Threads expands open social web integrations with fediverse feed, user profile search
Posts from federated users will be found on the Following tab of the Threads app.
Instagram tests a reposts feature
Instagram is testing the ability for users to repost posts, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.
Instagram users complain of mass bans, pointing finger at AI
Instagram users report that their accounts were banned even though they had not violated the company’s terms of service or other policies.
Threads is testing spoiler text, Zuckerberg says
Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text. This is a nice quality-of-life upgrade on the user side, but it also helps Meta by encouraging more conversations about pop culture without people worrying about spoiling…
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen
After years of not showing any ads, WhatsApp is adding ads to Status updates.
Week in Review: WWDC 2025 recap
Welcome back to Week in Review! We have lots for you this week, including what came out of WWDC 2025; The Browser Company’s AI browser; OpenAI’s partnership with Mattel; and your iPad might finally be…
Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol
A list of AT Protocol-based, consumer-facing apps that are either built on top of Bluesky or its underlying protocol, allowing users to take back control over their social networking experiences and personal data.
The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster
It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new…
Bluesky backlash misses the point
Not only is Bluesky more than just a Twitter/X alternative, it’s just one app in a wider social ecosystem built on open technology.
Meta teams with XGS Energy to build a 150 MW geothermal power plant
XGS Energy will build the new power plant in New Mexico.