Facebook is getting a free verified badge to help spot real people

Facebook is rolling out a free, selfie-based Verified badge so you know there’s a real person behind a profile before you swipe, chat, or buy.

3 Influencer Marketing Conferences Talent Managers Should Attend

Influencer marketing conferences are usually sold on their agendas. For talent managers, the real value is who else is in the room.

Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok
Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok – changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of […]

Vietnam wants under-16s to keep their accounts, just not post on them
Vietnam wants under-16s to keep their accounts, just not post on them

Vietnam has settled on an unusual way to police children online. Under a draft decree unveiled this week, users under 16 would keep their social media accounts but lose the right to post, comment, or react to anything on them. It is a narrower move tha…

Reddit may cut Google off from its content, and it isn’t the only one
Reddit may cut Google off from its content, and it isn’t the only one

For twenty years, the deal between Google and the web was simple. Publishers let Google crawl their pages. Google sent readers back in return. That bargain is breaking. Reddit is the latest, and loudest, sign. Its shares fell about 9% on Wednesday afte…

Mark Zuckerberg launches an AI-optimism campaign, and a jab at the doomers
Mark Zuckerberg launches an AI-optimism campaign, and a jab at the doomers

The AI industry has a mood problem, and Mark Zuckerberg thinks he can sell the cure. On Thursday, Meta’s chief executive posted a sunny vision of the AI future, and wrapped it in a marketing campaign. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg said Meta “has alway…

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, pri…

YouTuber Gossip Goblin Will Debut AI Film In U.S. Theaters

YouTube creator Gossip Goblin brings AI-assisted feature “Gods Don’t Give Gifts” to U.S. theaters, testing whether online fandom can drive box office.

YouTuber Gossip Goblin Will Debut AI Film ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ In U.S. Theaters

YouTube creator Gossip Goblin brings AI-assisted feature “Gods Don’t Give Gifts” to U.S. theaters, testing whether online fandom can drive box office.