Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Media

Chinese Manufacturers Make Appeals to Americans: Buy Direct (nytimes.com)
Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items straight from their factories. And amid the threats of sky-high tariffs on Chinese exports, Americans seem to be all in.
China, Manufacturing, Consumerism, Trade, Social Media
7 points by bookofjoe 4 hours ago | 1 comments
New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children (wired.com)
Discord is facing a new lawsuit from the state of New Jersey, which claims that the chat app is engaged in “deceptive and unconscionable business practices” that put its younger users in danger.
Legal Issues, Social Media, Child Safety
15 points by anticorporate 8 hours ago | 1 comments
Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps yet (techcrunch.com)
Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.
Social Media, Censorship, Government Regulation, Technology
8 points by pessimizer 8 hours ago | 0 comments
4chan may be dead, but its toxic legacy lives on (arstechnica.com)
It is likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again—which is, likely, a very good thing. But it had also essentially already succeeded at its core project: chewing up the world and spitting it back out in its own image.
Social Media, Internet Culture, Legacy, Toxicity
8 points by rbanffy 11 hours ago | 2 comments
California Proposal to Tax Social Media Gathers Momentum (newsweek.com)
California lawmakers have moved forward with legislation that could see taxes applied to the largest social media platforms in the world.
California, Social Media, Taxation, Legislation
15 points by WaitWaitWha 16 hours ago | 25 comments
Theft of the Millenium (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Twitter, Social Media, Tech Issues
5 points by cnha 16 hours ago | 0 comments
How decentralized is the Fediverse, really? [Mastodon post] (discuss.systems)
Decentralization, Social Media, Mastodon, Fediverse
7 points by todsacerdoti 1 day ago | 0 comments
Discord Indexes Trillions of Messages (discord.com)
Back in 2017, we shared how we built our message search system to index billions of messages.
Search, Social Media, Discord, Messaging, Technology
35 points by todsacerdoti 1 day ago | 9 comments
News Is Blocked on Meta's Feeds in Canada. Here's What Fills the Void (nytimes.com)
Hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing pages such as Canada Proud is thriving on Facebook as the election nears.
Social Media, Censorship, Elections, Canada, News
28 points by bko 1 day ago | 41 comments
Manufactured consensus on x.com (rook2root.co)
Influential users and recommendation algorithm design quietly shape what people see, what gains attention, and what gets silenced.
Social Media, Censorship, Algorithmic Bias
310 points by cogitovirus 2 days ago | 236 comments
Wife of wrongly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia doxxed by government (independent.co.uk)
The wife of a wrongly deported Salvadoran father living in Maryland was moved to a safe house after Donald Trump’s administration posted a court document that included her address on social media.
Immigration, Government, Privacy, Social Media
24 points by ColinWright 2 days ago | 2 comments
Americans Believe Russian Disinformation 'To Alarming Degree' (forbes.com)
A third of Americans have fallen for Russian disinformation — and for other false online claims.
Disinformation, Russia, United States, Social Media, Politics
13 points by doener 2 days ago | 3 comments
Creating your own federated microblog (fedify.dev)
In this tutorial, we will build a small microblog that implements the ActivityPub protocol, similar to Mastodon or Misskey, using Fedify, an ActivityPub server framework.
Social Media, Programming, Open Source, Decentralized Systems, Tutorials
181 points by dahlia 2 days ago | 37 comments
Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online (theguardian.com)
Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face large fines, Ofcom has announced.
Online Safety, Regulation, Children, Social Media, Technology
14 points by beardyw 2 days ago | 3 comments
Mark Zuckerberg says social media is over (newyorker.com)
During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.
Social Media, Meta, Antitrust
519 points by FinnLobsien 2 days ago | 894 comments
Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top Investors in His Memecoin (nytimes.com)
The flashy online announcement called it “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World,” a chance to have “an intimate private dinner” with President Trump at his members-only golf club in Virginia, followed by a tour of the White House.
Politics, Finance, Social Media, Cryptocurrency
10 points by asnyder 2 days ago | 3 comments
Spring 83: a draft protocol intended to suggest new ways of relating online (github.com/robinsloan)
Welcome! This is a draft protocol intended to suggest new ways of relating online. If you are just discovering it, I recommend reading this narrative description. Don't miss my notes on a summer spent operating the protocol with other people, either.
Internet Culture, Social Media, Online Communication, Protocols
85 points by SinePost 2 days ago | 18 comments
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed (nytimes.com)
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed.
Social Media, Censorship, Elon Musk, Twitter
29 points by perihelions 3 days ago | 2 comments
The evolution of the Alpha male aesthetic (bloomberg.com)
In the mid-19th century, French poet Charles Baudelaire opined that fashion wasn’t merely ornamental, it was a mirror reflecting the spirit of the age. This continues to be true today. In certain corners of the internet, the ideal man lifts weights, tracks macros and speaks in clipped imperatives. He dresses not for comfort but for the camera, squeezing into compression gear or tightly tailored suits.
Fashion, Masculinity, Culture, Social Media
5 points by throwaway2037 3 days ago | 1 comments
Hacking US crosswalks to talk like Zuck is as easy as 1234 (theregister.com)
Video Crosswalk buttons in various US cities were hijacked over the past week or so to – rather than robotically tell people it's safe to walk or wait – instead emit the AI-spoofed voices of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Cybersecurity, Social Media, AI, Hacktivism
4 points by yk 3 days ago | 1 comments
When the World Connected on Skype (restofworld.org)
Skype, the online video-calling service, is shutting down in May after more than two decades of service. For those of a certain generation, Skype changed everything.
Social Media, Communication, History, Technology
15 points by billybuckwheat 3 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Where are people sharing their blogs these days? (ycombinator.com)
I really like blogs, and I've started blogging again like this past week. I want to share what I write but get some nice reading lists going to.
Blogging, Communities, Social Media
30 points by leonheld 3 days ago | 24 comments
'Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria' Turns a Small Snub into a Big Deal (nytimes.com)
For some people, perceived criticism can be overwhelming.
Mental Health, Psychology, Social Media, Relationships
8 points by bookofjoe 3 days ago | 2 comments
Matt Mullenweg is unbanning anyone ever banned from Wordpress.org (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
WordPress, Social Media, Software, News
12 points by archy_ 3 days ago | 3 comments
The hostile internet is driving us crazy (ft.com)
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
Internet Culture, Mental Health, Social Media
6 points by bonefishgrill 3 days ago | 1 comments
Evolution of the Manosphere Alpha Male Aesthetic (bloomberg.com)
Masculinity, Culture, Social Media, Online Communities
9 points by SLHamlet 3 days ago | 2 comments
At Trial, Instagram Co-Founder Says Meta Denied His Company Resources (nytimes.com)
Kevin Systrom, the co-founder of Instagram, testified on Tuesday in a landmark federal antitrust trial that his startup was starved of resources after Meta bought it because Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, was afraid of the success of the photo-sharing app.
Meta, Antitrust, Social Media, Business, Lawsuits
8 points by pdyc 3 days ago | 0 comments
4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere (wired.com)
It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.
Internet Culture, Social Media, Toxicity, Politics
12 points by NotInOurNames 4 days ago | 1 comments
When the World Connected on Skype (restofworld.org)
Skype, the online video-calling service, is shutting down in May after more than two decades of service. For those of a certain generation, Skype changed everything.
Skype, Communication, Online Services, Social Media
11 points by donohoe 4 days ago | 0 comments
Half of Teens Now Say Social Media Hurts Their Generation (implicator.ai)
Social media connects teens but may break their spirit. A new Pew Research survey reveals 48% of U.S. teens believe social media harms their generation – a sharp rise from 32% in 2022.
Social Media, Teenagers, Mental Health, Survey Results, Generational Impact
8 points by marcusschuler 4 days ago | 2 comments