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news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 18:57:58

Slow social media 16 Sep, 2025 People often assume that I hate social media. And they'd be forgiven for believing that, since I am overtly critical of current social media platforms and the effects they have on individuals and society; and deleted all of my social media accounts back in 2019. However, the underlying concept of social media is something I resonate with: Stay connected with the people you care about. It's just that the current form of social media is bastardised, and not socia

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Slow Social Media

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 05:57:58

Slow social media 16 Sep, 2025 People often assume that I hate social media. And they'd be forgiven for believing that, since I am overtly critical of current social media platforms and the effects they have on individuals and society; and deleted all of my social media accounts back in 2019. However, the underlying concept of social media is something I resonate with: Stay connected with the people you care about. It's just that the current form of social media is bastardised, and not socia

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YouTube says it has paid creators more than $100 billion over last 4 years

cnbc.com Zach Vallese 2025-09-22 20:30:01

A Youtube podcast microphone is seen at the Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube at Austin Proper Hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2025. YouTube said on Tuesday it has paid out over $100 billion to creators, artists and media companies since 2021. The surge has been fueled in part by growing viewership on connected TVs. The number of channels making more than $100,000 from TV screens jumped 45% year over year, the company said. YouTube Chief Product Officer Johanna Voolich praise

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Youth Group in Nepal Overthrows Government, Elects New Leader via Discord Poll

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-20 19:00:53

Nepal's government collapsed this week following an ill-advised attempt to ban social media outright. The lifting of the social media ban on Monday was unable to quell a surge in anger. Youth-led groups of disaffected "Gen Z" activists clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, protesting growing wealth inequality and government corruption. Over 50 people were killed in the clashes as angry crowds set government buildings ablaze, forcing prime minister Sharma Oli to resign o

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Study Claims Over Half of Tech Firms Are Considering ‘Restructuring,’ Thanks to AI

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-23 00:45:05

Murmurs about a linkage between the rollout of new AI services and recent waves of layoffs within the tech industry have been ongoing for some time. Similarly, a recent cooling of the job market for coders has also been attributed to the rise of so-called “vibe coding,” in which less skilled technicians create websites and products with the help of an automated assistant. Now, a new report from a firm that works with tech companies claims that a majority of its clients say they are considering

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 12:58:20

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR MediaTek has announced that its next Dimensity flagship processor will be launched next week. This chip is expected to be the Dimensity 9500 processor. The processor is said to pack a powerful CPU, Mali G1-Ultra graphics, and an NPU with 100 TOPS of performance. Qualcomm will announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 next week, and it’s expected to power a host of flagship Android phones. Now, arch-rival MediaTek has revealed that its own high-end processo

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AOMedia Announces Year-End Launch of Next-Gen Video Codec AV2

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 11:44:55

The Future of Innovation Is Open: AOMedia Member Survey Highlights Adoption Trends Wakefield, Mass. — Sept. 15, 2025 — The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a global collaboration of innovators working together to define and deploy open standards that power the next generation of media experiences, today announced the upcoming launch of the next evolution in open video coding: AV2. Set for a year-end release, AV2 is not only an upgrade to the widely adopted AV1 but also a foundational piece of

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Spotify Free now lets you play a specific track on demand

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-25 08:41:32

Spotify Free comes with enough limitations that the company hopes it will persuade you to upgrade to a premium subscription. But one of the four limits is being removed from today … Unlike Apple Music, which offers paid subscriptions only (aside from a limited free trial), Spotify offers the choice of free and premium subscriptions. Spotify Free has so far had four major drawbacks: Interruptions from ads Lower audio quality Limited ability to skip unwanted tracks Shuffle-only playback on m

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US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-25 08:24:49

In Brief The U.S. has reached a “framework” deal with China for social media platform TikTok, CNBC reported, citing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday. The news comes barely an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on his social media platform Truth Social that a deal for the short-video app had bee

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Bessent says 'framework' of U.S.-China TikTok deal has been reached, will be finalized Friday

cnbc.com Samantha Subin Jordan Novet Chris Eudaily 2025-09-25 12:59:13

The U.S. and China have a reached a 'framework' deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. "It's between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon," he said from Madrid. Both President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Friday to discuss the terms. On Monday, Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday that a deal was reached "on a 'certain' company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save" a

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The Helldivers community is coping with a spotlight it doesn’t want

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-09-25 16:00:00

“Yesterday was an interesting day for the Helldivers community.” That’s the very obvious understatement that announced the reopening of the Helldivers gaming subreddit in the small hours of Saturday morning. On Friday it was discovered that Tyler Robinson, arrested for the alleged killing of Charlie Kirk, had inscribed messages on the casings of several bullets found at the crime scene. One of those read “Hey fascist! Catch!” accompanied by an up arrow symbol, a right arrow, and three down arrow

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Rolling Stone’s parent company sues Google over AI Overviews

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-09-25 17:49:38

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Disclosure: Penske Media Corporation is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company. Penske Media Corporation, the publisher of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, has become the first major American media company to sue Google over its AI summaries. The company claims that t

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The case against social media is stronger than you think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-25 05:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-25 10:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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‘Red Hood’ Writer Speaks Out on Book’s Surprise Cancellation

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-26 00:50:57

Earlier this week, DC Comics abruptly cancelled its new Red Hood comic from trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin and artist Jeff Spokes. The decision came after Felker-Martin posted comments and jokes on social media about the assassination of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, which occurred on the same day—September 10—as the comic’s launch. DC Comics said in a statement that social media posts “that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with [our] standards

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How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-09-30 16:02:52

There are times when you may want to prevent videos and GIFs from automatically playing in your social media feeds. This could be because you’re trying to conserve cellular data, limit the addictiveness of these apps, or maintain better control over your viewing experience, as when a video is going viral that you don’t wish to see. Whatever the reason might be, here are the steps to turn off autoplaying videos and GIFs on popular social media platforms. Facebook To turn off autoplay on Faceboo

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Robinhood Is Building a Social Network for Following Market Movers’ Trades

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-10-01 04:24:45

Social media has an unprecedented sway over stock prices. Financial influencers give stock advice on YouTube and TikTok. Trading communities on X and Reddit resurrect financially undesirable stocks from their ashes just for the sake of memes. It’s undeniable that a growing subset of investors are adamant on using platforms like X, Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok to make their financial decisions. The X-based finance community even has a name for themselves: FinTwit. Popular online brokerage Robinh

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BlackRock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-03 11:00:00

BlackRock- and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes, announced Monday that it is acquiring VideoVerse, an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage. VideoVerse’s clients include the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League (cricket) tournaments, FIFA+, and broadcasters Nippon TV and Clubber TV. Mumbai-based VideoVerse was founded in 201

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Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 people were killed during protests

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-04 12:00:07

Nepal's government has lifted its ban on social media apps including Facebook and X after at least 19 people were killed yesterday during protests, The Guardian reported. "We have withdrawn the shutdown of the social media. They are working now," said communications minister Prithvi Subba Gurung. In a new development, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has resigned due to the unrest, his aide told Reuters. Last week, the government announced it was blocking 26 social media platforms due to no

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Blackrock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-04 12:00:00

BlackRock and Goldman Sachs-backed media startup Minute Media, which owns properties like Sports Illustrated, The Players’ Tribune, and 90 Minutes, announced Monday that it is acquiring VideoVerse, an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage. VideoVerse’s clients include the Indian Premier League and Women’s Premier League Cricket tournaments, FIFA+, and broadcasters Nippon TV and Cubber TV. Mumbai-based VideoVerse was founded in 2016 by

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Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-04 21:51:11

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests 2 hours ago Share Save Kelly Ng BBC News Share Save Watch: Fire and tear gas as protesters clash with police in Nepal Nepal has lifted a social media ban after it led to clashes between protesters and police that have left at least 19 people dead. Thousands of young people had forced their way into the parliament building in the capital Kathmandu on Monday, asking the government to lift its ban on 26 social media platforms, including Fa

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Nepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-04 22:46:32

Nepal has made a dramatic U-turn, reversing a social media ban imposed last week after the decision sparked nationwide “Gen Z” protests that reportedly left at least 19 people dead. The ban, which blocked access to 26 platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X, was imposed following an August 25 directive requiring foreign social media companies to register their operations in Nepal and appoint a local contact within seven days. When most platforms failed to comply by the deadline,

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Signal’s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backups

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-10-05 20:59:40

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Signal is launching its first paid feature: the ability to make secure, end-to-end encrypted backups of your media history older than 45 days and of your text message history for $1.99 per month. “Media requires a lot of storage, and storing and transferring large amounts of data is e

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14 Killed in protests in Nepal over social media ban

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-07 05:24:42

At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured on Monday as violent protests by youths rocked the Nepalese capital and certain other areas over the government's decision to ban social media sites, prompting authorities to deploy the army in Kathmandu to control the situation. Advertisement Thousands of youths, including school students, under the banner of Gen Z, converged in front of Parliament in the heart of Kathmandu and shouted anti-government slogans demanding immediate revocation of

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Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Facebook and YouTube

news.ycombinator.com Bhadra Sharma 2025-10-07 00:10:46

Nepal’s government has banned dozens of social media platforms after they failed to comply with new registration requirements, disrupting essential communication and raising concerns over free speech. The 26 blocked platforms include messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and WeChat, as well as websites like YouTube and LinkedIn. The ban, which went into effect on Thursday after a one-week ultimatum to the social media companies expired, has caused confusion across the country. It h

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Nepal blocks most social media sites for failing to register with the government

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-08 16:15:12

The government of Nepal is blocking commonly used social platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram, WeChat, Reddit and YouTube due to noncompliance with a new law requiring them to register with the government, The Associated Press reported. Five platforms including TikTok and Viber that did register in the country were exempted from the ban. Social media companies were asked to provide a local contact, grievance handler and person responsible for self-regulation to avoid a shutdown and many a

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Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 05:31:58

The restrictions come after the social media giants failed to meet state registration requirements, says government. Nepal’s government has said it will shut off access to major social media platforms, including Facebook and X, after they failed to comply with authorities’ registration requirements. The move, announced on Thursday, is part of what the government says is an effort to curb online hate, rumours and cybercrime. Companies were given a deadline of Wednesday to register with the Min

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Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-10 00:06:54

Nepal has ordered internet service providers to block access to major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X, after the companies failed to comply with local registration rules — drawing criticism from media rights groups and raising concerns over censorship and free expression. On Thursday, Nepal’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology directed the Nepal Telecommunications Authority to instruct internet service providers to restrict access to 26 so

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Instagram finally has an iPad app 15 years after it first launched

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 20:55:21

The social media platform Instagram is finally available on the iPad as a native app. It only took 15 years, as the app first launched all the way back in 2010. We knew this was coming and, well, now it's here. The iPad is a different platform from a smartphone, so the tablet-based app features redesigned elements. For instance, the app opens directly into a feed of Reels. The iPad app also lets users organize posts and Reels into a chronological list, with recent posts appearing first. This is

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Imgur's community was in revolt

news.ycombinator.com About The Author 2025-10-14 15:33:54

The front page of Imgur, a popular image hosting and social media site, is full of pictures of John Oliver raising his middle finger and telling MediaLab AI, the site’s parent company, “fuck you.” Imgurians, as the site’s users call themselves, telling their business daddy to go to hell is the end result of a years-long degradation of the website. The Imgur story is one a classic case of enshitification , Imgur began life in 2009 when Ohio University student Alan Schaaf got tired of how hard it

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Slow social media

Slow Social Media

YouTube says it has paid creators more than $100 billion over last 4 years

Youth Group in Nepal Overthrows Government, Elects New Leader via Discord Poll

Study Claims Over Half of Tech Firms Are Considering ‘Restructuring,’ Thanks to AI

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week

AOMedia Announces Year-End Launch of Next-Gen Video Codec AV2

Spotify Free now lets you play a specific track on demand

US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

Bessent says 'framework' of U.S.-China TikTok deal has been reached, will be finalized Friday

The Helldivers community is coping with a spotlight it doesn’t want

Rolling Stone’s parent company sues Google over AI Overviews

The case against social media is stronger than you think

The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

‘Red Hood’ Writer Speaks Out on Book’s Surprise Cancellation

How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds

Robinhood Is Building a Social Network for Following Market Movers’ Trades

BlackRock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 people were killed during protests

Blackrock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports highlights

Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests

Nepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly

Signal’s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backups

14 Killed in protests in Nepal over social media ban

Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Facebook and YouTube

Nepal blocks most social media sites for failing to register with the government

Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns

Instagram finally has an iPad app 15 years after it first launched

Imgur's community was in revolt

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