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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32 · TechCrunch

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”

Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends

Jun 10, 2026 at 12:46 · TechCrunch

Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow ...

Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

Jun 8, 2026 at 11:58 · Hacker News

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Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”

Jun 10, 2026 at 12:46

Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends

Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that th...

Jun 8, 2026 at 11:58

Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

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Jun 20, 2026 at 20:32 TechCrunch

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”
Jun 10, 2026 at 12:46 TechCrunch

Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends

Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Jun 8, 2026 at 11:58 Hacker News

Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

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May 30, 2026 at 21:43 Hacker News

Show HN: Phive, a Gomoku-like game to play with friends or solo

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May 11, 2026 at 16:07 Hacker News

Why we lose our friends as we age (2023)

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May 9, 2026 at 14:09 Hacker News

Rtwatch: Watch videos with friends using WebRTC

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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

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Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends

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PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing

Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your friends will probably get an Instagram notification about...

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