Tag: social media
Algorithmic curation: Your recommendations choose you – The Cougar
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The most effective forms of control do not feel like control at all. They feel like a recommendation. On social...
Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app | TechCrunch
Threads already has over 400 million monthly users, but Meta wants to push that number even higher. With the launch of a new Threads...
A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app | TechCrunch
Here’s something that you’ve never seen on Big Tech social platforms: the decentralized open social network Bluesky has integrated new technology from a startup...
Jake Paul says a chance meeting with Sam Altman at Trump’s inauguration led to an OpenAI investment and a crash course in ruthless 15-minute meetings | Fortune
A chance meeting at President Donald Trump’s second inauguration brought together OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, an unlikely connection that gave...
Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use | TechCrunch
An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls —...
Why are we having a midlife crisis in our 20s? – The Cougar
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Gen Z holds themselves to higher standards with pressure to always achieve more. This isn’t your ordinary “I don’t know what...
Cultural historian examines social media’s role in democracy – The Cougar
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Cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan delivered a lecture titled “Antisocial Media” at the M.D. Anderson Library’s Rockwell Pavilion...
TikTok says its services are restored after the outage | TechCrunch
TikTok, which is under new ownership in the U.S., said Sunday that it has restored service after outages last week that marred user experiences....
Why Ashley St Clair, MAGA influencer and Elon Musk’s ex, is taking on his AI empire | Fortune
Twenty-seven-year-old conservative influencer Ashley St Clair has been a long-time darling of the MAGA world. In her early twenties, she dropped out of college...
The slow death of Snapchat – The Cougar
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There was a time when Snapchat was the best platform to communicate with people. Users post 10-second stories using filters, locations...
