Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.

With social media bans for children coming into force, Anthony Cuthbertson looks at why it might be time to get rid of the ...

As a technology reporter, I like to think I’m an early adopter. I first signed up to the social network Bluesky around 18 months ago, when the platform saw a small surge in users disaffected by Elon ...

Bluesky is getting a new CEO, but I hope the bigger dream that gave us the company in the first place remains intact. Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In.

Monnett hits 50K users in early alpha, with strong retention, proving demand for a made in Europe, post-algorithm social network. What people share on Monnett is mostly daily life, not content ...

Most of us spend a lot of time on social media. Scrolling when we wake up. Scrolling again just before bed. And at some point, almost everyone asks the same question. Why doesn’t my feed feel anything ...

The researchers also tested six interventions meant to break the polarization loop. None solved the problem.

Breaking up has always been hard. But in the digital age, consciously uncoupling has never been more difficult. So, what are the rules of engagement for blocking someone after you've called it quits?

Citations: Brady, William, Bjorn Lindstrom, Joshua Jackson, MJ Crockett. 2023. Algorithm-mediated social learning in online social networks. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. (10)947-960.