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Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
4 hours ago

Social media updates and new features to know this week - PR Daily

TikTok has received a security certification for its U.S. data protection systems, while also upgrading its ad creation tools with AI features.
Humor
fromWIRED
19 hours ago

War Memes Are Turning Conflict Into Content

Memes have become a rapid means of expressing dark humor and political satire during conflicts, reflecting societal responses to fear and hardship.
#artificial-intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromDigital Trends
2 days ago

AI is entering the Skynet debate moment in the social media hype circles

AI doom influencers are reshaping public and policymaker perceptions of artificial intelligence, emphasizing potential risks and worst-case scenarios.
Social media marketing
fromCassius Life
21 hours ago

A.I.-Generated Fake Influencers Are Pushing Pro-Trump Messaging On TikTok

Artificially generated influencers are spreading pro-Trump messages on social media, posing as real users ahead of the midterm elections.
Artificial intelligence
fromDigital Trends
2 days ago

AI is entering the Skynet debate moment in the social media hype circles

AI doom influencers are reshaping public and policymaker perceptions of artificial intelligence, emphasizing potential risks and worst-case scenarios.
Social media marketing
fromCassius Life
21 hours ago

A.I.-Generated Fake Influencers Are Pushing Pro-Trump Messaging On TikTok

Artificially generated influencers are spreading pro-Trump messages on social media, posing as real users ahead of the midterm elections.
Boston
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Rage bait? Elder abuse? Reddit post of abandoned sign has GenXers up in arms.

Blockbuster Video's sign remains a nostalgic relic, provoking strong emotions among Boston residents despite the store's closure.
Online marketing
fromInc
5 days ago

This New Reddit Integration Helps Companies Connect With Their Customers Where They Already Are

HubSpot now allows users to run Reddit marketing campaigns directly through its CRM platform.
Games
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

The Strange Origin of AI's 'Reasoning' Abilities

Gamers on 4chan discovered the 'chain of thought' feature in AI Dungeon, enhancing AI's problem-solving capabilities and accuracy.
#social-media
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
6 days ago

Social traffic kinda stinks for news publishers now, in 3 charts

Social media traffic to news publishers has significantly declined, with Twitter traffic down 70% since 2022.
Film
fromKotaku
1 week ago

New Faces of Death A Fun Stab At Grisly State Of Social Media

The proliferation of graphic content online, especially among children, highlights the disturbing impact of social media on society.
Media industry
fromNatesilver
2 weeks ago

Social media is turning into a freak show

Social media's influence on content quality and publisher success has led to a crisis in foreign policy and political communication.
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Pro-Trump AI influencers are flooding social media.

Experts indicate that the creation of A.I. avatars is becoming easier, particularly for contractors and marketing companies that specialize in developing and dispatching these avatars in bulk.
Artificial intelligence
Silicon Valley
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the taskers' scraping the internet for Meta-owned AI firm

Scale AI, part-owned by Meta, employs thousands to train AI using personal data from social media, raising ethical concerns about data scraping.
#reddit
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Reddit will prompt some accounts to 'verify humanness' in latest bot crackdown

Growth hacking
fromQuartz
2 weeks ago

Reddit Benefits From Strong User Growth: A Sign for More Upside?

Reddit's user growth and enhanced advertising strategies are driving significant revenue increases and expanding its market reach.
Privacy technologies
fromMashable
3 weeks ago

Reddit officially addresses bot problems, ID verification stance

Reddit plans to implement human verification to ensure users are real people, not bots, without compromising user anonymity.
Privacy technologies
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Reddit will prompt some accounts to 'verify humanness' in latest bot crackdown

Reddit will implement verification for accounts showing bot-like behavior using FaceID and passkeys, while maintaining user anonymity.
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

Reddit will implement human verification for accounts suspected of being bots to enhance user experience and combat automated behavior.
#meta
Privacy technologies
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

Meta Reveals Plan to Gradually Replace Human Moderators With AI

Meta's new AI technology enhances content enforcement on Facebook and Instagram, outperforming human review teams in detecting violations.
Privacy technologies
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

Meta Reveals Plan to Gradually Replace Human Moderators With AI

Meta's new AI technology enhances content enforcement on Facebook and Instagram, outperforming human review teams in detecting violations.
#ai-generated-content
fromFast Company
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

How to dial down the AI slop on platforms

Platforms provide tools to reduce low-quality AI-generated content, but eliminating pervasive AI 'slop' entirely from feeds is extremely difficult.
Digital life
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

What could six fictional voters teach us about how social media really works?

Exploring online content through six fictional voters during the Senedd election reveals diverse political perspectives and the influence of social media algorithms.
Social media marketing
fromDigiday
6 days ago

Why brands can't stop acting like reply guys and jumping into viral comment threads on social media

Brands are increasingly engaging in social media replies to drive interaction and remain culturally relevant.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Foolish Pollsters Are Now Just Asking AI What Voters Would Say in Response to Questions and Publishing It at Face Value

Axios mistakenly cited AI-generated polling data as human responses, highlighting risks of using simulations in opinion polling.
fromJewish Insider
6 days ago

Instagram fails to remove nearly all reported extremist content after Meta moderation rollback, ADL study finds

The ADL report identified 105 accounts affiliated with white supremacist Nick Fuentes' 'groyper' network, with more than 1.4 million combined followers. Those accounts frequently posted antisemitic conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial and pro-Hitler content.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Sora never understood what makes social media work

Sora was probably never going to succeed as a social media service. Social media platforms anchor in the real world... People do find news on X, and their real friends and family on Instagram.
Digital life
Television
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 month ago

TikTok is testing a new micro-drama feed, and its top shows feature AI zombies and sad polar bears

TikTok launched a limited test of 'TikTok Short Drama,' a new mini-drama feed featuring short-form dramatic content available to users over 18 in select regions.
#reddit-marketing
E-Commerce
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Report finds Reddit ads drive strong performance for retailers

Reddit drives significantly more purchase activity than recognized, with revenue influenced by Reddit increasing 257% in 2025, making it the most undervalued marketing channel.
E-Commerce
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Report finds Reddit ads drive strong performance for retailers

Reddit drives significantly more purchase activity than recognized, with revenue influenced by Reddit increasing 257% in 2025, making it the most undervalued marketing channel.
Digital life
fromScary Mommy
3 weeks ago

People On Reddit Are Sharing Their Favorite "Underground" Websites - Here Are The Best Ones

Many underground websites can enhance productivity, provide free resources, and offer unique experiences online.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

AI is so sycophantic there's a Reddit channel called 'AITA' documenting its sociopathic advice | Fortune

AI chatbots often provide flattering advice, leading to harmful behaviors and damaging relationships.
Television
fromInterview Magazine
1 month ago

These Creators Are Getting Rich Off Reaction Content While We Watch

Reaction videos have evolved from a niche curiosity into a massive YouTube phenomenon, with top channels accumulating hundreds of millions of views and attracting attention from major artists.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Bumble's AI Dating Concierge Sparked a Reddit Sentiment Flip From 29 to 76

Bee learns users' values, relationship goals, and communication style through private chats, then surfaces matches with compatibility explanations. Bumble is also experimenting with removing the traditional swipe mechanic entirely in select markets, replacing it with chapter-based profiles designed to fight swipe fatigue among Gen Z users.
Venture
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Clickbait, Decoded

They Laughed When She Sat Down at the Piano-But Then She Started to Play And they continued laughing. This Common Kitchen Ingredient Could Save Your Life It's a glass of water. Use This Calculator to Figure Out When You'll Be Able to Retire Never.
Everyday cooking
#google-search
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked

Automated bans on Tumblr disproportionately affected trans women, leading to user concerns and claims of moderation issues.
Media industry
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Crowd's Reaction to BuzzFeed's New AI App: Uncomfortable Laughter

BuzzFeed faces severe financial distress with $57.3 million net loss in 2025 and substantial doubt about continuing operations, despite pivoting to AI-focused products that received poor reception at SXSW.
Television
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Trouble with Review Bombing

Review bombing—coordinated negative ratings of well-made media—reflects cultural fault lines, with shows like Starfleet Academy and Shrinking attacked as 'woke' despite thoughtful storytelling exploring accountability and grief.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Psychology of Watching Strangers on Social Media

Capgras delusion reveals how disrupted emotional brain circuits cause people to perceive loved ones as imposters, paralleling how social media strips away human warmth and authenticity in digital relationships.
Marketing tech
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Bots may be best to handle bad reviews first, study finds

Automated review monitoring systems reduce embarrassing public responses to complaints while increasing actual business improvements based on customer feedback.
Media industry
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Digg's comeback hits pause after bots and AI overwhelm the site

Digg is shutting down after a failed two-month relaunch due to bot and AI spam overwhelming the platform, forcing the company to reassess strategy and downsize.
Python
fromRaymondcamden
2 months ago

Creating Reddit Summaries with URL Context and Gemini

Gemini's URL Context enables the model to fetch public webpage content directly, avoiding manual HTML downloads and simplifying tasks like scanning subreddit posts.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Ad for AI editing app which said it could 'remove anything' banned

Because the ad implied that viewers could use an app to remove a woman's clothing, we considered it condoned digitally altering and exposing women's bodies without their consent. It added that the ad was irresponsible, included a harmful gender stereotype and was likely to cause serious offence.
Privacy technologies
fromVogue
2 months ago

How Reddit Plans to Be the Antidote to AI Shopping

A quick ask around my Whatsapp groups tells me why it's appealing to the millennial female. "It's the source of all knowledge and free of influencers," says one friend. "I use it because it's real people, and ChatGPT is soulless and makes me sad," says another. "I like how old school the platform is - it feels quite separate from adverts, image saturation, influencing," says a third.
Tech industry
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Comment of the Week: 'Bovino Is So Tiny That...'

Bovino, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller are derided as ghouls and scum, with expressed hope they will be ousted and 'Impeach Trump'.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Tumblr updated reblogs to function more like tweets and users hate it

The reblog chain is one of the things that makes Tumblr unlike anywhere else. The new experience looks closer to how reblogs behave on X, Bluesky, and Threads. And the similarities haven't gone unnoticed by many Tumblr users who are now pushing back against the platform becoming another Twitter look-alike, and say the updated reblog chains are harder to follow.
Social media marketing
Wellness
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

10 Habits That Redditors Wish They'd Adopted Sooner

Adopting simple daily habits—walking, regular vacations, clear priorities, hydration, quality sleep, and decluttering—substantially improves mental and physical quality of life.
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Creators express frustration with Instagram's latest AI experiment

Instagram has been developing this option for some time, facilitating in-stream shopping with auto-generated shopping tags that identify the item in a post. The more recent addition of AI tagging has enhanced this, adding similar product matches that can be displayed when a user taps the Shop the Look button on a post.
E-Commerce
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Where Have All the Good Memes Gone?

The lyrics have a rather annoying quality to them, similar to the way that other songs like "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, "Fireflies" by Owl City or even "Friday" by Rebecca Black did in their time - songs that gained rapid popularity and, just as quickly, sparked rapid backlash from many due to overexposure to them.
Humor
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

X Really Is Pulling Users to the Right

After buying Twitter, Elon Musk rebuilt it to his own specifications and preferences. This resulted in an environment we may gently call friendlier to the discussion and promotion of right-wing politics. The goal motivated his purchase and subsequent management and product decisions, and people who still use the platform will agree, in a narrow sense, that its character has changed. From the left: Elon Musk turned Twitter into 4chan for government officials and tech workers.
Right-wing politics
Digital life
fromTheSavvyGamer
1 month ago

20 Ways The Comment Section Rewrote Culture - TheSavvyGamer

Comment sections transformed online interaction by turning reactions into visible currency, reshaping content creation, amplification, reputation management, and public behavior.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Digg shuts down for a 'hard reset' because it was flooded with bots

Digg shut down its beta due to overwhelming bot and SEO spam activity, prompting founder Kevin Rose to rejoin full-time to rebuild the platform with a fundamentally different approach.
US politics
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

How The New York Times uses a custom AI tool to track the "manosphere"

Right-wing influencers publicly criticized President Trump after the Justice Department declined to release additional Jeffrey Epstein investigation files.
#threads
fromThe Verge
2 months ago
Social media marketing

Threads' new 'Dear Algo' feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

fromThe Verge
2 months ago
Social media marketing

Threads' new 'Dear Algo' feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see

Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Humans are infiltrating the Reddit for AI bots

An AI-agent social platform produced viral, seemingly AI-generated posts that were likely human-engineered, revealing security flaws and impersonation risks.
Social media marketing
fromPhys
1 month ago

Social media influencers increase the toxicity and power of misinformation, research shows

Social media influencers perpetuate misinformation more effectively than regular users due to parasocial relationships with followers and financial incentives tied to engagement.
Tech industry
fromEngadget
2 months ago

The Morning After: Meta turned Threads algorithm complaints into an official feature

Threads adds a "dear algo" post type that lets users directly set recommendation preferences and propagate topics across feeds in select countries.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The X algorithm really is trying to radicalize you-researchers just proved it

X's algorithmic feed prioritizes engagement-driving content over user preferences, degrading the platform experience and pushing users toward sensationalized, polarized material.
Digital life
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

We're not nostalgic for 2016 - we're nostalgic for the internet before all the slop | TechCrunch

Many people romanticize 2016 as a simpler "last good year" despite major political, social, and health crises that caused widespread anxiety.
Social media marketing
fromPR Daily
2 months ago

Social media updates and new features to know this week - PR Daily

LinkedIn adds verified AI skill badges; X's Brand Ranx tracks Super Bowl ad engagement live; Meta enables creator content to be promoted as ads.
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