Social Media
- Meta’s Threads doubles down on Communities, along with “Champion” badge and profile labelsby Shikhar Mehrotra (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 15 December 2025 at 22:09
Meta's Threads is pushing hard into topic-centric spaces with an expanded Communities rollout and experimental badges for standout contributors. The post Meta’s Threads doubles down on Communities, along with “Champion” badge and profile labels appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Instagram supercharges creation and feed control with new Edits app features and “Your Algorithm”by Shikhar Mehrotra (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 11 December 2025 at 12:10
Instagram is doubling down on user empowerment with two major fronts: creator-centric upgrades to its Edits video app and a new "Your Algorithm" feature that lets users tune their Reels feed. The post Instagram supercharges creation and feed control with new Edits app features and “Your Algorithm” appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Meta promises it’ll soon be easier to recover your hacked Instagram accountby Shikhar Mehrotra (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 5 December 2025 at 16:26
Meta is launching a new unified support hub across Facebook and Instagram designed to make account recovery far less painful. The post Meta promises it’ll soon be easier to recover your hacked Instagram account appeared first on Digital Trends.
- You might be using Facebook more than you think, new research revealsby Moinak Pal (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 25 November 2025 at 20:38
A new Pew Research Center study shows Facebook remains the only social platform used by a majority of U.S. adults, far surpassing TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X despite ongoing narratives about its decline. The post You might be using Facebook more than you think, new research reveals appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Lawsuit claims Meta stopped research showing users felt better after leaving Facebookby Moinak Pal (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 25 November 2025 at 12:31
A lawsuit alleges Meta stopped an internal study showing users felt less depressed and anxious after leaving Facebook. The post Lawsuit claims Meta stopped research showing users felt better after leaving Facebook appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Check this new social app which lets you spoil your favourite TV shows and booksby Moinak Pal (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 24 November 2025 at 16:58
Phictly brings niche, spoiler-safe discussion clubs for books and TV to mobile, capping membership and tailoring pacing for deeper fan communities. The post Check this new social app which lets you spoil your favourite TV shows and books appeared first on Digital Trends.
- This Chrome extension makes it easier to trust your X feedby Varun Mirchandani (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 23 November 2025 at 21:06
X rolled out profile-level “Based in” labels. A community Chrome extension queries X’s GraphQL API and places flag emojis next to usernames in the feed, letting readers see an account’s country at a glance without visiting profiles. The post This Chrome extension makes it easier to trust your X feed appeared first on Digital Trends.
- X shows where you’re “based in”, and it could shake up the feedby Varun Mirchandani (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 22 November 2025 at 23:58
X has started adding “Based in” labels to user profiles, introducing a new transparency tool that could reshape how people read posts, trust accounts or react to trending topics — for better or worse. The post X shows where you’re “based in”, and it could shake up the feed appeared first on Digital Trends.
- It’s not just you. X is down, again. [Update: It’s back on track]by Nadeem Sarwar (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 21 November 2025 at 17:17
Downdetector has logged over twenty thousand reports of service disruption affecting X users in the US, merely days after the widespread outage due to Cloudflare issues. The post It’s not just you. X is down, again. [Update: It’s back on track] appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Say goodbye to old DMs: X launches Chat with encryption and moreby Varun Mirchandani (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 15 November 2025 at 23:40
X has officially launched Chat, replacing its classic Direct Messages with a full-featured communication suite, now with end-to-end encryption, video/voice calls, file transfer and disappearing messages. The post Say goodbye to old DMs: X launches Chat with encryption and more appeared first on Digital Trends.
- LinkedIn turns search into a targeted AI chat to grow your networkby Paulo Vargas (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 14 November 2025 at 12:00
LinkedIn is rolling out AI powered people search for US Premium members, letting you type plain language requests and find experts, mentors, or hires who have already done the thing you are aiming for. The post LinkedIn turns search into a targeted AI chat to grow your network appeared first on Digital Trends.
- TikTok launches Bulletin Board, and your favorite creators just got louderby Varun Mirchandani (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 13 November 2025 at 23:23
TikTok has rolled out Bulletin Board, a new creator tool that lets users publish one-to-many messages — text, image or video — to followers who subscribe. The move signals TikTok’s next step in creator engagement and competition with Instagram’s broadcast channels. The post TikTok launches Bulletin Board, and your favorite creators just got louder appeared first on Digital Trends.
- YouTube’s AI age checks hit more users, and your selfie may decideby Paulo Vargas (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 7 November 2025 at 11:05
YouTube is hitting more accounts with AI age checks. Accept stricter defaults or verify with ID, selfie, or card to keep full access, a privacy trade-off that also affects creators and monetization. The post YouTube’s AI age checks hit more users, and your selfie may decide appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Facebook Dating is on the rise, and there’s an obvious reason you might like it tooby Moinak Pal (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 4 November 2025 at 22:21
Facebook Dating quietly grows into one of the largest dating platforms. The post Facebook Dating is on the rise, and there’s an obvious reason you might like it too appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Meta brings disappearing posts to Threads under a spooky nameby Nadeem Sarwar (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 27 October 2025 at 16:01
Threads is getting a new ghost posts system that automatically vanishes the post after 24 hours and saves it in the personal archive. The post Meta brings disappearing posts to Threads under a spooky name appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Use a passkey on X? Update it by November 10 or lose accessby Paulo Vargas (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 27 October 2025 at 15:41
X is shifting logins to x.com and says it will phase out twitter.com. If you use a YubiKey or passkey, re-enroll by November 10 or your account access gets paused. The post Use a passkey on X? Update it by November 10 or lose access appeared first on Digital Trends.
- Meta is killing Messenger on desktop, here’s what you need to doby Paulo Vargas (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 21 October 2025 at 11:31
Meta is pulling Messenger’s desktop apps. Windows shuts down on December 14, macOS gets a 60-day window. The post Meta is killing Messenger on desktop, here’s what you need to do appeared first on Digital Trends.
- X wants you to stay forever in its app with a new way to click linksby Moinak Pal (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 20 October 2025 at 11:52
X is redesigning how links work on iOS to keep users engaged, even after they click away. The update also pairs with an AI-powered recommendation system for smarter content delivery. The post X wants you to stay forever in its app with a new way to click links appeared first on Digital Trends.
- You’ll soon be able to buy that dormant X handle you’ve had your eye onby Paulo Vargas (Social Media Archives - Digital Trends) on 20 October 2025 at 11:14
X is opening a Handle Marketplace that lets paying users claim inactive usernames, with free priority picks and rare names priced. You keep the handle while you keep the subscription. The post You’ll soon be able to buy that dormant X handle you’ve had your eye on appeared first on Digital Trends.



















