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Business of Apps3d
Social App Market Map 2025
Social apps made up around 10% of all app downloads in 2024, making them one of the most popular app categories. TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook ...
Boston College Heights21d
Vasiliauskas: A Call for Authenticity on Art-Based Social Media Apps
And like any social media app, the fear of being judged slips in. It’s no secret that these apps are all performative, with no one’s lives truly matching what we see online. But platforms such as ...
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Meta declined to comment further on the company's vision for social media's future. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson told Ars that "the FTC’s lawsuit against Meta defies reality," claiming that it ...
Meta exec’s frantic warning about Instagram’s alarming ‘fake’ activity numbers in spotlight at FTC trial
An executive at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta once cited estimates that as much as 40% of all engagement on Instagram was fake, ...
After Two Months, the Steppin App Has Helped Me Walk More and Scroll Less
Steppin is an app designed to get you moving in the real world and lessen your time spent in the digital one. After two months, I can say it works.
Duolingo deletes all its TikTok videos after AI backlash—and then returns with a strange message
If that last line sounds like a cryptic Don Draperism, it recalls one of the more famous pieces of advice from Mad Men: “If ...
Should you practice ‘appstinence’? Gen Z and Gen Alpha are embracing this Harvard student movement
Aimed at her Gen Z and Gen Alpha peers—although it applies to everyone who feels they have an unhealthy relationship with ...
Fox News25d
Pete Davidson says young people 'don't have a shot' at finding love
During a recent interview with Variety, the 31-year-old comedian opened up about how he believes dating apps and social media ... one of the youngest ever cast members on ‘SNL,’ and all ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation29d
Election battle on Chinese apps intensifies as Liberals target crucial voters
The father-of-one, who works in the banking sector, stays up to date using a combination of traditional news services, English-language social media platforms and Chinese apps. He told the ABC he ...
WNYT NewsChannel 1327d
U.S. Attorney considers suing social media apps, phone companies to stop sexual predators
“Drag one of these big companies into federal court, let them fight it and be humiliated publicly throughout this whole experience,” he said. Sacorne said that social media companies and cell ...
Marketing18d
So Many Social Media Outlets, So Little Time. So Where Should You Spend Your Marketing Budget?
Gone are the days of each social media app serving an ... the hype but without putting all your eggs in one basket It's easy to get overzealous and to want to dive in immediately when everyone is ...
Yorkshire Evening Post27d
Will there be a 'social media curfew' for children - and what could it mean for parents?
Officials are keeping a close eye on one social media app’s plans to help teens ‘wind ... says he’ll be watching closely Almost all 12-year-olds in England have a smart phone, and many ...