Social Media News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/social/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Social Media News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/social/ 32 32 Roblox introduces ‘Kids’ and ‘Select’ accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/roblox-introduces-kids-and-select-accounts-for-age-appropriate-access-to-games-and-chat/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111388 X says it’s reducing payments to clickbait accounts https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/12/x-says-its-reducing-payments-to-clickbait-accounts/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:02:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111704 PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/psa-if-you-use-the-meta-ai-app-your-friends-will-find-out-and-it-will-be-embarrassing/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:52:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111058 EFF is the latest organization to leave X https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/eff-is-the-latest-organization-to-leave-x/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:26:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111114 You can now edit your Instagram comments https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/you-can-now-edit-your-instagram-comments/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:49:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110974 X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/x-brings-back-voice-notes-to-x-chat/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:46:28 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110872 Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-the-muse-spark-model-in-a-ground-up-overhaul-of-its-ai/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:53:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110476 These are the countries moving to ban social media for children https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/social-media-ban-children-countries-list/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:30:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092894 The best apps to make new friends right now https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/as-people-look-for-ways-to-make-new-friends-here-are-the-apps-promising-to-help/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:01:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3050440 The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/the-anonymous-social-app-that-thinks-it-can-work-in-saudi-arabia/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:24:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109338 Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/flipboard-surf-social-websites-help-publishers-and-creators-tap-into-the-open-social-web/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:18:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108925 A new connections app, Sonder, has a deliberately tedious sign-up process (and it’s working) https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/a-new-dating-app-sonder-has-a-deliberately-annoying-sign-up-process-and-its-working/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:46:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108510 Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/cameo-partners-with-tiktok-to-boost-popularity/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:11:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108460 Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what? https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/meta-was-finally-held-accountable-for-harming-teens-now-what/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:32:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108053 Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/go-play-this-secret-game-in-your-tiktok-dms/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:47:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108011 Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/social-gaming-platform-rec-room-once-valued-at-3-5b-is-shutting-down/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:05:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108083 Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/meta-starts-testing-a-premium-subscription-on-instagram/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:10:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107549 Bluesky’s new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J. D. Vance https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/blueskys-new-ai-tool-attie-is-already-the-most-blocked-account-other-than-j-d-vance/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:03:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107511 Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107020 Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/mark-zuckerberg-texted-elon-musk-to-offer-help-with-doge/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:23:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107368