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• Jealous of TikTok Travelers? You Can Now Book Trips From the App

  TikTok Go makes the social network the latest app to offer travel bookings.

  3 weeks By James Peckham
• Here's How to View Reddit on Your Phone Without Using the App

  Some mobile users are encountering a pop-up they can't close that encourages them to download the Reddit app. Here's why it's happening and options for getting around it.

  3 weeks, 6 days By Chloe Albanesius
• Reddit Makes Its Mobile Site Harder to Use to Drive App Downloads, Logins

  The pop-up can be avoided on the mobile site by logging in, but some web users—especially those who hit Reddit via Google search or ChatGPT—say they don't want to create an account.

  4 weeks By Chloe Albanesius
• A Decade Later, Vine Is Back as 'diVine.' In the TikTok Era, Will Anyone Care?

  Launching with 500,000 classic Vine clips, diVine promises 'all human' videos; no AI slop.

  1 month By PCMag UK
• A Decade Later, Vine Is Back as 'diVine.' In the TikTok Era, Will Anyone Care?

  Launching with 500,000 classic Vine clips, diVine promises 'all human' videos; no AI slop.

  1 month By Jon Martindale
• Standalone XChat App Is Now Available on iOS

  The XChat app mirrors X's upgraded direct messaging with encryption and privacy features as core features.

  1 month By Jibin Joseph
• Instagram’s Next App Wants Your Real, Authentic Photos With No Edits Allowed

  It’s called Instants, a disappearing photo app with similarities to both Snapchat and BeReal, and it's now in testing.

  1 month, 1 week By James Peckham
• Snap Lays Off 16% of Its Staff. CEO Says AI Tools Can Handle Repetitive Tasks

  The decision affects nearly 1,000 employees and is expected to reduce the company's annual expenses by $500 million.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Jibin Joseph
• Mastodon Plans End-to-End Encryption for Private Messages

  The decentralized social network is planning several enhancements after receiving funds from an open-source software group backed by the German government.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Michael Kan
• Instagram Now Lets You Edit Comments, But There's a Catch

  You need to make any corrections within 15 minutes of first posting a comment.

  1 month, 3 weeks By Jibin Joseph
• Meta Mulls Ending Oversight Board Funding After 2028

  Meta has reportedly pushed to automate many of its trust and safety functions.

  1 month, 4 weeks By Jon Martindale
• World's Oldest Tortoise Exploited in Cryptocurrency Stunt

  An account on X/Twitter claimed that Jonathan, the 193-year-old tortoise, had died, but he's alive and well. It looks like it was a ruse to drive up interest in a meme coin.

  2 months By Michael Kan
• Bluesky's Attie AI Will Let You Request Custom Feeds

  You can provide prompts for the content you'd like to see, and the AI will pull relevant posts.

  2 months By Jibin Joseph
• New California Bill Could Give Children of Influencers the Right to Removal

  Senate Bill 1247, if passed, will force social media platforms to provide a way for adults to request that content featuring them as minors be removed if it was created by a family member who made money sharing the material online.

  2 months By Will Mccurdy
• Meta’s Community Notes Could Pose ‘Significant Human Rights Risks’ Outside US

  Meta's Community Notes could be abused by 'coordinated disinformation networks' if they were rolled out outside the US, according to the tech giant’s quasi-independent Oversight Board.

  2 months By Will Mccurdy