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Meta Platforms Inc. is pulling the plug on Messenger.com, the standalone website that allowed users to access Facebook's messaging service through a dedicated browser interfa...

Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand: Meta’s CEO Fights Back Against Claims His Platforms Hook Children

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta Platforms Inc., appeared in a federal courtroom this week to defend his company against allegations that Facebook and Instagram w...

Mark Zuckerberg May Face Parents in Court: Inside the Historic Social Media Addiction Trial Set for 2026

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta Platforms, could soon find himself sitting across from the parents of children who say his company's products destroyed their fam...

X’s Vertical Video Push: Elon Musk’s Platform Goes All-In on a TikTok-Style Future

When Elon Musk acquired Twitter in late 2022 and rebranded it as X, the stated ambition was to build an "everything app." Now, more than three years later, the platform's lat...

The Great Discord Exodus: Age Verification Backlash Sends Gamers Scrambling to Alternatives That Can’t Keep Up

In what may be one of the most dramatic user revolts in recent gaming communications history, Discord's implementation of stricter age verification measures has triggered a m...

Pinterest’s AI Slop Problem: How the Platform Lost Control of Its Own Aesthetic — and What Users Can Do About It

For years, Pinterest served as a curated visual sanctuary — a place where users could browse mood boards of dream kitchens, wedding inspiration, and artfully composed travel...

Meta’s Own Scientists Quietly Concluded That Parental Controls Are No Match for Teen Social Media Addiction

For years, Meta Platforms Inc. has pointed to parental supervision tools as a cornerstone of its strategy to protect teenagers on Instagram and Facebook. The company has roll...

TikTok Bets Big on AI-Powered Ads to Win Over Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry

TikTok is making an aggressive push to capture a larger share of entertainment marketing budgets by rolling out a suite of artificial intelligence–powered advertising tools s...

TikTok’s Quiet Reinvention: How a ‘Local Feed’ Could Reshape the App’s Future in America

In a move that signals both strategic adaptation and a deeper entrenchment into the American digital ecosystem, TikTok has begun rolling out a new "Local" feed to users acros...

Instagram’s Boss Compared Social Media Addiction to Binge-Watching Netflix — and Parents Aren’t Buying It

When Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, took the witness stand in a landmark trial against Meta Platforms, he offered a comparison that immediately drew scrutiny from child...

YouTube Faces Its Day of Reckoning: Inside the Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial That Could Reshape Big Tech

For years, the titans of social media have deflected accusations that their platforms are engineered to hook young users, hiding behind Section 230 protections and First Amen...

Inside the Machine: How a London-Based TikTok Creator Built a Disinformation Empire Targeting Immigrants

In a cramped London flat, a content creator with a smartphone and a knack for algorithmic manipulation has been quietly assembling one of the most prolific anti-immigrant dis...

The Great Discord Exodus: Why Security-Minded Communities Are Abandoning the Platform and Where They’re Going

For years, Discord has served as the de facto gathering place for technology communities, gaming groups, open-source projects, and increasingly, professional organizations. B...

Meta Faces Its Day of Reckoning: Inside the Landmark New Mexico Trial Over Child Safety Failures

For years, Meta Platforms Inc. has deflected criticism about the safety of its products for young users with carefully worded policy updates, new parental controls, and promi...

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