social media articles published August 1, 2025
August 1 articles
- Reddit's pausing its paid subreddit plans and focusing on 'making Reddit the go-to place for search,' presumably because we're all adding 'reddit' to everything we Google anyway
- The Google Play Store could open to third parties in 14 days
- Google is not pulling the plug on all goo.gl URLs
- Instagram Reels Has a Download Button, but There's a Catch
- 'Active' links from Google's URL Shortener will stick around, per update
- UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says
- Google Will Break Your Goo.gl Shortlinks, Just Not All of Them
- Some goo.gl URLs will live to fight another day
- Reddit puts its plans for paid subreddits on hold
- Reddit Shifting Towards Search as Company Wants to Become a Search Engine
- Reddit Wants to Be a Real Search Engine
- Instagram Makes It a Lot Harder to Go Live If You're Not a Popular Influencer
- This Is Why You Can’t Go Live on Instagram Anymore
- Reddit Wants to Replace Google as Your 'Go-To Search Engine'
- Trying to Get Reimbursed for Last Week's Starlink Outage? Good Luck
- UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says
