I deleted every major social app — Instagram, Facebook, X (you know, Twitter), Reddit, and TikTok — and replaced them with their Progressive Web App (PWA) alternatives. The goal was to add some intentional friction. I aimed to make using my phone annoying again by adding micro-latency, login barriers, and difficult interfaces.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the most downloaded iPhone app in the U.S. for 2025, surpassing TikTok, Instagram, and Google apps.

A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 36.5 million users, while the ...

Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete. Credit...Mark Wang Supported by By Kevin Roose Reporting from San Francisco This year, when ...

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, and he demanded Congress to put a label on the apps as it does with cigarettes and alcohol.“The mental health crisis among young people is an ...

A new app called Tapestry promising to unify social media, news, and RSS in one place, is nearing completion. Designed by Iconfactory, the same team that created the third-party Twitter client Twitterific back in the day, Tapestry was unveiled at the ...

However, few anticipated the return of Vine, the once-iconic short-form video app, after an eight-year hiatus. Founded in 2012 and acquired by X, within months, Vine quickly gained popularity before its shutdown in 2017. Its brief life made a significant mark on internet culture, leaving fans to wonder if it would ever make a comeback.

In the days leading up to kickoff, users of Fliff, a popular mobile gaming app, placed more than 200,000 “bets” on last weekend’s NFL conference championship games. They bet on Patrick Mahomes throwing for at least 240 yards, on Christian McCaffrey ...

COMMITTED BY KIDS IN NEW MEXICO ARE WITH A GUN. BUT IF IT’S ILLEGAL FOR KIDS TO BUY GUNS, THEN HOW ARE THEY GETTING THEM? POLICE TELL US IT’S MOSTLY FROM BREAKING INTO CARS OR FROM THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY. KIDS ARE GETTING ...