The “anti-Instagram” app that seemingly died in 2023 is getting a second chance at life in Japan as Gen Z users flock to BeReal.
BeReal finds success in 'engaged' Japanese market, says CEO
App maker says trust and honesty are key when advertising to Gen Z
Instagram Is Full of Conspiracy Theories and Extremism
As other social networks wage a very public war against misinformation, it’s thriving on Instagram.
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks | TechCrunch
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
Japan designates four social media companies, including Pixiv, as targets of new regulations - sh.itjust.works
The target services are as follows: - Girls Channel [https://girlschannel.net/] - pixiv [https://pixiv.net/] - note [https://note.com/] - like and dislike.com [https://suki-kira.com/]
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans | TechCrunch
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.
The Age of Instagram Face
From 2019: How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.
The Second Smartphone Revolution - AVC
Benedict Evans tweeted out this chart yesterday: We sometimes think of the shift to mobile as finished, or almost finished. It isn’t. pic.twitter.com/l5gaiMlaoU — Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) March 12, 2016 The first 2.5bn smartphones brought us Instagram, Snapchat, Uber, Whatsapp, Kik, Venmo, Duolingo, and most importantly, drove the big web apps to build world class […]
‘I hate the new Google Health app’: Fitbit fans bemoan the ‘end of an era’ as last holdouts are forced to switch to Google’s alternative
The final goodbye for the Fitbit app
The future of social media is about you, not an app. Why we started by launching Eurosky accounts and our plans for apps. Read on from @sherif.eurosky.social
A Eurosky Account is just the start
eurosky.leaflet.pubweirdly ATProto also bridges mobile OS wars so well you wanna make the next Instagram in Swift on iOS and have it be insanely beautifully built by iOS experts à la Flighty? Ok, do it. Since the data is owned by the user, Android devs can build an incredible Android experience off the same data.
I've seen a lot of chatter today about Instagram ending support for optional End-to-End Encrypted DMs. I helped to lead on cryptography and privacy for E2EE in Messenger and Instagram for many years, until I left around 10 months ago, so it's disappointing to see it being removed from Instagram.
Fuck, I should probably add an announcement soon to askeverything.app that it is going to move to ATProto, huh? Gotta warn people that to stay on board the ship, they can't have private profiles anymore...
In 2026, @bsky.app is focused on what’s next for open social: bringing together users for conversations around live events, creator and platform monetization, and private state, giving users truly private data while preserving ownership and portability at the protocol level.
2026 Asian Games
Context: I’m mostly not interested in sports. It seems like there have been multiple problems and I wanted to get a handle on what’s been going on, whether it’s incompetence, corruption, or an unfortunate series of uncontrollable events. Search terms: 愛知・名古屋2026アジア競技大会, 愛知・名古屋アジア大会, アジア大会, ア大会, アジア・アジアパラ大会, 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, XX Asian Games, Aichi–Nagoya 2026, The 20th Asian Games XX Asiad
アジア大会に「来てほしくなかった」のは“タイの監督とコーチだけ” 現地の反発受け大村愛知県知事が強調｜FNNプライムオンライン
政治対立が噴き出したアジア大会──名古屋だけの問題ではない | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト
大村知事釈明「言い回し変える」 アジア大会発言にタイ反発 | NEWSjp
タイ、愛知・大村知事発言に失望 「日本がどれほど変わったか、如実に示している」 アジア大会：時事ドットコム
「日本に任せれば安心」が揺らぐ…なぜアジア大会の混乱は防げなかったのか 専門家が指摘する“2つの要因”｜FNNプライムオンライン
Korea sports body receives apology from Asian Games organizers over mishaps - The Korea Times
