Because sometimes it’s better to wait. Twitter is known for blazing hot takes, lightning fast updates, and memes upon memes dissecting the internet’s obsession du jour. The social media company’s slogan, “it’s what’s happening,” emphasizes the platform’s focus on nowness — it’s signup page, which loudly declares “happening now,” makes that message unmistakable. SEE ALSO:…
The moment none of us have been waiting for: Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform just hit the U.S. Apple App Store. The new app, called Truth Social, was released for U.S-based downloads over the weekend, with an official launch date of Feb. 21 — President’s Day, duh. SEE ALSO: Instagram is sliding…
Looking back on Tumblr after all this time can feel like a fever dream. “It’s that specific kind of nostalgia of remembering something you were really into as a 14-year-old, but with 10 years distance from it,” said Rachelle Hampton, co-host and resident Tumblr scholar of Slate’s ICYMI podcast. “It’s a part of you, so…
Bitcoin will just have to learn to share. Twitter announced Wednesday that users can now add their Ethereum wallet addresses to their profiles as part of the social media giant’s iOS and Android Tips payment feature. Tips lets Twitter users add public-facing payment methods to their accounts, so that users can (as the name suggests)…
Last year, TikTokker Avery Steeves posted a video asking why no one talks about how there’s an entire generation of teenage girls who taught themselves to code HTML on Tumblr. “People are like, ‘Oh, there’s no girls in STEM,’” she says, imitating the faceless internet mob. “No, there were! They were just making pale blogs,”…
Facebook’s feeding the meme beast. The company that keeps trying to make Meta happen announced Tuesday morning it had changed the name of its controversial News Feed product. Say goodbye to the stale News Feed of old, and say hello to the shiny new “Feed.” “Starting today, our News Feed will now be known as…
Even scammers are looking for love, and that’s very much a problem. That’s the takeaway from an equally detailed and depressing warning from the Federal Trade Commission documenting skyrocketing incidents of so-called romance scams. The report, released the Thursday ahead of Valentine’s Day, notes that the specific type of online confidence scheme is on a…
TikTok is introducing several new permanent features designed to combat Holocaust misinformation and antisemitism, with the announcement coinciding with Holocaust Rememberance Day on Thursday. Developed in partnership with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and UNESCO, TikTok noted the new features are part of the commitment it made to fight antisemitism last year. “We condemn antisemitism…
Australian adults can now tattle to the government if they’re being bullied on social media. New laws allow Australia’s eSafety Commissioner to compel platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to remove “cyber‑abuse material” within 24 hours, or face a hefty fine. It’s a second avenue of recourse for those dissatisfied with the platforms’ moderation…
The Olympics are practically tailor-made for inspirational posts. That’s not necessarily a good thing. As the 2022 Winter Olympics spin up in and around Beijing, The Guardian reports that the Chinese government has, via a consulting firm, hired scores of social media influencers in an attempt to burnish its tarnished reputation. The UK firm in…