The announcement of the new social media platform comes after a year that saw BuzzFeed shed assets. In Feb 2024, the company sold its Complex division to the livestream shopping platform NTWRK in ...

BuzzFeed is looking to disrupt the status quo, again. This time it is going after the social-media landscape. The digital-media company said its designing a social platform that will contrast with ...

This future BuzzFeed-based social media will be “built specifically to spread joy and enable playful creative expression.” ...

On Wednesday, 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 ...

However, it’s still a bit surprising that BuzzFeed is developing a social media platform. So, what’s the reason for this? BuzzFeed is building a social media platform, and it’s out for blood ...

April 7, 2025 By Tim Worstall BuzzFeed is now telling its readers not to go on social media. The irony of this is that BuzzFeed as a company was originally all about social media.

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 ...