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Instagram introduces music tracks on user profiles
15-12-2025
A new step toward personal expression Instagram has officially introduced a feature that allows users to add a music track directly to their profile. The selected song is displayed in the bio section and remains visible until the user removes or replaces it. Unlike the early Myspace era, tracks d...
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Apple Announces the Most Popular App of 2025
12-12-2025
Apple has released its annual ranking of the most downloaded apps and games, and this year delivered a record-breaking shift: ChatGPT became the No. 1 free iPhone app of 2025. For the first time since the launch of its mobile version, the AI assistant topped the charts, surpassing major social plat...
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Can You Earn Money from YouTube Shorts?
10-12-2025
Monetization Overview YouTube monetization for Shorts officially opened new earning opportunities for creators who work with fast content formats. Shorts have become one of the fastest-growing content types on the platform: in 2024 the daily number of Shorts views exceeded 70 billion worldwide, a...
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X Blocks European Commission’s Advertising Account: Background, Impact, and Statistical Insights
08-12-2025
What Led to the Block? The social platform X suspended the European Commission’s advertising account following the announcement of a 120-million-euro fine issued under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The fine was imposed due to alleged misuse of verification badges, lack of advertising tran...
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Email Marketing + Social Media: Integration That Drives Sales
05-12-2025
Businesses often pose email and social media as two separate strategies, attempting to choose one winner. But real growth comes not from choosing, but from combining. According to Campaign Monitor, brands that integrate email and SMM increase conversions by an average of 27%, while multi-channel cam...
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The Phenomenon of "AI Psychosis": Why Chatbots May Threaten Mental Stability
03-12-2025
Recent expert analyses highlight rising concerns about deep psychological risks linked to intensive use of large language models. Although terms like “AI psychosis” remain unofficial, the growing number of incidents illustrates how emotionally vulnerable users may internalize chatbot res...
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Meta Launches Paid Versions of Facebook and Instagram in the UK
01-12-2025
Meta has introduced a new model for users in the United Kingdom: pay to remove ads or continue using Facebook and Instagram for free with personalized advertising. This shift follows recommendations from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), after months of coordination aimed at ali...
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Australia to Block Social Media for Children Under 16 Starting December 10, 2025
28-11-2025
Legal Challenge and Public Response Australia is preparing to implement one of the world’s strictest age-based restrictions on social media: beginning December 10, 2025, all users under 16 will be blocked from major platforms. The law, passed in November 2024, has triggered intense debate a...
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YouTube Tries on the Role of a Chat Once Again: Google Introduces a New Communication Approach
26-11-2025
Google is once again attempting to expand YouTube beyond video consumption by transforming it into a full communication platform. The company has launched a new experiment that allows users to exchange videos and chat directly inside the mobile app. According to DataReportal, over 3.5 billion people...
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The Rise of Digital Identity Trading: X Opens Marketplace for Dormant Usernames
24-11-2025
The social platform X has officially launched a marketplace where dormant usernames can now be bought or sold, transforming digital identity into a monetized asset. This marks a new stage in the evolution of online branding, where a single word or short handle becomes a commodity with measurable mar...
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Telegram’s Shift Toward Short-Form Posts Has Damaged Media Quality
21-11-2025
Telegram has rapidly transformed into one of the most influential information platforms in Eastern Europe, yet this growth has come with a significant decline in content quality. Following the trend of extremely short posts, many editorial teams began sacrificing depth, verification, and proper jour...
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Vine Returns: diVine Relaunches Without AI Content
19-11-2025
The iconic short-video platform Vine has been relaunched under the name diVine, funded by the nonprofit and Other Stuff, co-founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. According to TechCrunch, the new platform not only hosts freshly uploaded videos but also integrates an extensive archive of over 100,00...
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Musk Announces Major AI Upgrade: Grok to Process the Entire X Platform
17-11-2025
Elon Musk has revealed a significant upcoming update for the Grok AI system, announcing that as early as next month the neural network will be able to process the entire volume of content generated on X. This includes approximately 100 million posts per day, covering text, images, and video material...
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Spanish Regulator Fines Social Platform X €5 Million Over Crypto Advertising Case
14-11-2025
The Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has imposed a €5 million fine on the social platform X for failing to meet national advertising requirements for financial and crypto-related products. According to the regulator, the platform did not verify whether Quantum AI — a company th...
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Meta is making billions from fraudulent advertising
12-11-2025
Tech giant Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) has come under fire after leaked internal documents revealed that in 2024 around 10 % of its annual profit, roughly $16 billion, came from ads linked to fraudulent schemes and prohibited goods. Meta’s ad system is designed so th...
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“Death Propaganda”: TikTok and Other Social Media Platforms Under Scrutiny for Teen Mental Health Impact
10-11-2025
French authorities have opened an official investigation into TikTok amid rising fears that the app’s algorithms and weak moderation contribute to psychological harm among young users. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau warned that the platform may serve as a “trigger” in suicide-related cas...
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Pavel Durov Introduces Cocoon — the First Private AI Network on TON Blockchain
07-11-2025
At Blockchain Life 2025 in Dubai, Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Cocoon (Confidential Compute Open Network) — a decentralized system combining the TON blockchain and artificial intelligence. The project aims to provide confidential AI processing free from government or corporate contro...
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Investing Ahead: Zuckerberg Admits Meta May Not Use All AI Funds Soon
05-11-2025
Meta plans to spend $72 billion in 2025 on building infrastructure for artificial intelligence — one of the largest single-year technology investments in history. However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged during a recent meeting with investors that not all of this funding may be fully utilized...
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Bluesky Reaches 40 Million Users and Prepares to Launch Dislike Feature
03-11-2025
Bluesky, the decentralized social network originally created as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has officially surpassed 40 million registered users. According to data from Appfigures, the platform’s audience grew by over 900% during 2024, jumping from 2.89 million to nearly 26 million...
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Why TikTok Is Bringing Back the 2010s — The New Wave of Digital Nostalgia
31-10-2025
A new trend has taken over TikTok — users are diving into the world of the early 2010s, recreating the aesthetics of Tumblr, sparkly tops, low-rise jeans, and pink filters. The soundtrack? Pop hits by Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and early Justin Bieber. Flip phones and grainy selfies are back, symb...
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