Snapchat is bringing ads to Spotlight and ‘My AI’
Snap is bringing ads to two if its most buzzy features: its TikTok clone, Spotlight, and its OpenAI-powered chatbot “My AI.” The company announced the new...
LinkedIn’s new AI will write messages to hiring managers
LinkedIn is experimenting with a new generative AI feature for job hunters. The company is testing a new feature that will generate brief, cover letter-like messages...
Nextdoor is using a generative AI to encourage users to ‘rephrase’ mean posts
Nextdoor is introducing its first generative AI feature, an in-app “assistant” that can help users rewrite “potentially unkind” posts on the neighborhood social network. The new...
Twitter’s recommendation algorithm is now on GitHub
Nearly a year after Elon Musk first floated the idea of making Twitter’s recommendation algorithm public, the company has posted the source code for its recommendation...
Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky is building a ‘marketplace of algorithms’
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is still invite-only, but its leaders are sharing more about their vision for the open-source platform. In a new blog post,...
TikTok rolls out its own strike system for creators who violate its rules
TikTok is trying to make it easier for creators and others to navigate its rules, and understand what’s happening to their accounts. The company is introducing...
Facebook now has 2 billion users
Almost 20 years in, Facebook is still growing. The social network now has 2 billion daily active users, Meta reported alongside its fourth-quarter earnings. The report...
Twitter opens public appeals for suspended accounts
When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he said he would offer “amnesty” to previously banned and suspended accounts. Since then, he’s restored dozens of controversial high-profile...
TikTok says it’s getting better at detecting ‘borderline’ content
For the past several months, TikTok has been working on new ways to age-restrict certain types of content as part of a broader push to ramp...
There’s never been a better time to stop tweeting
There’s never really been a shortage of reasons to spend less time on Twitter. Even before Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover, the platform was long plagued by...