110 stories tagged social-media, newest first.
98 points by noplay | 87 comments
Blast exclusive reporting that French PM Sébastien Lecornu asked Orange, SFR, Free and Bouygues to prepare blocking TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and X before the October 24 protest.
90 points by Tomte | 64 comments
An opinion piece in comic form on Xtra by webcomic duo Hazel and Bell about how social media algorithms and payment processor restrictions are hurting indie queer webcomics.
139 points by nidnogg | 57 comments
Al Jazeera news report that Meta employees acknowledged in internal messages that Lula's Instagram accounts were restricted during Brazil's election while Bolsonaro's were recommended.
5 points by femto | 1 comments
Transcript of Andrew Leigh MP's 2026 Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration arguing that algorithmic social media feeds fuel political anger, and proposing remedies.
48 points by BrenBarn | 37 comments
A staff announcement on Pillowfort stating the social blogging platform will close on December 4th, 2026, with refund and blog export details.
417 points by AshleysBrain | 406 comments
A Mastodon post by Ashley Gullen reporting that Facebook Pages now require a paid subscription to post more than two links per month; the page returned a 429 error.
237 points by jumpocelot | 127 comments
EFE news report on Lula supporters protesting outside Meta in Brazil, accusing the company of electoral interference.
30 points by ayaros | 16 comments
An opinion post on Lex Friedman's tech blog responding to John Gruber and arguing that X (formerly Twitter) is bad.
64 points by birdculture | 38 comments
Dave Rupert blog post reflecting on people he follows announcing departures from social media, AI usage, or the internet entirely, including Salma's retirement post.
51 points by theanonymousone | 53 comments
Barchart news article reporting MrBeast told Mark Cuban he spends millions reverse engineering each platform's algorithms to keep generating video ideas.
194 points by andreynering | 144 comments
Orkut.com landing page pitching a revival of the Orkut social network focused on people, communities, and genuine connection.
95 points by karakoram | 73 comments
Pew Research Center report on international survey findings that growing shares of people say social media is harming democracy.
66 points by Tomte | 40 comments
Anil Dash blog post arguing against the euphemism "unalive" and the platform-driven algospeak that self-censors language on social media.
262 points by BurnerBurner | 222 comments
A personal blog post mocking performative LinkedIn culture, describing the author's projects including building a YOLO-based detector for LinkedIn posts.
406 points by minimaxir | 168 comments
A Substack essay by the mother seen in a viral San Francisco Giants game clip, giving context about her husband and family that night.
656 points by cyb0rg0 | 408 comments
Bryan Cantrill blog post arguing that using an LLM to write LinkedIn posts reveals a lack of thought, likening it to an open fly.
377 points by shubhamjain | 281 comments
Ed West's Substack essay on children's media diets and doomscrolling, discussing James Marriott's 'The New Dark Ages'.
536 points by motownphilly | 319 comments
A web tool for anonymously viewing public Twitter/X profiles, tweets, photos, and videos without an account, plus search and video download features.
443 points by bhouston | 413 comments
Reuters news report on Meta reaching a $17 billion settlement with US states over social media harms to children.
665 points by gavide | 418 comments
Blog post by Tim Marinin examining how the Bluesky app adds its butterfly logo to screenshots of posts.
430 points by robtherobber | 284 comments
ABC News Verify investigation reporting that Facebook's monetization programs are paying controversial creators who produce rage-bait content.
426 points by theanonymousone | 179 comments
LinkedIn CringeBot 3000 is a satirical AI web tool that turns any topic into a parody LinkedIn thought-leadership post.
764 points by boplicity | 407 comments
News report that a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567m over harms to children's mental health from its social media platforms.
415 points by Vaslo | 298 comments
WSJ article reporting that Polymarket has paid creators to post deceptive social media videos promoting its prediction market bets.
649 points by vrnvu | 439 comments
Blog essay arguing the tech industry traded its trusted, boring nerd reputation for attention via self-promoting founders and executives online.
635 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 430 comments
BBC Worklife article by John Laurenson on how social media feeds shifted from friends' posts to trending, algorithm-driven content.
463 points by StrLght | 367 comments
Mullvad VPN blog post arguing that social media age verification laws spreading worldwide lay the foundation for a government-controlled internet.
1002 points by giuliomagnifico | 427 comments
ALQST article reporting that Meta has blocked human rights organizations' accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
436 points by thm | 385 comments
CNBC article reporting that the European Commission plans to regulate addictive design features on TikTok and Instagram that target children.
1267 points by gregsadetsky | 1071 comments
EFF Deeplinks blog post announcing that the Electronic Frontier Foundation is leaving the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
412 points by billfor | 499 comments
CNN Business article reporting that a New Mexico jury found Meta liable in a case over child sexual exploitation on its platforms.
367 points by tosh | 80 comments
IndieWeb wiki page explaining POSSE, the practice of publishing content on your own site first and then syndicating copies to third-party platforms.
726 points by asukachikaru | 410 comments
Blog post by Merritt K on Other Strangeness urging people and businesses to maintain their own websites rather than relying on social media platforms.
601 points by ppew | 402 comments
A blog post by geohot arguing that social media fear about falling behind on AI agents is nonsense and urging people to focus on creating value for others.
589 points by bilsbie | 315 comments
CNBC article on how online age-verification tools spreading across the U.S. for child safety are leading to surveillance of adults.
367 points by minimaxir | 320 comments
Bluesky blog post by Jay Graber announcing she is stepping down as CEO to become Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.
388 points by 1659447091 | 371 comments
BBC News article reporting that TikTok will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing it would put users at risk.
1416 points by npilk | 777 comments
A personal blog post arguing that Facebook is now dominated by AI-generated slop content and has been abandoned by younger users.
693 points by danso | 748 comments
Politico Europe article on the EU's push to make social media platforms like TikTok and Meta end addictive design features such as infinite scrolling.
1304 points by kotaKat | 853 comments
CNN Business article reporting that TikTok users say they cannot upload anti-ICE videos, which the company attributes to technical issues.
726 points by publicdebates | 1137 comments
An Ask HN discussion thread asking how to address the loneliness epidemic among people who have no one to talk to and spend their time on social media.
1006 points by 47thpresident | 235 comments
IndieWeb wiki page explaining POSSE (Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere), the practice of posting content on your own site and copying it to other platforms.
651 points by 8organicbits | 365 comments
Blog post by Ploum arguing that online communication tools have been turned into entertainment platforms, eroding genuine communication.
337 points by ourmandave | 182 comments
Hindustan Times news article on X's new feature showing account country of origin, revealing many purportedly US political accounts are run from abroad.
347 points by binning | 146 comments
TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.
562 points by pseudolus | 224 comments
Reuters article on US court filings alleging Meta buried internal causal evidence that its social media platforms harm users; page showed a captcha verification.
540 points by Tomte | 379 comments
Op-ed on the Mastodon blog by founder Eugen Rochko announcing he is stepping down as CEO and taking a strategy and product advisor role.
417 points by c420 | 300 comments
AP News article reporting that Denmark's government plans to ban social media access for children under 15.
596 points by speckx | 638 comments
A personal blog post by Neil Brown on not wanting videos of his hobby activities published publicly online.
882 points by knowtheory | 353 comments
Dan Abramov's overreacted blog post arguing that social media should follow open source's path, built on open protocols like AT Protocol.
413 points by Mgtyalx | 606 comments
Wall Street Journal article on U.S. investors and the Trump administration nearing a deal with China over TikTok's U.S. operations; page shows a captcha.
327 points by wallflower | 102 comments
Guardian news article about a Scottish bride who, after four years, identified a stranger who appeared uninvited in her wedding photos.
430 points by mdhb | 258 comments
Washington Post exclusive report that Meta suppressed internal research on child safety risks in its virtual reality products, according to employees who told Congress.
524 points by donohoe | 950 comments
New York Times article reporting that Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X; the captured page shows a captcha challenge instead of the article.
442 points by drankl | 354 comments
A Substack essay by Freya India arguing that people now define themselves through labels and diagnoses, turning personalities into marketable products.
654 points by echollama | 404 comments
A Substack essay on how Silicon Valley companies engineer addictive products that monetize users' attention and relationships.
468 points by FinnLobsien | 801 comments
New Yorker column by Kyle Chayka on Mark Zuckerberg's testimony at Meta's antitrust trial arguing that social media platforms are no longer what they used to be.
365 points by ink_13 | 251 comments
Bluesky blog post from April 21, 2025 announcing a new form of account verification on the platform.
419 points by imakwana | 413 comments
NBER working paper by Allcott, Gentzkow and others studying how deactivating Facebook and Instagram affects users' emotional state.
474 points by cwwc | 471 comments
An After Babel Substack essay arguing that TikTok causes widespread harm to children and teens.
486 points by erhmmmm | 239 comments
A blog post recounting the author's encounter with a human-seeming Reddit post that turned out to be a bot, reflecting on AI slop online.
505 points by bookofjoe | 637 comments
PetaPixel news article reporting that Adobe deleted its posts on Bluesky after receiving a furious backlash from users.
689 points by mklyons | 327 comments
Landing page for Seven39, a social media site only open from 7:39pm to 10:39pm EST, with login and account creation buttons.
683 points by tom_usher | 268 comments
A March 2025 blog post arguing that algorithmic social media feeds manipulate what people consume and think, and urging readers to take back control from them.
714 points by Leary | 2270 comments
NBC News article reporting that TikTok began restoring service for U.S. users after President-elect Trump gave assurances to its service providers.
1116 points by mfiguiere | 2140 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that TikTok went offline for users in the United States in January 2025 ahead of the federal ban taking effect.
933 points by kjhughes | 2431 comments
CNBC news article reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban law, setting the stage for U.S. users to begin losing access on Sunday.
630 points by xnhbx | 1627 comments
Reuters article reporting TikTok is preparing to shut off its app for U.S. users on Sunday; the capture shows a captcha puzzle instead of the article.
416 points by stafford_beer | 310 comments
Kevin Munger's Substack essay examining MrBeast and YouTube creator culture, from the author of The YouTube Apparatus.
364 points by joemanaco | 398 comments
A blog post on a game studio's Backstage blog explaining why the author deleted their social media accounts and urging others to do the same.
340 points by n1b0m | 485 comments
Guardian article reporting that Meta is removing its AI-generated Instagram and Facebook profiles after backlash, including over a persona called 'proud Black queer momma'.
395 points by GavinAnderegg | 668 comments
Blog post arguing about Bluesky's rise as users flee X, and contending that Bluesky is currently neither federated nor decentralized.
377 points by robbiet480 | 394 comments
Reuters article on Australia's proposed ban on social media use for people under 16; the capture shows a bot-check captcha instead of the article.
627 points by empressplay | 360 comments
CBC News report that the Canadian government ordered TikTok to wind down its Canadian operations after a national security review, while Canadians can still use the app.
464 points by nabla9 | 293 comments
FTC press release announcing a staff report finding that large social media and video streaming companies engaged in vast surveillance of users with lax privacy controls.
382 points by lopkeny12ko | 209 comments
A post on X by Rachel Tobac saying LinkedIn is using users' content to train its AI tools; the post content did not load.
692 points by theneedful | 166 comments
Blog post by SpaceHey's creator announcing the MySpace-inspired social network reached 1 million registered users and describing recent improvements.
329 points by fayazara | 81 comments
LinkPreview is a web tool that shows how a URL's link preview will appear on social media and chat apps based on its meta tags.
351 points by rvz | 615 comments
The Verge news article reporting that Brazilian users are flocking to Bluesky after Brazil banned X.
567 points by southernplaces7 | 1021 comments
Politico news article on Mark Zuckerberg saying he regrets Meta yielding to White House pressure over content moderation; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
503 points by frob | 401 comments
Haaretz article reporting that Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry ran a covert fake-account influence campaign targeting US lawmakers over the Gaza war.
363 points by jpdpeters | 329 comments
Pls Fix is a marketplace where users post paid requests for verified big tech employees to help recover blocked or suspended social media and ad accounts.
436 points by praisewhitey | 257 comments
Hell Gate article reporting that the NYPD sent a warrantless subpoena for a copwatcher's social media account data but won't defend it in court.
383 points by vinnyglennon | 578 comments
ABC News article reporting that the Florida House passed a bill banning social media accounts for children under 16, sending it to the state Senate.
448 points by simonebrunozzi | 708 comments
After Babel post by Zach Rausch and Jon Haidt arguing that the early-2010s teen mental illness rise occurred simultaneously across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
492 points by benrutter | 375 comments
A personal blog essay reflecting on how the web has shifted from discovering independent websites to algorithmic social media feeds.
658 points by anigbrowl | 1067 comments
A Substack investigation by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang into Israeli government-led efforts to shape online discourse and silence pro-Palestinian voices, citing Zoom calls and WhatsApp logs.
352 points by throw0101a | 153 comments
Artnet News opinion piece by Ben Davis on being targeted by painter Devon Rodriguez's followers after a critical review, and on 'parasocial aesthetics'.
415 points by czue | 285 comments
Cory Zue's blog post explaining his growing pessimism about Twitter and how engagement-driven tactics erode authenticity in an attention economy.
370 points by cmrdporcupine | 211 comments
Blog post reporting that the BBC has abandoned Meta's Threads while continuing its presence on Mastodon.