With the sudden popularity of Mastodon, the decentralized text-based social network, it wouldn’t be long before other social media giants would jump on board, and now Meta Platforms Inc. is already ...

Flipboard says it wants to offer an alternative approach to social networking and is building up its Mastodon capabilities as part of that. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News Ian ...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to create a decentralized social network where users would control the algorithm used to surface recommended content. He talked more about his idea for a decentralized ...

"We believe there's an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can share timely updates," Meta told Platformer.

Are we at peak social media yet? It’s an interesting question to ponder after the launch of an iOS app offering a social media experience just for one. At a glance, SocialAI — which is billed as a ...

Everywhere you look, businesses are discovering how social networking — Twitter presences, Facebook accounts and more — are effective ways to reach customers. But companies that start using social ...

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