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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Bereal - What They Never Told You

Victim of catfish predator Max Hollingsbee: ‘I will always be angry at him for taking my innocence away’

Hollingsbee was sentenced in May to five years and two months after admitting child sexual abuse crimes against girls

The Independent UK

The Rise And Fall Of BeReal Begs The Question: Can We Really Be Authentic Online?

BeReal reported a loss of over half of their monthly active users by 2024.

Pedestrian.tv

The riddle of the BeReal deal

It may not exactly be the venture exit of, say, investor Andreessen Horowitz’s dreams. But keep in mind that BeReal’s peak valuation in 2022 was $600 million, which makes this…a pretty good outcome.

Fortune

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'People are posting a lot less on public social media': Creator economy investor says the old web is gone, replaced by 'people who are professionally entertaining you'

Social media has gone from a place where users connect with friends to a distribution network for influencers, Sasha Kaletsky of Creator Ventures says at the Fortune Global Forum.

Fortune

BeReal is now in freefall. Why are new social media apps doomed to fail?

In the race to create the new Instagram, rivals morph into each other, losing what makes them special in the first place, says Ysabel Gerrard, a senior lecturer in digital communication

The Guardian - UK

BeReal's policy update isn't really fixing its privacy issues

BeReal is a compelling social media app, but like almost every other it also appears to be harvest every drop of its users' data.

TechRadar

Sophie Cachia’s New Relo Leaked On BeReal Apparently There’s A Reason She Kept It Secret

Sophie Cachia has just been spotted with a new boo — and she looks wildly similar to her ex-fiancé, Maddie Garrick.

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Niall Horan 'steals the spotlight' at Lewis Capaldi's gig

The pair took a BeReal together

Liverpool Echo

Gen Z is already ditching BeReal as the app has 'lost its charm'

While BeReal continues to grow in downloads, it's daily user base appears to be dwindling as Gen Z drop the app for it's lack of 'authenticity' now the 'novelty' has worn off

Daily Mirror

The camera never lies … What BeReal selfies have taught me about my fashion choices

The photo-sharing app leads to some pretty random images – and with them unexpected but useful style lessons

The Guardian - UK

Two NSW Cops Are In Deep Shit After Taking A BeReal Feat. A Literal Gun Pointed At A Head

Don't do this.

Pedestrian.tv

Police officers stood down after shocking photo emerges

Two NSW police officers have been stood down after a photo emerged of them appearing to point their guns at each other over social media.

The New Daily

Instagram copies BeReal with new Candid Stories

Instagram will notify you every day when it’s time to share a candid post

Evening Standard

How lockdown and apps like BeReal helped us to embrace our inner 'Goblins'

The slang term for people who are shamelessly lazy and self-indulgent has been voted as the Oxford word of the year

Manchester Evening News

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Irish Mirror

Apple reveals the best 2022 apps that all iPhone, iPad, Watch and MacBook owners must try today

Tech giant Apple unveils the winners of its best apps awards of 2022 and here is the top 10 list

The Independent UK

BeReal promised online authenticity. Most of us have realised it’s a scam

The photo app was intended to be an unfiltered antidote to Instagram fakery. But as more of its users post not-so-candid photos – or incredibly boring ones absolutely no one would be interested in looking at – Olivia Petter asks if its admirable intentions could ever have been made real

The Conversation

Millions of users are flocking to the BeReal app – but it may pose free speech issues

Recently, when scrolling through TikTok – purely for research purposes of course – we paused on a video “spilling the tea” (that means sharing the goss) on the hottest new social media app, BeReal.

Pedestrian.tv

TikTok Has Launched Its Own Version Of BeReal So Prepare Yrselves For Even More Toilet Selfies

BeReal, with video!

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No likes, filters or influencers: Millions of people are using BeReal and TikTok is trying to copy it. Here's how it works

Soaring to the top of download charts around the world, BeReal gives you just two minutes to capture an "authentic" moment each day. But is this really what it means to be authentic?

The Independent UK

Harry Styles makes his BeReal debut from fan’s phone mid-concert: ‘My big social media shine’

‘Harry styles taking someone’s BeReal is my favourite thing’

Input

TikTok isn't above cloning BeReal

TikTok Now, the new feature (and standalone app) is basically BeReal by another name.

Input

Why it's so tough to be a brand on BeReal

Chipotle, Sour Patch Kids, and e.l.f. are early adopters, but the spontaneous nature of the app can make for an awkward fit.

Evening Standard

Bubble Rap: Susie Lau on the art of BeReal

Ever feel like sticking two fingers up at the plastic polish of social media? You’re not alone, finds Susie Lau, after a Corfu crash course on the No 1 app BeReal

The Independent UK

Everyone’s BeReal went off when Liz Truss was announced as new PM: ‘Beautiful timing’

‘BeReal knew exactly what it was doing’

The Independent UK

What is BeReal? The ‘anti-Instagram’ app Gen Z is obsessed with

The app wants to change the way we use social media

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