There has been a lot of hype around Moltbook, the Reddit-like social media platform for AI bots where humans aren’t allowed to post. But how, exactly, does it work? Should we worry about agentic AI taking over the world, or should we worry about our data?

In this video, Mashable producer Teodosia Dobriyanova spoke to AI ethicist Catharina Doria who talked us through the latest AI hype, the importance of AI governance and data protection, and why she believes the internet is going to move on from AI-generated content into something way more human.

If you’re unsure about the latter, just look at 2026 social media trends. Instead of AI content, there is a return to analogue, to offline activities, and mundane realism in most aspects of life  — offline dating, tactile experiences, or the resurgence of early 2000s tech.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show at the Super Bowl made waves even among porn watchers. During the game, Pornhub’s traffic crashed the hardest not during the (admittedly snoozy) four quarters, but during the Benito Bowl.

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Compared to an average Sunday, Pornhub’s traffic dropped 46 percent at 8:31 p.m. ET — right around the ending of Bad Bunny’s performance. The big dip began between 8:11 and 8:19, and according to Men’s Journal, the halftime show started at 8:12. Football and non-football fans alike turned off explicit content for a few minutes to tune in.

Despite the Patriots’ performance, Massachusetts fans had a bigger drop-off on Pornhub around halftime than fans in the Seahawks’ home state of Washington: Massachusetts traffic was 44 percent below average at that time, while Washington’s was only 14 percent below average. Once the game was over, though, Pornhub traffic in The Bay State crept up to 15 percent above average — maybe they were soothing their loss. Washington fans were celebrating, with traffic at a one percent below average at the same time.

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Surprisingly, Pornhub traffic in Bad Bunny’s home of Puerto Rico had a smaller dip below average during halftime (29 percent below an average Sunday).

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Overall, the decline in Pornhub traffic during the Big Game was pretty typical. According to this graph from the tube site, it usually sees a 15 to 28 drop in traffic during those times. This year’s game was somewhere in the middle (24 percent). Considering it wasn’t the most exciting game of football, it’s no wonder that most locked in to see Bad Bunny.

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Facebook is rolling out a new, Meta AI-powered feature that will allow users to animate their profile pictures.

Was the online public necessarily clamoring for Facebook profile pictures that waved via AI? Well…not really. But it’s here nonetheless.

Users will have access to preset animations that will turn a photo into an AI-powered, GIF-like moving profile picture. Wrote Facebook in a press release:

“You can now animate your profile picture, turning a still photo into a playful animation in seconds. Choose from preset animations — like natural, party hat, confetti, wave, and heart — to bring your profile picture to life depending on how you’re feeling. We’ll add more animation options throughout the year so you can celebrate and express yourself during seasonal moments and special events.

For the best results, we recommend using a photo that features a single person facing the camera with their face clearly visible, and not holding other objects. You can select photos to animate directly from your camera roll or choose photos you’ve already uploaded to Facebook. Once a photo is animated, you can share it to your Feed and view it on your profile.”

How the animation process looks.
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Is it the coolest thing to animate your profile picture to make it look like you’re making a heart with your hands? Not really. But honestly, I can imagine a kooky aunt or uncle loving it. And kooky aunts and uncles love Facebook as much as they love AI photos and images.

Facebook also announced it had added a “restyle” feature that uses AI to touch-up or change photos in Stories. So, a normal photo with a friend, for instance, could be reimagined to look like an illustration. The restyle feature has preset options and can also reimagine a photo based on a text prompt.