What Is Shadow Banning, and How Does It Work as a Moderation Technique?TL;DR Shadow banning limits a user's reach without telling them. They can keep posting and see their own content as normal, while other people see it less or not at all. Platforms use it mostly aga3d ago · 9 min readgetstream.hashnode.dev
How Does a Message Queue Power Reliable Chat Delivery?TL;DR A message queue is a buffer between services. A producer publishes a message, the broker stores it, and a consumer processes it and sends an acknowledgment, so neither service has to be availab3d ago · 11 min readgetstream.hashnode.dev
Can AI Build a Billion-Dollar Support Concierge? We Tried It With One PromptYou can vibe code almost anything right now. Describe an app, and a model will build a working interface in minutes. So why hasn't that produced a wave of new companies? We wanted to find out. So we Sep 10 · 6 min readgetstream.hashnode.dev
Build On-Device Reply Suggestions with Apple's Foundation Models & Stream ChatTL;DR This tutorial builds on-device reply suggestions for a SwiftUI chat app, pairing Apple's Foundation Models framework (iOS 26) with Stream Chat's messaging layer. Generation runs entirely on-deAug 10 · 16 min readgetstream.hashnode.dev
How To Build a Social Media App: Types, Features, MonetizationPeople leave social media apps for many reasons, such as a lack of trust in leadership, to improve mental health, or because of political alignment. Many are just looking for a more authentic social pMar 20 · 16 min readgetstream.hashnode.dev