2025-11-10
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon has spent the last few years pitching itself as a healthier alternative to algorithmic social platforms for creators. Now, the membership service is adding a bunch of new social features for its creators in an attempt to make its platform more of a viable alternative to mainstream social media.
The updates include a new post format, called Quips, that allows creators to share non-paywalled updates that can include text, photos or video. Patreon user [...]
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Patreon is testing livestreaming with a major rollout planned for summer
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How an Oregon court became the stage for a $115,000 showdown between Meta and Facebook creators
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The new Warner Bros. and Discovery Global would like you to forget Warner Bros. Discovery
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2025-11-21
Australia is adding Twitch to its social media ban for children
The breadth and reach of Australia's pioneering social media ban grows as livestream platform Twitch has now been added to the list of banned platforms for users under 16 years of age. The nation [...]
2025-11-07
Denmark set to ban social media for users under 15 years of age
The government of Denmark said on Friday that lawmakers from its political right, left and center have reached an agreement to ban social media for anyone under 15, as reported by The Associated Press [...]
2025-04-22
Teens are becoming more worried about the effects of social media
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2024-12-31
Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future
There’s no longer any question that Threads and Bluesky have created the most viable alternatives to the platform once known as Twitter. But while the two services may share some of the same goals, [...]