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Every Geekout story on social media policy and regulation: laws, lawsuits, teen safety and moderation, and what they mean for marketers.

Is The Social Reckoning Any Good? Critics Aren’t Sold

Oct 9, 2026

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14 min read

Is The Social Reckoning Any Good? Critics Aren’t Sold

Plus why Zuck reportedly pushed Muse out despite safety fears

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Oct 2, 2026

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13 min read

Instagram's New AI Assistant Tells Creators What to Post

... And Meta is found guilty of 43 million consumer-protection violations

Matt Navarra

VR & metaverse

Meta's Muse Is Outpacing ChatGPT. But Should You Trust It?

Sep 25, 2026

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13 min read

Meta's Muse Is Outpacing ChatGPT. But Should You Trust It?

Everything Meta announced at Connect: new smart glasses, a $1,299 VR headset, and an AI Tamagotchi

Matt Navarra

VR & metaverse

Meta goes even bigger on subscriptions, up to $500+ monthly

Sep 18, 2026

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9 min read

Meta goes even bigger on subscriptions, up to $500+ monthly

...and Snap thinks it can make glasses with cameras cool again

Matt Navarra

Meta Launches Muse, an AI Agent That Wants to Run Your Whole Life

Sep 11, 2026

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13 min read

Meta Launches Muse, an AI Agent That Wants to Run Your Whole Life

And Elon Musk's meltdown over a new documentary all about him

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Sep 4, 2026

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14 min read

Instagram Is Cracking Down on Fake AI Influencer Accounts

Instagram starts labelling AI-generated influencers, Plus MrBeast's new deal with Google Gemini

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Aug 28, 2026

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15 min read

Meta's $17bn addiction settlement is bad news for TikTok and YouTube

Zuckerberg lost the lawsuit, kept the cash, and is now dragging his rivals into the same rules

Matt Navarra

YouTube

Aug 21, 2026

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13 min read

What Even Is a "View" on YouTube Now?

...Plus a Meta whistleblower drops Zuckerberg right in it

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Aug 14, 2026

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14 min read

Instagram is now Instagzam

...Instagram’s new logo has everyone asking the same question

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Facebook is giving everyone a verified badge. But there’s a catch.

Jul 24, 2026

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14 min read

Facebook is giving everyone a verified badge. But there’s a catch.

And Meta’s cleaning up creeps in smart glasses on Instagram

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Why the UK's teen social media curfew is a 'dog's dinner'

Jul 17, 2026

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13 min read

Why the UK's teen social media curfew is a 'dog's dinner'

+ The 5 social strategy mistakes killing engagement in 2026

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Jul 10, 2026

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12 min read

Why can’t Meta stop being creepy?

...and Google quietly dropped the social search tool you've been waiting for

Matt Navarra

Jul 3, 2026

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12 min read

WhatsApp kicks off a username goldrush

....but scammers are ready to pounce

Matt Navarra

Policy & regulation

Meta plans a ‘play money’ gamble on prediction markets

Jun 26, 2026

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10 min read

Meta plans a ‘play money’ gamble on prediction markets

And Kylie Jenner gives her voice to cheaper Meta smart glasses

Matt Navarra

Snapchat

The UK's teen social media ban is easier to evade than enforce

Jun 19, 2026

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13 min read

The UK's teen social media ban is easier to evade than enforce

...And Jimmy Kimmel thinks Mark Zuckerberg is 'a sneaky little narc'

Matt Navarra

Instagram

The teen social ban is 2026's must-have government policy

Jun 12, 2026

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14 min read

The teen social ban is 2026's must-have government policy

... and the White House isn't happy about it

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Meta’s crushing court verdicts kickstart its accountability era

Mar 27, 2026

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16 min read

Meta’s crushing court verdicts kickstart its accountability era

... And why TikTok ads are about to get very annoying

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Feb 27, 2026

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15 min read

Social media trial turns up the heat on Instagram and YouTube

...And WhatsApp is about to start showing you ads

Matt Navarra

Instagram

Feb 20, 2026

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38 min read

Zuckerberg's day in court: Instagram is useful, not addictive

And Meta’s secret smartwatch plan is revealed

Matt Navarra

Policy & regulation

Meta exec says you’re not addicted to social media

Feb 13, 2026

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14 min read

Meta exec says you’re not addicted to social media

And Instagram is working on another Snapchat clone

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Jan 30, 2026

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44 min read

TikTok's US switchover turns into a conspiracy theory hot mess

And Meta is cloning Snapchat again with premium subscription plans

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Jan 23, 2026

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14 min read

TikTok’s US deal is done, as China finally says yes

...And UK teens brace themselves for a social media ban

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Dec 19, 2025

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15 min read

A Christmas miracle! TikTok’s US sale deal is finally done

... and Facebook wants to charge you to post links 😲

Matt Navarra

Policy & regulation

Australia’s teen social ban gets off to a rocky start

Dec 12, 2025

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15 min read

Australia’s teen social ban gets off to a rocky start

...and Elon’s going to war with the EU

Matt Navarra

TikTok

Nov 21, 2025

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14 min read

Meta beats the US government... with a little help from TikTok

...and why Grok has the hots for Elon... 😳

Matt Navarra

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