5 h. ago Purpose Mode browser extension helps social media users stay focused

Doom-scrolling, instinctively clicking on ad-based notifications or getting sucked into targeted content—all of these distractions can disrupt focus, increase screen time and ultimately make someone forget why they intended to log on to a social media app in the first place.

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45 h. ago Zuckerberg slams 'sensationalist' media coverage, says users should make own choices on social media

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against the mainstream media narrative that the common people cannot make their own decisions about what to believe.

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2 d. ago Katy Perry ridiculed for space costume on Lifetimes tour following Blue Origin flight debacle

Social media users slammed Katy Perry after the "Thinking of You" singer revealed a spacesuit costume weeks after her Blue Origin space mission disaster.

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4 d. ago Instagram Edits topped 7M downloads in first week, a bigger launch than CapCut’s

Instagram Edits, Meta’s newly released video creation app, had a bigger debut than its direct competitor, ByteDance’s CapCut, once did. The new app, which today helps users craft videos for Instagram reels, stories, and other social posts, was downloaded an estimated 702,900 times on iOS devices during its first two days on the market. That’s […]

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6 d. ago Browser extensions put millions of Google Chrome users at risk

These 35 Chrome extensions have privacy and security concerns. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says to delete them now.

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7 d. ago WhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private

WhatsApp announced on Wednesday it’s launching a new feature that will allow users to add an extra layer of privacy to chats. The new “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting prevents you and the people you’re chatting with from exporting chats and auto-downloading media to their phone. The setting also prevents users from mentioning Meta AI in […]

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1 week ago A TikTok Influencer Opens Up About Her Skin Picking Condition

Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover.

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2 w. ago ICE using Social Security records to aid Trump push to deport illegal immigrants

The Social Security Administration is just the latest agency to begin helping President Donald Trump with his deportation efforts, joining the U.S. military and the IRS.

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2 w. ago Man in car calls his wife 'worst backseat driver,' sparking social media debate

A husband said on Reddit he refuses to drive with his wife in the car, calling her a "backseat driver." Social media users commented on the driving drama as a clinical psychologist shared insights.

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3 w. ago Former Disney Star Sabrina Carpenter Slammed by Fans for Imitating Another Sex Position on Stage: 'Kids Go to Your Shows!'

Former Disney star and singer Sabrina Carpenter was slammed by fans -- again -- after exhibiting a new sex position "for the lesbians" on stage during her latest salacious performance while on her Short n' Sweet tour. "Kids go to your shows!" one social media user exclaimed. The post Former Disney Star Sabrina Carpenter Slammed by Fans for Imitating Another Sex Position on Stage: ‘Kids Go to Your Shows!’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Studio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit has

When OpenAI debuted its image-generation feature in ChatGPT last week, social media exploded when users realized that they could make AI-generated images that looked like something out of an animated film from Studio Ghibli. Fans hoped that Studio Ghibli mastermind Hayao Miyazaki would take a stand, but the 84-year-old animator has remained silent. In the […]

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last month OpenAI disables video gen for certain Sora users as capacity challenges continue

OpenAI is still struggling to overcome the capacity issues brought on by the viral image generation feature the company launched last week. On Monday, OpenAI disabled video generation for new users of Sora, the company’s suite of generative AI media tools. “We’re currently experiencing heavy traffic and have temporarily disabled Sora video generation for new […]

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