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Meta Just Dodged a Breakup: But What Does That Mean for the Future of Social Media?
A US judge has officially ruled that Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, did NOT violate antitrust laws when it bought Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). And just like that, Meta avoided a potential breakup that could’ve rewired the entire social media world. So what does that actually mean? Let’s break it down on a potential Meta breakup of future social media. The TL;DR A judge said Meta doesn’t have a social media monopoly , partly because the l
Nov 193 min read
When Everything Feels Fake, What’s the Point of Social Media - Age of AI Slop?
A photo of a young girl, her sick puppy, and a kind police officer went viral this week. A heartwarming moment that seemed to remind us what the internet used to be about: connection, empathy, stories that make you smile. Except… it wasn’t real. People quickly noticed something off: the car’s steering wheel was on the wrong side, there was no dashboard, and no record of the story anywhere online. It was another piece of AI-generated “slop,” a fake image designed purely to g
Oct 213 min read
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