Social Media

If you didn’t post it on social media, did it even happen? Social media is an umbrella term for platforms that enable users to post media (images, text, videos) to the platform and interact with other users. While specific motivations may vary, the general purpose of social media is to publicly share an aspect of your life. On Facebook that may be a misinformed political rant, on Twitter a witty remark about a viral topic, on Instagram a #humblebrag snapshot of your recent vacation, on TikTok a lip-sync video or cringe-y attempt at a new dance trend. Social media is also a major way to get news (accuracy varies wildly) learn about new trends, stay in touch with friends, and read/view apologies by influencers and celebrities who did something stupid on said platform.

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Manchester City's UCL final was certainly a game the internet watched
Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates after the team's victory during the UEFA Champions League

Apollo app to shut down as Reddit API dispute somehow gets uglier
Reddit vs. Apollo


Twitter and Reddit's high-priced APIs are bad news for the internet's future
Reddit and Twitter

Right-wing Musk fans win Twitter CEO's loyalty. Staff loses.
Elon Musk

The best — and worst — social media apps in 2023 (so far)
Hands holding smartphones with speech bubbles

Reddit's new API pricing could kill its most popular app with a $20 million bill
Reddit logo

Want to know more about LGBTQ history? Follow these accounts.
An illustration of the Instagram logo with a rainbow Pride pattern below it.

Twitter will now put Community Notes 'fact checks' on images
Twitter images

Twitter is now worth one-third what Elon Musk paid
Twitter and Elon Musk

Jan. 6 convict sues Parler for banning him
photo illustration a Parler logo is seen displayed on a smartphone

Elon Musk pulls Twitter from EU Code against disinformation
Twitter EU

Twitter launches API 'Pro' plan for 'startups.' Developers think it's a slap in the face.
Twitter logo overlayed over Elon Musk

YouTube is getting rid of YouTube Stories
YouTube logo

Twitter is removing view count metrics from videos
Ron DeSantis video on Twitter

Twitter now publicly shows who you're paying to subscribe to via Subscriptions
Twitter logo

'Profound risk of harm': Surgeon General issues warning about youth social media use
Illustrated teen girl is overwhelmed looking at a large phone with negative emoji popping out at her.

Meta sells GIPHY to Shutterstock for a big loss after regulators force a sale
GIPHY acquired

Twitter users report deleted tweets return, won't delete
Twitter logo

Steven Crowder suspended from YouTube for letting Alex Jones guest host
Alex Jones

Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit
Twitter Blue

Crowdfunding platform Buy Me a Coffee removes far-right influencers and QAnon accounts
QAnon rally

Twitter's new CEO is Musk's first step in admitting Twitter Blue failure
Elon Musk

New Twitter CEO is former NBCUniversal exec Linda Yaccarino
Linda Yaccarino

Elon Musk claims Twitter has hired a new CEO but doesn't reveal who she is
Elon Musk Twitter

'10 MacBooks' Twitter hacker returns, steals LeVar Burton's account
LeVar Burton
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