Coverage dated December 23, 2023 to December 25, 2023

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal

Headline from East Idaho News

(AP) – We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with …

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  1. East Idaho News

    The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal (opens East Idaho News)

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    (AP) – We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with …

  2. WSVN Miami

    The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental

  3. The Boston Globe

    The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born, and AI gets personal (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with some soul-searching in between.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    The year of social media upheaval: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past.

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