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It may be time to put to rest yet another effort to build a social network on a blockchain: The number of transactions on decentralized social network friend.tech has cratered after less than 20 days since its launch. Friend.tech is trying a new spin on a decentralized social network by letting use

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Memes can happen in the blink of an eye, like a Jeopardy! contestant who accidentally makes a sexual innuendo under the pressure of stage lights, or a kid who randomly gets interviewed on a playground and professes his undying love for America's most plentiful crop, corn. But as soon as we knew

Former president Trump tweeted for the first time in more than two years on Thursday night, breaking a long silence on the platform, now known as X, that persisted into Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover. Trump’s first tweet since January 8, 2021, came after he was booked in an Atlanta jail o

Reddit is launching the “Mod Helper Program” to reward moderators who offer helpful advice to other moderators, along with an updated moderator help center. The announcement comes amid growing discontent among the site's moderators, many of whom relied on third-party apps that have since be

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has a new initiative aimed at luring smaller businesses to advertise on its platform. The company announced on Wednesday it would offer a one-time ad credit of $250 to select businesses when they spend $1,000 or more on new ad campaigns over the next 30 day

Snap has restructured its reporting system in India and named Pulkit Trivedi as the new country head, underscoring the increasing importance of the South Asian market to the company. Snapchat’s parent company has directed its Indian teams to report directly to Trivedi, thereby granting local

TikTok announced today it’s adding a new place for advertisers to reach its audience: within the search results page. The new ad buying type dubbed the “Search Ads Toggle” will allow advertisers to target the platform’s users who are specifically seeking to learn more about

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The seminal 1987 horror film “Zepotha” is back on TikTok. Reaction videos to the film's gory forest scenes dominate user feeds. TikTok users are digging through their parents' wardrobes to recreate the vintage outfits from the movie. Fanart of the characters and convoluted theories abou

In a new class action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California this week, two parents accuse Roblox of illegally facilitating child gambling. While gambling is not allowed on the platform, which hosts millions of virtual games that cater to children and teens, the lawsuit points to thir

Twitch’s chat ban tools have been around for ages, but the platform is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch a stream to begin with. In Twitch’s latest episode of Patch Notes, its monthly product update show, the company announced that it would soon let streamers block

Tech nonprofit Garbo announced today it’s ending its formal partnership with Match Group, the dating app giant behind Tinder, Plenty of Fish, Match and other apps. The two companies first teamed up in 2021, when Match made a seven-figure investment in the background check provider, following

X owner Elon Musk is promising to “soon” address the lack of transparency around “shadowbanning” on the social network formerly known as Twitter — that is, not outright banning a user, but making changes that ensure their content is no longer circulated and kept out of