Social Cooling
LIKE OIL LEADS TO GLOBAL WARMING… DATA LEADS TO SOCIAL COOLING If you feel you are being watched, you change…
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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyUnited States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with…
OpenAI staff grapples with the company’s social media push
Several current and former OpenAI researchers are speaking out over the company’s first foray into social media: the Sora app,…
Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms
A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the…
These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months
A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than…
Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web
Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has…
US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok
In Brief Posted: 6:24 AM PDT · September 15, 2025 Image Credits:Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto / Getty Images Ivan Mehta US, China…
How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds
There are times when you may want to prevent videos and GIFs from automatically playing in your social media feeds….
College social app Fizz expands into grocery delivery
Fizz, the college social app, is expanding into grocery delivery thanks to a new partnership with Gopuff, the startup told…
Phone Has Social Credit. We Just Lie About It
Your Phone Already Has Social Credit. We Just Lie About It. Photo by Avery Evans on UnsplashYour credit score is…
Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival…
This Is How You Log Off
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyAs the summer comes to an end, we’re thinking about what unplugging—the ultimate luxury—looks…
DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system
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DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower
A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded…
Skylight’s TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix
A startup called Skylight is taking a different approach to short-form video. Instead of restricting users to an algorithmic main…
Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather…
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyPeople in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company…
Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather…
Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on an Org Mode
Org-social Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on an Org Mode file over HTTP. Quickstart Create a file…
Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed
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