Myspace's relaunch pitch is about to become EU law for everyone

This article was published on August 9, 2026 Tim and Chris Vanderhook have confirmed a relaunch built on Top 8, profile songs, and chronological posts. The differentiation may not survive contact with EU regulation. The Vanderhook brothers, whose company Viant Technology owns Myspace, have confirmed they intend to relaunch the platform. They made the announcement in a documentary titled Myspace, which premiered at Hot Docs in Toronto and also features co-founder Chris DeWolfe. “We still own Myspace,” Tim Vanderhook said. “We are stewards of the Myspace brand at this point, and we are going to relaunch Myspace, we’re just waiting for the right time to do it.” The revived platform is being designed around the features people remember: Top 8 friends, profile songs, and a chronological feed with no algorithm. The pitch is an antidote to endless scrolling. There is no launch date. The brothers also acknowledged an earlier attempt that failed, with Tim saying they tried to modernise the platform but “it was a different company at that point, it wasn’t the same Myspace.” Chris Vanderhook was blunter about why. By the time they arrived, Myspace had cycled through four sets of management an