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Facebook is rolling out a new monetization option for content creators
Want to make money from Facebook stories? Here's how you can

Facebook has a new monetization option. Here's how you can cash in on it.

Meta is launching Community Notes in the US next week
Meta's Community Notes test begins next week - with X's algorithm
Pinterest
AI is ruining Pinterest. Here's why it's such a big problem
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This random YouTube video finder takes you back to pre-algorithm internet fun
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X outages reportedly caused by massive cyberattack
Facebook is rolling out a new monetization option for content creators

Want to make money from Facebook stories? Here's how you can

Facebook has a new monetization option. Here's how you can cash in on it.
2 days ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
Meta is launching Community Notes in the US next week

Meta's Community Notes test begins next week - with X's algorithm

Ready for crowdsourced fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? 200,000 people have sign up so far - and the waitlist remains open.
3 days ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
Pinterest

AI is ruining Pinterest. Here's why it's such a big problem

Pinterest users complain AI-generated pins dominate people's feeds. This AI slop has a big impact.
5 days ago by Matene Toure in Artificial Intelligence
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This random YouTube video finder takes you back to pre-algorithm internet fun

Want to see vintage YouTube videos that the algorithm won't show you? Try this tool.
5 days ago by Artie Beaty in Photo & Video
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X outages reportedly caused by massive cyberattack

Dark Storm Team, a hacking group, claims responsibility for the intermittent outages that took down X on Monday.
6 days ago by Lance Whitney in Social Media
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Instagram is testing a Discord-like feature - for you and 249 friends

A new Community Chat feature will enable up to 250 people in a group. And yes, admins will get moderation tools.
1 week ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
Digg Reborn: Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian

Can Digg's return fix what ails social media today? Reddit's cofounder is betting on it

Remember Digg? Here's why a former rival is helping bring it back.
1 week ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Social Media
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How TikTok's enhanced desktop app challenges YouTube in game streaming - and more

TikTok's new features also make endless scrolling more convenient on the desktop. We needed this, right?
2 weeks ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
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Targeting TikTok, Meta's Instagram may turn Reels into a separate app

Every social media service wants a chunk of TikTok's US customers. Meta - the Chinese-owned service's biggest rival - is fighting that battle on several fronts.
2 weeks ago by Matene Toure in Social Media
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You're not fired, Slack is down - here's what we know so far

Slack has acknowledged the problem and says it's working on a fix. Some users are having better luck with the workplace platform's mobile app.
2 weeks ago by Artie Beaty in Collaboration
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Meta AI adds Arabic support for Middle East and North Africa

Riding the wave of regional-specific LLMs, Meta AI is now available in 42 countries and 13 languages.
2 weeks ago by Matene Toure in Artificial Intelligence
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Opera's sidebar upgrade makes it easier to access your favorite apps - here's how

Opera is still one of the best browsers on the market and when users cried out for certain services to be added to the sidebar, the developers listened.
2 weeks ago by Jack Wallen in Productivity
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How new Facebook policies incentivize spreading misinformation

Meta's moves threaten to deepen the internet information divide even more.
2 weeks ago by Radhika Rajkumar in Artificial Intelligence
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Grok 3 AI is now free to all X users – here's how it works

But X Premium+ and SuperGrok users get increased access to Grok 3 as well as early access to advanced features like Voice Mode.
3 weeks ago by Lance Whitney in Artificial Intelligence
Fact checkers are out, community notes are in - here's how you can be a Meta Community Notes contributor

How to become a Meta Community Notes editor

Here are the requirements to sign up and what to expect.
3 weeks ago by Artie Beaty in Social Media
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