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30 Under 30 Social Media 2026: Beyond The Algorithm, These Creators Are Making Millions—And Real World Impact

From education and advocacy to entrepreneurship and culture, the creators on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Media list are redefining what it means to influence. Read More

Gordon Ramsay Studio Scouring Social Media For Next Big Presenting Talent As ‘Secret Service’ Series Sells To Channel 4, Bell Media & Others

Gordon Ramsay's studio is scouring social media for the next big presenter as 'Secret Service' sells to Channel 4, Bell Media and Warner Bros. Read More

30 Under 30 Media 2026: The Founders Building AI For Artists, Democratizing News, And Shaping The Future Of Video

From AI tools to social media-style news sites, Under 30 honorees like Aaron Parnas, Eli Rallo and more are shaping the media industry of tomorrow. Read More

What happens when you kick millions of teens off social media? Australia’s about to find out

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ... Read More

The next era of social media is coming. And it’s messy so far

A baby running from a T-Rex with Lady Gaga playing in the background. Cats dancing on their hind legs dressed in streetwear. Bodycam footage of police arresting a pile of macaroni and cheese. Big Tech ... Read More

Could making silly AI videos of your friends be social media's next frontier? Let's talk about OpenAI's Sora.

OpenAI's new Sora app is like TikTok for AI-generated clips. One potential killer use case? Making AI videos of your friends (with their permission). We discussed the potential impacts on incumbent ... Read More

Americans turn to social media and video for news more than any other source

Social media and video networks have overtaken television to become the most widely used source of news among Americans, according to a new Reuters Institute report. In a survey conducted at the end ... Read More

What role does social media play in the rise of political violence? Experts weigh in

Public officials criticized social media after the killing of Charlie Kirk. Minutes after publicly identifying the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Utah ... Read More

‘Make the platforms safer’: what young people really think about the social media ban

From next Wednesday, thousands of young Australians under 16 will lose access to their accounts across ten social media platforms, as the teen social media ban takes effect. What do young people think ... Read More

Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

A new tool shows it is possible to turn down the partisan rancor in an X feed—without removing political posts and without the direct cooperation of the platform. Read More

What role does social media play in the rise of political violence? Experts weigh in

Minutes after publicly identifying the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox condemned social media. "Social media is a cancer on our ... Read More