Meta and Reddit prove the social web is over

Published: June 23, 2023, 9 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss the vibe shift that is happening on social media and the communal internet.\nFurther reading:\n\nInstagram\u2019s upcoming Twitter competitor shown in leaked screenshots\n\nFacebook, Fosstodon & The Fediverse\n\nDaring Fireball: Not That Kind of 'Open'\n\nDaring Fireball: More on Preemptively Blocking Facebook\u2019s Imminent ActivityPub Entry\n\nIt's September, Forever\n\nMark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk cage match challenge\xa0\n\nReddit removed moderators behind the latest protests before restoring a few of them\n\nReddit says it\u2019s \u2018not acceptable\u2019 for communities to go NSFW in protest\n\nGoogle Pixel Tablet review: the dock makes all the difference\n\nApple reportedly has fitness features for the Vision Pro we haven\u2019t seen yet\n\nEasily replaceable phone batteries might be back, and I\u2019m here for it\n\nGary Vaynerchuk is 'petrified' of Slack\n\nTikTok COO V. Pappas has reportedly quit\n\nMicrosoft is hiking the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass\n\nDPReview will live, actually \u2014 under new ownership\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices