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.

More Social Media

Crypto bot network powered by ChatGPT uncovered on X

Elon Musk's army of inactive followers paints a bleak picture of X as a whole


Elon Musk's X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts

Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content

Prosecutors have Trump's Twitter DMs and drafts

TweetDeck is no longer free

X's $100 million a year 'Promoted Accounts' ad feature is no more

Elon Musk's creator monetization program fails to convince many to pay for X Premium

X lowers the eligibility requirements for creator monetization

X/Twitter executives had a very bad day defending Musk's platform


When did it become OK to film strangers in public?

A nonprofit tracks hate speech online. Elon Musk's X is suing them.

How to report abusive comments on Instagram

Giant X removed from Twitter HQ after slew of safety complaints


Twitter aka X changes ad labels, makes promoted tweets less obvious

Elon Musk reverses plan to get rid of 'light mode' on X


Musk's app reinstates user who posted 'child exploitation photos'

The user behind @x on Twitter has no idea what happens next after Elon Musk's X rebrand

Twitter's rebrand to X has its website looking like a mess

TikTok launches text posts amidst Twitter 'X' rebrand

How to switch to Mastodon from Twitter now that it's X

Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes
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