MINI TECH SCROLL: Reddit rival Digg relaunches, TikTok rolls out micro-drama platform, the Metaverse is over & more

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 21st, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:41 Reddit Competitor Digg launches to the public 

9:05 TikTok launches micro-drama platform: PineDrama

11:42 Meta Update 1: The Metaverse is “over”

13:41 Meta Update 2: Clip of Meta AI Glasses goes viral 

14:59 Meta Update 3: Threads overtakes X in daily active users on mobile 

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Sources 

https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1268943036228292608

https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/alexis-ohanian-reddit-co-founder-serena-williams-husband-chelsea-women-9qmgvrwb7

https://www.theverge.com/news/862088/the-new-digg-is-launching-an-open-beta 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg-launches-its-new-reddit-rival-to-the-public/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qhf27j/alexis_ohanian_and_kevin_rose_here_to_talk_the/ 

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexis-ohanian--kevin-rose-buy-back-social-platform-digg-302392419.html 

https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-launches-a-new-micro-drama-app-called-pinedrama-2026-1 

https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-2026-347008b0 

https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest/2464765133873078/ 

https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too 

https://www.theverge.com/news/864099/threads-overtakes-x-daily-mobile-ios-android-users 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/