Focus: Trump Media's true believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins
One night in late October, Whitney Patterson spotted a YouTube video about people buying shares in Trump Media & Technology Group , the U.S. president-elect's social media and streaming company.
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Social Media Is for Consuming Disasters, Not Surviving Them
Entities that traditionally communicate with the public in such crises have, for the most part, been doing their best: Local media has been working tirelessly — TV stations such as KTLA have excelled in particular — while municipal and state authorities have been trying to provide as much actionable information as possible.
The 'men’s first love' theory is all over social media. What is it?
Experts agree that everyone lingers on thoughts of their first love because nostalgia and the emotions associated with love are powerful forces.
Social Media Personality Racks up Snapchat Views With Palisades Fire Coverage
Alex Choi, who loves documenting situations for social media and says millions of people have viewed his video of the Palisades Fire on Snap Chat and Instagram, walks along an empty beach near the Palisades Fire, in Los Angeles California, U.S. January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
LGBTQ+ social-media apps are seeing a spike in new users as Meta changes its content-moderation policies
Apps like Collective, Freddie, and Lex are experiencing an uptick in new users this month, amid Meta moderation changes and a TikTok ban.
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Marketing to social media users in 2025: Here’s what the numbers say
Nearly 50% of Gen Z plan on purchasing goods through a social media platform this year, according to a report from Sprout Social.
Austin social media influencers react to potential TikTok ban following SCOTUS decision
RedNote social media app gains popularity amid TikTok ban
What Is RedNote? Why This Social App Has Knocked TikTok Down the Download Charts
Key Takeaways Millions of Americans downloaded Chinese social app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, this week.Users are migrating to it and other apps as a potential shutdown of TikTok looms in the U.S.RedNote was the most downloaded free app among iPhone users in the U.
Brad Pitt's team reminds fans he's not on social media after a woman gets big-time scammed
Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.
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The Download: how to save social media, and “leftover” embryos
Zuckerberg isn’t the only social media CEO careening all over the road: Elon Musk, since buying Twitter in 2022 and touting free speech as “the bedrock of a functioning democracy,” has suspended journalists, restored tens of thousands of banned users, brought back political advertising, and weakened verification and harassment policies.
Ethics Commission investigating Ryan Walters over support of Trump on social media account
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission released information Thursday and Friday about its normally confidential investigations.
Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals
Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals that competed with LinkedIn, has been acquired by AI-powered search engine Perplexity.
Trump evolves from backing TikTok ban to being seen as app's savior
President Trump reversed course on his efforts to ban TikTok in recent months, now being hailed as the app's savior this week.