Just how many ads are there on ad-supported streaming apps, really?
It’s getting harder to avoid ads on streaming video. For cord-cutters, after years of living in ad-free bliss, the trend is heading toward ads — a lot of ads. The big streaming platforms are all boost...
Could TikTok’s sister app offer a lifeline for ByteDance and creators?
Tomorrow marks one of the biggest days in recent history for ByteDance, and for the most screen-addicted Americans in your life, as representatives from the Chinese tech giant make last-ditch appeals ...
Zuckerberg gets rid of moderation in exchange for community notes
Mark Zuckerberg increasingly looks like he’s trying to channel his longtime nemesis Elon Musk. This morning on Threads he announced a series of efforts supposedly meant to encourage free speech on hi...
FuboTV doubles on streaming tie-up with Disney
is joining forces with to bolster their live-TV streaming product offerings, confirming earlier reports. The joint venture will be 30% owned by Fubo with the remainder held by the Mickey Mouse creato...
Meta’s fake AI users are here and they’re giving everybody the creeps
After spending tens of billions of dollars cramming generative AI into pretty much all its products, is trying to juice engagement on its platforms by creating fake AI users, posting AI-generated ima...
The NFL carried Netflix to its most-watched Christmas Day ever
After technical glitches marred its first live sporting event , the heat was on to pull off its NFL Christmas Gameday… especially since the streamer paid $150 million for the festive football doubleh...
Walmart’s Kamugo, the knockoff Birkin bag, ignites “Walmès” dupe debate
An “affordable Birkin” used to be an oxymoron, but a knock-off of the ultra-expensive purse has made its way onto Walmart’s shelves and TikTok feeds. sold out “Kamugo” tote costs $78 to $102 depending...
Meta wants to drive engagement with fake users
For years, several social-media companies have battled slowing engagement on their platforms. Now has a solution: AI. The company is rolling out a number of AI tools, including one where users can cr...
Cage match on hold: For once, Musk and Zuckerberg are on the same side of a fight
In June 2023, Elon Musk tweeted that he was “up for a cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg, and Zuck accepted the challenge, posting “send me location” in an Instagram story. I’m up for a cage match if he...
Twitter cofounder Evan Williams wants to make social media “social” again
Twitter and Medium founder Evan Williams is back, announcing (on Medium, of course) his new social-media app: Mozi. Mozi is basically an app that helps you keep track of what your friends, family, and...
Reddit is trying to become Google before Google becomes Reddit
To bypass the diminishing quality of Google Search, people have been appending “Reddit” to their searches in hopes of getting better answers from the social forum. itself has been hoovering up the we...
Kai Cenat broke Twitch’s streaming records, but Twitch itself has seen its viewership dwindle
After streaming on the platform 24 hours a day for 30 days, content creator Kai Cenat broke the record for the most subscribers on Twitch, hitting 727,700 by the end of November… and generating an est...
Law banning TikTok is upheld by appeals court
The clock is ticking. A federal appeals court rejected TikTok’s petition to overturn the law that may lead to a ban on the popular social-media platform within months. “The First Amendment exists to p...
The steady reinvention of cable marches on as Max tests 24/7 live channels
Like a monthly subscription phoenix, cable just keeps rising out of its own ashes. ’s Max is testing several always-on channels broadcasting its original series, documentaries, and films to subscriber...
Birds aren’t real, and neither is the Enron relaunch
Enron posted an obscure hype video on X on Monday morning, alluding to “growth,” “change,” and “rebirth,” kickstarting speculation about what’s going on with the bankrupt energy company now. We're bac...
Australia passes world’s first social-media ban for under-16s
Australia has taken an unprecedented step in taking on Big Tech: within a year, children under 16 will be banned from using social media, following Thursday’s Senate approval on the world’s first law ...
Bluesky engagement seems to be punching way above its weight
It’s a crazy time for news publishers trying to share their stories on social media. Just a few years ago, Twitter and Facebook were the two big platforms to reach a huge audience of social-media user...
Black Friday deals give consumers another reason to pause and hop around
Streaming services — even ones with ads — have been getting more expensive. They’re also more likely to be offering Black Friday discounts, Bloomberg reported , and more consumers are taking advantage...
Meta: OK, OK! You can set your “Following” feed as the default in Threads!
After ignoring the pleas of many users for months, Meta’s Threads is testing the ability for users to set their “Following” feed as the default view, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This revers...
Just how bad was Netflix’s boxing stream? Downdetector registered 215 complaints per second at its worst
Legendary but long-retired boxer Mike Tyson wasn’t the only party that was struggling to connect during his match with Jake Paul on Friday, as a bout of reported outages and periods of intense bufferi...