Topic | Socials

Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

“This is the Strait of Hormuz in the data economy. If you want to…

A 'Self-Doxing' Rave Helps Trans People Stay Safe Online

At a New York party, attendees spent Trans Day of Visibility dancing,…

Gen Z is already nostalgic for TikTok—and the platform is only 6 years old

A new Harris Poll finds the generation that made TikTok famous…

How Fishwife builds momentum through newness

I talk to the tinned fish brand about how a marketing calendar…

‘I’m deathly afraid’: what is digital spirituality leading us toward?

Where traditional religion once gathered people together, digital…

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

X’s Grok is failing to accurately verify video footage from the Iran…

Gen Z is trying to log their way out of doomscrolling

Fed up with endless scrolling, some Gen Zers are tracking their media…

Hundreds of UK teenagers to pilot social media bans and restrictions

Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s…

This publisher enlists ‘bookfluencers’ to choose its titles. Is it working?

At Bindery Books, a publishing startup, online influencers work as…

Everyone Speaks Incel Now

After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms…

UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s…

Major charities leave X after AI images controversy

The Future of Organic Social in 2026: The Biggest Trends, Predictions & Strategic Shifts

Discover the top organic social trends for 2026; AEO, social search,…

Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z

Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as…

Welcome To Desocialized Media

Platforms built to connect people, for better or for worse, are now…

Can “Bookstreaming” Save the Literacy Crisis?

Creators like Kai Cenat are hopping on live just to read. Here’s why…

It’s 2026. Why Is 2016 Trending?

For better or worse, the very-online are lauding 2026 as the new…

The internet feels super lonely right now. Here's why

Almost 80 years ago, sociologists identified a new personality type…