🤭 Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts 🤭

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts/

#meta #metanews #moltbook #aiagent #fakeposts #viral #tech #technews #ai #ainews #socialnetworks #socialmedia

Nearly 50% of all US consumers use TikTok as a search engine

https://musically.com/2026/03/06/nearly-50-of-all-us-consumers-use-tiktok-as-a-search-engine/

#tiktok #tiktoknews #tiktokdata #tech #technews #socialmedia #socialnetworks #tiktoksearch #searchengine #tiktokusa #tiktokamerica #usconsumers #usadata

I'm a bit stuck and curious what others think.

I like the idea of #socialmedia, especially the #Fediverse, the slower pace, the values behind it.

But I don't like the idea of my life becoming a #feed, or my #identity being always available to anybody.

So what’s the alternative? #anonymity? It makes sense for #privacy... but it can also feel distant.

How do you navigate this?

#anonymous #socialnetworks #private

TikTok ad campaigns drive movie ticket purchases

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-ad-campaigns-drive-movie-ticket-purchases/814005/

#tiktok #tiktoknews #tiktokmovies #tech #technews #socialnetworks #socialmedia #adcampaigns #tiktokads #marketing #ads #moviesads #moviesnews #movieticket #ticketpurchase

Flickr Blog: Beyond the Feed: A Flickr friendship that became an exhibition. “As a community built for photographers, we love celebrating the connections Flickr helps spark, whether friendships, collaborations, mentorships or any other bonds formed through a shared love of photography. That’s exactly what drew us to the story of Christopher Evans and Juliette Melia, whose Flickr connection […]

McMaster University: Study examines what Reddit reveals about measles’ return . “Rachel Zhou, a professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society, studied thousands of Reddit conversations to understand how people made sense of the measles’ resurgence in 2025. The posts reveal more than opinions about vaccines, she says. They show how people remember – and forget – disease, how […]

It's like @_elena says, in favor of the #Fediverse:

»Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?«

https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

#SocialNetworks #EUpol #EU

Es gibt selbst in der #EU-Bürokratie noch ein paar Menschen mit halbwegs klarem Kopf.

»Der Digital Fairness Act soll Lücken im Verbraucherschutz schließen und ein höheres Schutzlevel für alle bringen.

Bei ihrer Arbeit am Entwurf nehmen die Beamt*innen gleich mehrere der Gefahren ins Visier, die auch Minderjährige betreffen, etwa süchtig machende Funktionen.«

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/digital-fairness-act-eu-kommission-erwaegt-ausschalt-knopf-fuer-suechtig-machende-designs/

#SocialMedia #SocialNetworks #DigitalFairnessAct #EUpol