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FR#151 – TikTok Won’t Be Another Twitter
The conditions that made 'leaving Twitter' a meaningful part of the open social web's identity don't exist for TikTok. What happens when people can't see each other leave?
Instagram Is Full of Conspiracy Theories and Extremism
As other social networks wage a very public war against misinformation, it’s thriving on Instagram.
Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization
The social media ecosystem appears to be in flux. Twitter’s rebranding to X has come to symbolize a broader reorganization of online publics – political reshuffling, user attrition, and uncertainty over the role of legacy platforms. Simultaneously, the shift from text-based, networked feeds toward algorithmically curated, short-form video has accelerated, with TikTok setting the pace for the wider ecosystem [18, 14, 16]. At the same time, everyday communication increasingly migrates from large, open networks to semi-private spaces such as group chats and messaging apps. Commentators describe a digital public sphere in transition: smaller, more fragmented, less dominated by traditional social networking sites, and rise of more broadcast-oriented forms of media – with some even suggesting that we are seeing the beginning of the end of the social media era.
Worried About Meta Using Your Instagram to Train Its A.I.? Here’s What to Know.
Social media users voiced worries about a move by Meta to use information from public posts, including on Facebook, to train its chatbot.
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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.
Kath Korevec on Twitter / X
You can now share your ChatGPT Site without sharing it with the world.Invite specific people to view your site while keeping it private from everyone else. Business and Enterprise teams can also invite guests from outside their workspace, making it easy to share dashboards,… pic.twitter.com/H8Pdx9Gthz— Kath Korevec (@simpsoka) September 3, 2026
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access | TechCrunch
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Blog | Babesky
How to Take Back Control of Social Media This blog post has been a long time coming, so hydrate and…
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.
@levelsio on Twitter / X
Telegram has 1 billion usersIt's the #1 or #2 chat app in most countries around the worldComplete blindspot for most AmericansAnd NOBODY uses it for its encryption (or lack of it), we use it because it has the best UX of any chat app!Also best API to develop bots with https://t.co/5k9mmJsVb2 pic.twitter.com/Up34W9Wifs— @levelsio (@levelsio) May 28, 2024
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.
If you're building apps for the social web, this survey report by Incogni is really worth a read. People are quietly withdrawing from active participation in social media. blog.incogni.com/digital-fatigue-and-burnout/ Extracts in the thread 🧶 👇
The great digital fatigue: How digital burnout is changing social media use [2026] | Incogni
blog.incogni.comPart II is live now. What comes after social media?
People, Not Posts: Part II - What Comes After Social Media?
rhosf.leaflet.pubFuck, 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...
okay, i think it's ready. Introducing jasper.croft.click, a tool to import Instagram photos to @grain.social! I will add video suppot when possible. Do bear in mind that it is very new, so i don't know if it's 100% functional, but #BuildInPublic, i guess? Please do feel free to report bugs or contribute.
Ariel M. (she/her)
bulk uploads so i can backfill my old insta content wen (i know there are programmatic ways to do this and just deal with rate limits, but surprised tool offerings for this don’t exist — tho i guess maybe they do but bsky only/specific rn) #atprotoidea
