You may have read a previous opinion piece, published in the Daily Wildcat at the end of May, which applauded BeReal for being a “refreshing take on social media” that “takes out the toxicity.” I ...

Ever since the “big three” social media networks (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) burst onto the scene – and onto our phones – over a decade ago, our lives have never been the same. Instead of ...

BeReal is piloting its new Bonus BeReal feature in the U.K. Expected to roll out soon in other countries, this allows users to post more than once per day — you get two Bonus BeReal posts if you ...

Social media paints a far rosier picture of our lives, with most of us sharing the more exciting parts of our day on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms. The need for likes and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter have encouraged users to carefully craft and curate ...

Growing up in the age of social media sharing, today's young people are filtering, Facetuning and feeling immense pressure to portray picture-perfect lives. Now, one app is attempting to change all of ...

The new social media app BeReal has been hitting the top of every "Most Downloaded Apps" chart lately. The basic concept behind it is that you only get to take one photo a day, and you never know when ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. French gaming company Voodoo is already cutting a chunk of BeReal staffers just weeks after acquiring ...

Every day, more than 10 million people get a notification that initiates two minutes of chaos. Poses are struck. Lighting is adjusted. Selfies are taken. It’s time to BeReal. Two years after launching ...

If you couldn’t tell by the name, the point of the BeReal app is to share unfiltered, real-time moments. But even if you’re a true believer in posting as soon as you see the words “It’s Time To BeReal ...

The app notifies users at random times each day to share unfiltered snapshots of what they're doing during a two-minute window. Monday, August 8, 2022 Growing up in the age of social media sharing, ...