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Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads were down - here's what you need to know

By Lance Ulanoff last updated

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads are down or failing - Here's what you need to know

AI-generated or just poorly edited? Kylian Mbappé’s latest Instagram post rams home how hard it is to know what's real these days

By John-Anthony Disotto published

Global soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé scored an incredible goal this week, but that didn't stop his social media team from making some awful photo edits.

Social Media without content moderation would ruin us and the Supreme Court should know it

By Lance Ulanoff published

The US Supreme Court is hearing a pair of cases that could define the future of all social media (and possibly ruin the whole thing).

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Bluesky enforces age checks to comply with Australia's under-16s social media ban – and reverses Mississippi's block

By Chiara Castro published

The platforms made these changes on December 10, despite not being among the platforms required to do so

Google Messages is finally getting a mentions feature for chats – here’s how it works

By Rowan Davies published

Google Messages could soon get the mentions feature it's been lacking for a while – here's how it looks.

How to post on Pinterest

By Jasmine Mannan published

In this article you will learn how to post on Pinterest, whether its a Pin, Board or Collage.

I tried Sora 2 – I love it and it’s about to ruin everything

By Lance Ulanoff published

We go hands-on with the Sora app, featuring Sora 2. It's powerful and can create uncanny generative AI video featuring you, you and your friends, and even you and celebrities who've opted in.

This AI app lets you chat with the dead using a few minutes of video – and not everyone is okay with that

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

2wai's AI app can recreate deceased loved ones, leading to intense debate about whether digital resurrection is comforting or crossing a line.

TikTok Ban live: President Trump signs exec order giving TikTok a penalty-free 75-day extension

By Lance Ulanoff last updated

TikTok Ban ban countdown live: The social media platform hangs in the balance

StubHub’s ChatGPT app turns ticket hunting into a conversation

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

StubHub has launched a conversational ticket‑finding app inside ChatGPT

X was down again – here's how its latest outage played out

By Mark Wilson published

X suffered a major blip again this week, with thousands reporting that the social media site was down in the both the US and UK – but it seems to have recovered.

Unsurprisingly, X users locked out in the cold after botched authentication switch

By Benedict Collins, Benedict Collins published

Another botched security update from X.com? Who would have guessed.

Google Photos is getting an AI meme generator, and I love and hate the idea at the same time

By John-Anthony Disotto published

Google Photos could be about to introduce an AI meme generator powered by Gemini, but I don't want to make better memes; I want to make human ones.

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Cameroon social media ban sees Proton VPN signups skyrocket by 3,000%

By Rene Millman published

Social media platforms have been blocked in Cameroon amid escalating post-election protests. Many citizens are turning to VPNs, with Proton VPN reporting a 3,000% surge in signups.

What is Grok: This chatbot is brimming with attitude

By David Crookes published

What is Grok and how does this generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI work?

AI Slop won in 2025 — fingerprinting real content might be the answer in 2026

By Lance Ulanoff published

Forget identifying AI slop, 'Fingerprinting real media' could be 2026's hottest trend.

Reddit was down again – popular discussion platform suffered through second major outage in two days

By Lance Ulanoff last updated

Reddit went offline on Wednesday and then again on Thursday but now appears mostly recovered.

Meta wants to fill your social media feeds with bots – here's why I think it's wrong

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

Meta plans to fill platforms with AI chatbots.

WhatsApp's new new music status updates take me back to my MySpace and MSN Messenger days

By Carrie Marshall published

WhatsApp's musical statuses are a real blast from the past

'Exploitative use of AI is social media; we already have it – it's called you don't own your data’: will.i.am talks tech, LG, and using AI responsibly

By Ural Garrett published

‘The public is not aware of just the power of data’: will.i.am on speaking to our speakers, responsible use of AI and, er, scrolling Insta on the toilet.

Best social media management tool of 2025

By Adam Marshall last updated

We list the best social media management tools, to make it simple and easy to market your business with multiple social medias by using a single interface.

You don't have to be real to score brand deals as an influencer

By Eric Hal Schwartz published

AI influencers are a growing part of social media and are earning plenty of cash for their creators.

Deezer is rolling out its answer to Wrapped and Replay, plus three new features you won't find on Spotify or Apple Music

By Becky Scarrott published

Deezer's launching four new features between now and the end of May – and top of the pile has to be platform-agnostic music sharing

ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from Google's AirDrop surprise to Gemini 3

By Alex Blake published

Here are the biggest tech stories of the past week, helping you catch up with everything you might have missed.

I’ve been using the new Meta AI Vibes app – and it’s fun but some of the videos it makes are unintentionally hilarious

By Graham Barlow published

Meta’s new Vibes app is fun to play with – but the AI-generated videos can be absolutely ridiculous

I used Grok’s new free tier on X but I can’t show you the results because it could infringe Nintendo's copyright

By John-Anthony Disotto published

I tried Grok's new free tier and I'm worried about what this means for the future of social media.

Latest Instagram feature asks if you’re ready to reveal your innermost Reel personality to your besties

By Jacob Krol published

Instagram's latest feature lets you create a custom Reels feed in your DMs that appeals to you and your besties' interests.

Speak, Book, Fly. Qatar Airways debuts industry-first AI travel agent, Sama

By Sponsored published

Follow Sama on Instagram and get inspired to travel the world.

20 years of YouTube - here are 20 of our all-time favorite memes and moments

By Josephine Watson published

Take a walk down memory lane with our all-time favorite YouTube memories.

The beginning of the end? More of us are moving away from Google towards TikTok and AI chatbots — as research reveals that the golden era of search engines may well be over

By Wayne Williams published

Surveys by Applause and Forrester show we're changing how we search online for information, but concerns persist.