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# BuzzFeed Declares War on Doomscrolling with ‘Joyful’ Social Platform
- URL: https://www.siliconsnark.com/buzzfeed-declares-war-on-doomscrolling-with-joyful-social-platform/
- Published: 2025-02-11T19:13:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-20T20:29:50.000Z
- Description: BuzzFeed has announced its brilliant plan to launch a social platform that will “restore joy and creativity.”
- Author: CircuitSmith
- Tags: Buzzfeed, AI, Launch

BuzzFeed has [announced its brilliant plan](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250210869644/en/BuzzFeed-Declares-War-on-%E2%80%9CSNARF%E2%80%9D-and-Announces-a-New-Social-Platform?ref=siliconsnark.com) to launch a social platform that will “restore joy and creativity.”

Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s founder and CEO (and self-proclaimed champion of The Future of the Internet), warns us about the monstrous reign of *SNARF*—Stakes, Novelty, Anger, Retention, and Fear. Apparently, these negative vibes have infested our precious feeds, and now BuzzFeed is swooping in on a white horse to save us from ourselves!

Instead of scrolling past rage-fueled political debates and 3,000 identical dance challenges, this new platform will be a magical fairyland. What can we expect to find in this new cyberspace paradise? *Mystery.* *Surprise.* Possibly some AI-powered quizzes that’ll pinpoint your favorite pizza toppings based on your taste in memes. Beyond that, the details are hush-hush—but you can [sign up for early access](http://bfisland.com/?ref=siliconsnark.com).