social media articles published January 21, 2026
January 21 articles
- X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow
- The ad-free Threads era ends next week
- X Adds Starter Packs To Help Users Find Relevant Creators
- Yahoo and AOL were down — live updates on massive outage that impacted Yahoo Mail and more
- We’re not nostalgic for 2016 — we’re nostalgic for the internet before all the slop
- Instagram Tests Displaying ‘Friends’ Instead of ‘Following’
- YouTube is adding support for…still photos? CEO shares plans for adding image posts in 2026
- TikTok Adds More Control Options to Smart+ Campaigns
- Yahoo! and Yahoo! Mail Are Down, Reminding Everyone They Still Exist
- TikTok Launches New Ad Options for Streaming Providers
- YouTube’s CEO Outlines Key Areas of Focus for 2026
- YouTube CEO Neal Mohan’s Big Ideas for 2026: More Superstar Creators and Transparency, Less AI Slop
- Digg Is Back
- Vitalik Buterin: Full Return to Decentralized Social Networking in 2026
- Archive of Our Own will go down today, but don't freak out
