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Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.

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Using an Ad Blocker on YouTube Just Got Even Harder

Men's Journal

Your TikTok Scroll Just Became an Apple Music Playlist – Here’s What Changed

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If your comments are gone, it could be YouTube's new anti-adblock tactic
Android Central
Is Twitter down? Users report issues with X. Here's what to know
The Enquirer
Is X down? Thousands of users report issues with social media platform
LiveNow Fox
X Down For Thousands In U.S. And UK Monday Morning
Deadline
Is Twitter down? Updates on X outage on Monday, Feb. 16
FTW Outdoors
X Goes Down: Social Media Site Not Working for Thousands of Users Worldwide
Variety
Is X down? Thousands of users report issues with social media app
USA TODAY
Is X (Twitter) Down? Social Media Platform Facing Major Outages
Men's Journal
Musk's X back up after brief outage in US and UK, Downdetector shows
Reuters
LinkedIn Outlines More Measures to Combat Engagement Pods
Social Media Today
X Looks to Combat Bots with New Detection Tools
Social Media Today
Meta Looks to Sneak Through Facial ID Update
Social Media Today
YouTube's latest experiment means the bell icon might not actually do anything
Android Central
Threads Adds Basketball Mini Game for NBA All-Star Weekend
Social Media Today
Discord will decide which servers to age-gate 'with a combination of automated detection with AI validation and human review'
PC Gamer
TikTok Gone Local? How to Turn Off the New Local Feed and GPS Settings
Men's Journal
Clean up your social media feed and cut the noise
Fox News
Neither Messenger Nor WhatsApp - The Smarter Messaging App To Use
BGR
Crypto trading headed to X as Musk builds ‘everything app’
DLNews
X Is In Such Dire Straits That Its Head of Product Says It Can’t Afford to Display the Color Blue
Futurism
The ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web
FastCompany
I fixed my social media doomscrolling with this underrated Pixel feature
Android Central
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
PC Gamer
Xbox to close Social Clubs on console in 2026 — here's when
Windows Central
Analog-obsessed Gen Zers are buying $40 app blockers to limit their social media use and take a break from the ‘slot machine in your pocket’
Fortune
TikTok creators say copycats are stealing scripts word for word
FastCompany
YouTube's latest change means you might not get notifications even if you click the bell
Android Police
RTHMS Launches A New Era Of Compatibility Technology Built On Real World Behavior And Lifestyle
TheBlast
You’ll soon make WhatsApp video calls right in your browser
Digital Trends
Your Favorite App Just Asked for Your Exact Location. Here’s Why
Lifewire
LinkedIn Adds SMB-Focused Premium Subscription
Social Media Today
TikTok Adds New Ad Types for Entertainment Marketers
Social Media Today
Discord Users Rush to Find Alternatives After Age Verification Checks Come Online
Extreme Tech
Is Signal really the best free alternative to Discord? I kinda think it might be
PC Gamer
Experts issue warning about concerning YouTube trend: 'They have what they call niches'
The Cool Down
The Telegram App Has a New Look, and a Weird New Feature
Lifehacker
TikTok's First US-Exclusive Feature Is a Local Feed That Wants Your Location Data
Lifehacker
Threads now lets you rewrite your feed without ever opening a menu
FastCompany
'Dear Algo' lets me make requests to shape my Threads feed
Android Central
Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed
TechCrunch
UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth
TechCrunch
TikTok to launch local feed that taps users' geolocation data
CBS News
YouTube Expands Text of Variable Subscriber Notifications
Social Media Today
You can now bypass Discord's age verification checks with a gamepad-controlled 3D model from Github
PC Gamer
This Chrome extension blocks social media until you scream (literally) in agony
Digital Trends
TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user's exact location
Engadget
Discord Tries To Clarify its Unpopular Age Verification and Fans Aren’t Happy
CGMagazine
Turns out Discord likely already has enough data on you to avoid performing an ID check
PC Gamer
Discord’s Age Verification Triggers 10,000% Spike in Alternatives Searches
Gadget Review
TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the US leveraging users’ precise location
TechCrunch

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