A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world

The platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most ...
PCMag

These 20 Apps Are Watching You—And You Probably Use Them Every Day

You might use these apps every day, but have no idea what they collect. These 20 apps are quietly harvesting your location, ...
Yahoo

I love to mindlessly scroll social media. Then I tried an app that made me take steps to get screen time.

Steppin blocks me from my go-to apps unless I get my steps in. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kerry Justich/Yahoo News) In a digital world where people track everything from calories to ...
Techno-Science.net

Social Media Screenshot Alert: Apps That Notify Users

Snapchat alerts users for all chat screenshots. Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger do so only with disappearing messages. Telegram and Signal restrict or block screenshots in secret chats. WhatsApp ...
Wired

A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting

If there is one certainty of social media in 2025, it’s this: Rage clicks rule. Hyperbole, hate, cheap shock—it’s all par for the course—and often rewarded with virality. But Sez Us, an app just ...