BuzzFeed is making a social media platform

BuzzFeed wants to fight AI-driven social media with a platform of its own
He outlines how companies like Meta and TikTok prioritize the judgment of AI algorithms rather than the thoughts of their employees, leading to the proliferation of content that “elicits the most compulsive and predictable response from the human brain.
BuzzFeed Is Launching a New Social Media Network. Why?
So what should BuzzFeed do to regain its onetime foothold in internet culture? Start its own social network, of course. Such a prospect was teased earlier this month, after Semafor—the scoopy news site run by former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith—got hold of a leaked Slack message from BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti.
BuzzFeed is making a social media platform (no, really!)
BuzzFeed is building a social media platform, and it’s out for blood “For years, major social platforms have abandoned their responsibility to content and culture, instead han
BuzzFeed Ventures into Social Media with AI-Driven Platform “Island”
BuzzFeed is stepping into the social media arena with a new platform designed to counteract the negativity prevalent in today’s digital landscape. The platform, potentially named “Island,” aims to provide users with a refuge from the algorithm-driven gloom that dominates mainstream social media platforms like Instagram,
BuzzFeed plans to combat AI social media with... AI social media
Shortly after enacting extensive layoffs at HuffPost, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti has a bold new solution for fixing social media: artificial intelligence. Sorry, by “bold new solution” we actually meant “same solution every other CEO is proposing for every other problem currently facing humanity.” Our mistake!
Social media is broken. Could BuzzFeed’s new “Island” platform finally make social media about the content, not the algorithms?
At the end of a long manifesto about what’s broken about today’s biggest social media platforms, BuzzFeed Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti revealed that the company is working on a new social media platform that uses human curation rather than algorithms “that brings joy and playfulness back to the internet.”
BuzzFeed Designing AI-Driven Social-Media Platform as Part of Continuing Business Overhaul
The digital-media company said its designing a social platform that will contrast with algorithm-centric ones.
BuzzFeed is taking on Instagram, TikTok, X with a new social platform designed to spread ‘joy’
BuzzFeed, the media site known for its celebrity news and quizzes, announced on Tuesday that it’s developing its own social media platform, in a move to counter the current negativity on the internet.
BuzzFeed’s New Plan: An AI-Powered Social Media Platform to Help “Spread Joy”
In an open letter, CEO Jonah Peretti calls out TikTok and Meta for prioritizing AI tech over content and says people miss the mid-2010s "'beer and wine' era of the internet."
4 Open Questions About BF Island, BuzzFeed's New Social Platform
BuzzFeed founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti announced his plan to launch BF Island, a new social media platform and consumer app. Peretti shared a manifesto explaining his rationale for launching the new product,
BuzzFeed to Cut About 5% of Workforce
BuzzFeed expects to cut about 5% of its workforce as it seeks to streamline its HuffPost news operations. The company said ...
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Ailing BuzzFeed Stock Gets Going As Company Launches AI-Driven Social Media Platform: Retail Stays Enthusiastic
Internet media company BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) announced Tuesday that it is foraying into social media with a new artificial ...