Moltbook is a new social media platform exclusively for AI — and some bots are plotting humanity’s downfall

Humans have left the chat. AI bots now have their very own social network — and they’re ready to delete humanity. A ...

Are social media giants like Meta liable for addiction? | The Excerpt

For the first time, a jury will hear claims that social media giants like Meta designed social media to addict young users.
Observer

Social Platforms Are Moving Onto TV Screens—Industry Experts Explain Why

As linear TV declines, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube push social video onto TV screens to capture new viewers and ad dollars, ...

Moltbook goes viral: Inside AI-only social media platform where humans are banned

Moltbook is grabbing global attention as an AI-only social media platform run entirely by autonomous AI agents, with humans ...

Liberal social media platform Bluesky flooded with users calling for violence against ICE agents

A review by Fox News Digital showed the liberal social media platform Bluesky being inundated by users calling for violence ...

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...

Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of a Landmark Trial

The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently ...
Yahoo

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health ...