Tag: social media
Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators | TechCrunch
Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts to all server operators,...
Motion Picture Association hits Meta with cease-and-desist over use of ‘PG-13’ label | TechCrunch
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop using the term “PG-13,” as first reported by The...
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing “dislikes” as a way to improve...
Threads now lets you approve and filter your replies | TechCrunch
Threads, Meta’s X rival, continues to ship new features at a rapid pace. Shortly after the launch of communities and disappearing “ghost posts,” the...
White House joins Bluesky, immediately roasts Democrats with sizzle reel of Trump’s first 9 months | Fortune
The White House on Friday joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world.In its inaugural post, the White House account offered...
A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world | TechCrunch
Zehra Naqvi recalls the magical days of the early social internet.
She grew up in the One Direction and Marvel fandoms in the early 2010s. This was back...
OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model | TechCrunch
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator to succeed last year’s Sora. Along with the model, the...
The U.S. will now actually control TikTok’s algorithm, JD Vance says | Fortune
President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed an executive order clearing the way for a deal to put TikTok in U.S. hands, with some...
Trump suggests Murdochs will have role in new TikTok deal | Fortune
President Donald Trump suggested that Fox Corp. Chairman Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert Murdoch are involved in the US takeover of the video...
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web | TechCrunch
Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has a new plan to...