Social media has long been a battleground. Outrage fuels engagement. Misinformation spreads faster than facts. Bad actors thrive while reasonable voices get drowned out. Sez Us is stepping in with a different approach—one that rewards thoughtful discussion and holds users accountable for how they interact. [Read more…]

A group of Ontario school boards just won a big legal victory against some of the biggest names in social media. Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok tried to shut down a lawsuit that accuses them of harming students’ education, but the courts weren’t buying it. On Friday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Janet Leiper ruled that the case has merit and will move forward. [Read more…]

Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, two of the biggest names in early social media, are making headlines again. The former competitors—Rose, who founded Digg, and Ohanian, who co-founded Reddit—have bought back Digg and have a bold plan to reshape how people connect online. [Read more…]

Women are logging off. A recent study found that nearly half of women have abandoned at least one social media platform in the past year. Safety, privacy, and the exhausting flood of negativity have driven many to hit the delete button. But where do they go next? [Read more…]

A major shakeup in social networking is underway. Project Liberty and Free Our Feeds are making sure that control over online conversations doesn’t stay locked in the hands of a few powerful companies. [Read more…]

 

Social media has a habit of making people feel worse. From endless comparison to mindless doom scrolling, many platforms thrive on negativity. But a new app called Take The Win™ is flipping the script. [Read more…]