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Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works
https://mashable.com/article/bluesky-half-a-million-new-users-after-x-twitter-block-change
Published: October 17, 2024 21:41
Just 24 hours after Elon Musk's X announced changes to how the block function works, Bluesky gained 500,000 users.
Instagram announces new tools to fight sextortion and help teen victims
https://mashable.com/article/instagram-sextortion-campaign-teens
Published: October 17, 2024 11:00
New Instagram features include screenshot disabling, nudity blocking, and a location mismatch warning.
The secret online lives of high schoolers: FX's 'Social Studies' lifts the veil
https://mashable.com/article/social-studies-show-interview
Published: October 15, 2024 22:31
"Social Studies" executive producer Lauren Greenfield discusses her groundbreaking documentary series on high schoolers and social media.
Reaching people who believe extreme weather events are 'natural'
https://mashable.com/article/extreme-weather-events-not-natural
Published: October 14, 2024 09:00
A new ad campaign is asks the public to refer to climate events as "unnatural disasters," part of a linguistic shift to garner attention on extreme weather.
BlueSky is pitching itself as a Threads alternative now
https://mashable.com/article/bluesky-threads-alternative
Published: October 11, 2024 14:50
BlueSky is angling to replace Threads for folks tired of Meta.
CDC confirms link between teen social media use and mental health struggles
https://mashable.com/article/cdc-social-media-use-young-people-mental-health
Published: October 11, 2024 10:07
CDC data shows U.S. high school students' frequent social media use linked to increased bullying, hopelessness, and suicide risk.
A 10-foot skeleton named Steve is on sale at Walmart
https://mashable.com/article/skeleton-steve-walmart-skelly-sale
Published: October 10, 2024 17:24
Walmart has a skeleton named Steve on sale to rival Home Depot's sold-out Skelly.
Teens feel burnt out. Social media can make it worse.
https://mashable.com/article/teen-burnout-social-media
Published: October 10, 2024 09:00
Social media can amplify the pressure teens feel.
Have writer's block? Delete your drafts.
https://mashable.com/article/delete-your-drafts
Published: October 9, 2024 10:01
Stop creating content for an imagined audience — delete your drafts, free yourself from perfectionism, and embrace creative risks.
Hurricane Milton: Debunking online conspiracy theories as the storm looms
https://mashable.com/article/hurricane-milton-conspiracy-theories-debunk
Published: October 7, 2024 17:58
As Hurricane Milton strengthens as it approaches landfall in Florida, the internet is filled with bad information about "weather weapons" and FEMA's disaster response.