Social Media
Is LinkedIn Going to Layoff 5% of Its Workforce?
LinkedIn is laying off approximately 5% of global workforce affecting 875 employees despite 12% revenue growth. CEO Daniel Shapero stated the company is scaling back…
Meta Expands AI Chatbot Access to Threads
Meta launched Meta AI chatbot on Threads with Grok-like context reply functionality. The @meta.ai official account rolls out to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina, and…
LinkedIn Enables Consultants to Book Paid Sessions Directly From Profiles
LinkedIn added tool enabling advisors to book consulting sessions directly in app with payment facilitation. Premium Business subscribers can add “Get advice from me” button…
TikTok Offers Paid Ad-Free Subscription Amid Growing Privacy Concerns
TikTok has become the latest social media app to introduce an ad-free paid experience. The short-video platform announced a new £3.99 monthly subscription in the…
Spotify’s 20th Birthday: A Celebration of Your Music Moments
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Spotify is giving listeners a special gift: a fully personalized look at their entire music history. Starting today, fans can…
YouTube Tests Clear Screen Viewing Feature for Shorts to Match TikTok and Instagram Reels
YouTube is developing a Clear Screen option for Shorts to hide on-screen function buttons enabling full unimpeded viewing. App researcher Radu Oncescu shared details about…
Threads Updates Branding as Meta Expands Platform Identity
Threads released an updated brand logo and font to distinguish the platform from Instagram and Meta’s other apps after three years. The leaning italics represent…
Snap Hosts A Closed-Door AR Bootcamp Before Specs Goes Public
Snap welcomed 45 active Spectacles developers to Santa Monica headquarters for an AR developer bootcamp last month. Participants from the United States, Zambia, Sweden, and…
Netanyahu Alleges Pakistani “Bot Farms” Are Manipulating US Social Media
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just leveled serious allegations against Pakistan. He claims that social media “bot farms” traced to Pakistan are actively manipulating American…
Is Meta Dying After Wasting $100 Billion on Metaverse and Losing 20 Million Users?
Meta lost 20 million daily active users in Q1 2026, marking its first decline ever as young audiences abandon the platform. The company spent over…
Is Instagram Eyeing Long-Form Content Strategy to Battle YouTube?
Instagram is reportedly exploring long-form video content for connected TV platforms as Meta expands its ambitions beyond short-form Reels. The move could position Instagram more…
Why Ronaldo, Messi, Virat, and Priyanka lost millions of Instagram followers
Instagram has removed a reported 50 million fake, spam, bot, and inactive accounts in what users online have described as the Great Purge of the…