Social Media
- The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teensby Vikhyaat Vivek (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 12 June 2026 at 08:40
A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.
- Instagram’s new voice message effects let you sound like a pirate, a grandma, or a World Cup fanby Pranob Mehrotra (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 12 June 2026 at 06:05
Instagram is expanding its AI-powered effects for voice notes to more users, growing the feature from eight effects at its India launch in March to 15, including a new Goal! filter tied to the FIFA World Cup.
- Reddit comments are getting video replies, and it could be more useful than it soundsby Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 12 June 2026 at 00:51
Reddit’s new video comments could make replies more useful in DIY, cooking, makeup, fitness, and tutorial communities, where showing a step can be easier than explaining it in text.
- TikTok is testing voice calls in DMs, because you must talk where you doomscrollby Pranob Mehrotra (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 11 June 2026 at 05:16
TikTok is testing voice calling in DMs, according to screenshots shared by a user on X. The feature will reportedly require both participants to be friends and offer a "Mute calls" option in DM settings.
- TikTok’s “Not Interested” buttons fails you in merely a few minutes, finds researchby Pranob Mehrotra (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 11 June 2026 at 04:25
New research from Northeastern University found that TikTok's "Not Interested" button loses effectiveness quickly, with flagged content resurfacing on user feeds within minutes after they stop pressing it.
- You can now tell Instagram’s algorithm exactly what you want to see on your main feedby Manisha Priyadarshini (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 10 June 2026 at 18:35
Instagram is giving users real control over their feeds with Your Algorithm, a feature that lets you add and remove topics across the whole app.
- UK’s film body is saving internet memes and viral videos. Yes, “Charlie bit my finger” is on the list.by Vikhyaat Vivek (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 9 June 2026 at 06:32
The British Film Institute is preserving 430 viral videos and memes, including Charlie bit my finger, Badgers, and the Liz Truss lettuce livestream.
- Instagram finally lets you rearrange your profile grid any way you wantby Manisha Priyadarshini (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 8 June 2026 at 20:31
You can now rearrange your Instagram profile grid any way you like, with no limits on how many times you reorder your posts.
- Netflix says there is no future for theatrical releases in its streaming universeby Shimul Sood (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 6 June 2026 at 21:10
Mr. Lin emphasized that “Narnia” was an exception and insisted that the company’s perspective on movie theaters had not changed. “There is a group of filmmakers who still want theatrical. Those are filmmakers that we’ve accepted we just won’t work with,” he said, deploying what’s become his trademark bluntness.
- Snap sent alerts to students during class hours despite knowing the risk of distractionby Rachit Agarwal (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 5 June 2026 at 08:45
Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400+ school districts reveal how Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube deliberately targeted students, even during school hours.
- Google makes it easier to follow the social media shenanigans of your favorite personalitiesby Shimul Sood (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 5 June 2026 at 08:33
Google is giving creators a fresh spotlight in Search, and it could change how you keep tabs on your favorite online personalities. The update brings a new way to discover content without endlessly jumping between apps.
- Facebook’s new AI Creator Assistant wants to be your personal content strategistby Manisha Priyadarshini (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 5 June 2026 at 01:19
Meta has launched Creator Assistant, a conversational AI tool built into the Facebook creator dashboard that analyzes your content performance, explains why it worked, and suggests new ideas based on trending content.
- Instagram will stop bombarding teens with the same kind of obsessively unhealthy contentby Manisha Priyadarshini (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 2 June 2026 at 21:24
Meta is testing a new Instagram feature to prevent teens from being repeatedly served the same content, as it expands 13+ content settings globally.
- X app now lets you directly record reaction-style videos and outrage at just about anythingby Rachit Agarwal (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 2 June 2026 at 08:12
X has launched React with Video, a new feature that lets iOS users respond to posts with a recorded video reaction using green screen, split screen, or picture-in-picture modes.
- Snapchat Planets: What’s the order, and what do they mean?by Vikhyaat Vivek (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 31 May 2026 at 09:41
Snapchat Planets turns your friendship ranking into a tiny social solar system, where being Mercury is elite and Neptune might sting a little.
- Instagram Plus may tempt creators, but WhatsApp Plus is an easier skipby Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 29 May 2026 at 00:34
Meta is bringing paid features to Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Instagram Plus may appeal to creators and heavy users, while WhatsApp Plus looks harder to justify.
- X wants to stop creators from farming stolen viral clips for easy moneyby Varun Mirchandani (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 24 May 2026 at 20:58
X is cracking down on repost accounts and content thieves by reducing payouts and shifting engagement credit back toward original creators.
- The police have entered the chat and they want social media bans for users under 16by Manisha Priyadarshini (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 23 May 2026 at 17:49
UK police are done waiting for tech companies to act and are now pushing the government to block under-16s from unsafe platforms entirely.
- Social media is stealing your happiness one scroll at a timeby Rachit Agarwal (Social Media - Digital Trends) on 23 May 2026 at 17:22
The World Happiness Report found that the more time you spend on social media, the greater the loss to your well-being, and young people in the West are feeling it the most.




















