from Flipboard for browsing the open social web, is expanding its support…

How to stop doomscrolling | TechCrunch

The world is bad sometimes, but it feels even worse if you can’t stop staring into…

Threads tests adding ‘interests’ on profiles to connect users with topical discussions

Meta’s Threads has begun testing a new feature that would allow people to add their interests…

X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options, and a way to see your own posts

X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and…

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the…

TikTok (with Douyin) becomes first app to reach $6B in annual consumer spending

TikTok, including its Chinese counterpart Douyin, in 2024 became the first non-game app to reach $6…

Trump’s FTC is looking into censorship on tech platforms

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it will launch a public inquiry into “censorship…

Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments

Instagram is introducing a new way for creators to work with brands to make money by…

Bluesky adds a ‘followers only’ reply option

Social networking startup Bluesky, a rival to X, on Monday rolled out a new update to…

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the…

Bluesky gets growth and analytics tools with BlueSkyHunter launch

A new startup is addressing the need for an all-in-one toolset built for people who want…

Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature

Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform…

Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes

Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse —…