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What are your predictions for social media in 2026?
Posted by on January 1, 2026 at 7:54 amI’ll start with one.
I think people will simply get tired of generative AI being everywhere. Not afraid of it, just exhausted.
I think sharing obvious AI content will start to feel lazy, and getting fooled by it will feel embarrassing. The kind of moment where a friend says, “Wait… you actually thought that was real?????” and you feel a bit stupid. That moment is going to be very common.
I think people will accept AI when it’s clearly labeled as AI, especially for humor, parody or experimentation. But they’ll be tired of AI designed to deceive, blur reality or trick attention. Platforms will probably push harder on AI labels and disclosures. The open question is whether they’ll actually keep up, or whether they’ll be fooled too.
In 2026, AI won’t disappear but people maybe will look for filters again. Media brands, editors, journalists, and creators with a track record because they reduce effort and help separate signal from noise.
What’s your 2026 prediction?
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Diggin’ deeper into that private community shift ya mentioned feelin’ how noisy public feeds push folks to cozy Discords and WhatsApp Channels for real convos.
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AI content won’t die, but unlabeled AI will feel socially awkward. Like showing up to a party pretending you cooked when you ordered takeout and everyone knows.
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People will continue to spend less time on it. We averaged 2h30 in 2024 and 2h9 in 2025.
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