BREAKINGMulti-SourceFlipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social webTechCrunch|4/2/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceMusk loves Grok’s “roasts.” Swiss official sues in attempt to neuter them.Ars Technica|4/1/2026
LINDYsurvived 2 daysInstagram Will “Substantially Reduce” Use of PG-13 Rating in Deal With Motion Picture AssociationHollywood Reporter|3/31/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle Source‘Love Story’ Wasn’t About John Kennedy or Carolyn BessetteNYT Opinion|3/28/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceTaylor Lorenz: Is Social Media Responsible for Bad Parenting?Reason Magazine|3/27/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceUAE and Qatar Arrest Hundreds Over Online Videos of Iranian AttacksThe New York Times|3/27/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceElon Musk Should Let Nikita Bier Fix Revenue Sharing on XReason Magazine|3/26/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceChinese Education Influencer’s Sudden Death Prompts Grief, and ReflectionThe New York Times|3/26/2026
LINDYsurvived 8 daysJury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction trialTechCrunch|3/25/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceElon Musk pauses changes to X’s creator revenue-sharing program after backlashTechCrunch|3/25/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceSnapchat’s new ‘AI Clips’ Lens format turns photos into five-second videosTechCrunch|3/24/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourcePinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16TechCrunch|3/20/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceNigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?The Guardian|3/15/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceSocial Media Isn’t Just Speech. It’s Also a Defective, Hazardous Product.NYT Opinion|3/14/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceFacing a Budget Squeeze, New Jersey Decides To Go After Big TechReason Magazine|3/13/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceX is testing a new ad format that connects posts with productsTechCrunch|3/6/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceIndonesia to Block Children Under 16 From Social MediaThe New York Times|3/6/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceX tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platformsTechCrunch|2/26/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceInstagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm contentTechCrunch|2/26/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceNew AI Tool From Amazon’s AWS Speeds Up Vertical Video Clip Process; Fox, NBCUniversal Among Initial CustomersDeadline|2/24/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceThe Government Wants Your Posts Before It Grants You PapersReason Magazine|2/23/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceThreads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the appTechCrunch|2/20/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceZuckerberg Defiant In Social Media Trial Testimony: “I’m Focused On Building A Community That Is Sustainable”Deadline|2/19/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceA startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s appTechCrunch|2/18/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceMastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new featuresTechCrunch|2/18/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceTikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the U.S. leveraging users’ precise locationTechCrunch|2/11/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceI Left My Job at OpenAI. Putting Ads on ChatGPT Was the Last Straw.NYT Opinion|2/11/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceHow Hate Groups Are Using Online Games to Recruit KidsThe New York Times|2/11/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceA 'Goldilocks' Effect for Online Teens? Moderate Social Media Users Fare Better Than Abstainers or Heavy UsersReason Magazine|2/9/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceAre A.I. Bots Plotting a Revolution on Moltbook? Or Just Telling Stories?NYT Opinion|2/3/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceSpain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16The New York Times|2/3/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceDigital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be OnlineEdSurge|2/3/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceLandmark Social Media Addiction Trial Starts Today in CaliforniaReason Magazine|1/26/2026
UNVERIFIEDSingle SourceTikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it meansTechCrunch|1/24/2026