<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social Media]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/03711791-2306-46a4-a5f5-1d79e57bd21d</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:53:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/03711791-2306-46a4-a5f5-1d79e57bd21d?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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Will this become more common?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1b2482fb-c117-4cda-ab03-73859a68fb97</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1b2482fb-c117-4cda-ab03-73859a68fb97</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gatekeepers podcast review — BBC series puts social media under scrutiny ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story of the journey from free-spirited idealism to monetisation is timely, if familiar]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/910b1e5d-7ee8-41ed-80e3-19bdcbf8b21b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">910b1e5d-7ee8-41ed-80e3-19bdcbf8b21b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech companies axe 34,000 jobs since start of year in pivot to AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have each cut thousands of jobs since the start of the year]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9bace2e9-3ecb-4651-a6c0-b16f0226c0e0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9bace2e9-3ecb-4651-a6c0-b16f0226c0e0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:31:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-TikTok executive claims she was fired for lacking ‘docility and meekness’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit from former global marketing head criticises corporate culture at popular app owned by China’s ByteDance]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/eece548c-4d84-447c-89fb-6ec2a5146d3b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">eece548c-4d84-447c-89fb-6ec2a5146d3b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:38:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64aba5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64aba5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Messi backlash says more about digital fandom than football]]></title><description><![CDATA[The meltdown was a revealing moment for the game as global entertainment — and its vulnerability to social media]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/af81d3aa-1824-49db-b5eb-5e5bdc80a7b7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">af81d3aa-1824-49db-b5eb-5e5bdc80a7b7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:01:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snap shares sink 35% as revenue falls short of Wall Street expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media company’s earnings underwhelmed investors a day after it announced lay-offs]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9b04ee81-f30b-4ce1-a324-d67dc81163b5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9b04ee81-f30b-4ce1-a324-d67dc81163b5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:36:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the humble dividend might rise again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta’s move to start the payouts could signal an upcoming switch in investor mindset]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/fabb6df0-5652-44af-a40a-4783b43fd016</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fabb6df0-5652-44af-a40a-4783b43fd016</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Meme-lord’ Litquidity reveals his true identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banker whose satirical alter ego gained a cult-like following on Wall Street talks exclusively to the FT]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7305bc73-304e-4771-95b1-47558976f3c8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7305bc73-304e-4771-95b1-47558976f3c8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 05:00:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reddit IPO targets low float and low valuation  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There may be benefits to waiting but the penalty is an expected value half that at which it raised funds in 2021]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2ad92cb2-7ef9-4227-b9bb-2ce7dbbec430</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2ad92cb2-7ef9-4227-b9bb-2ce7dbbec430</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:00:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to act on online disinformation now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media companies must tailor their policies to basic principles of transparency and freedom of expression]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/dc33fc6b-d6bc-42c2-b449-09d62dc878cb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dc33fc6b-d6bc-42c2-b449-09d62dc878cb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech boosts profits by $10bn with accounting change to server life estimate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have all shifted estimates of how long they will use technical equipment]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ad2f407c-633a-431e-874b-44df53acc68a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ad2f407c-633a-431e-874b-44df53acc68a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta value soars by $197bn as Big Tech stocks rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook’s parent company records biggest-ever one day increase in market capitalisation]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/335184c7-4fa4-47b1-9778-d8331eca31c1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">335184c7-4fa4-47b1-9778-d8331eca31c1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:36:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s ad rebound may depend too much on China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US group has benefited from huge but unsustainable outlays from Chinese advertisers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/454ec355-a4b8-4270-b116-52d85d6a10bd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">454ec355-a4b8-4270-b116-52d85d6a10bd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:08:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepfakes and disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citizens and democracy need better protection from nefarious actors ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/391e9fc6-9dbd-4eb0-992e-6582d886fa23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">391e9fc6-9dbd-4eb0-992e-6582d886fa23</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:48:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta shares leap 20% as investors cheer dividend and $50bn buyback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook and Instagram parent rewards shareholders as it plans big investments on new bets, including AI]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6ff944b6-bae0-4253-85af-fcf9cd54987c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff944b6-bae0-4253-85af-fcf9cd54987c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:49:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>