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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Subsequent Events (Details)	1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	May 31, 2026 USD ($) director $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2026 director	May 07, 2026 USD ($)	May 05, 2026 director shares	Mar. 31, 2026 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2025 $ / shares shares	May 23, 2025 $ / shares	Dec. 03, 2021 $ / shares
Fourth Amended Credit Agreement \| Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
Subsequent Event
Incremental loan commitment amount \| $			$ 5,000,000.0
Debt instrument threshold minimum liquidity \| $			7,500,000
Debt instrument, fee amount \| $			$ 500,000
Stock Purchase Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Number of directors on Board of Directors \| director				4
Common Class A
Subsequent Event
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)					36,296,000	36,030,000
Common Stock – Class B
Subsequent Event
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)					1,343,000	1,343,000
Common Stock – Class B \| Stock Purchase Agreement \| Chief Executive Officer \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				1,309,354
Forecast \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event
Proceeds from issuance of common stock \| $	$ 20,000,000.0
Number of directors on Board of Directors \| director	8	9
Number of independent directors entitled to be appointed to Board of Directors \| director	5	6
Ownership threshold to appoint six directors		50.00%
Forecast \| Stock Purchase Agreement \| Maximum
Subsequent Event
Ownership threshold to appoint majority of directors		40.00%
Forecast \| Stock Purchase Agreement \| Minimum
Subsequent Event
Ownership threshold to appoint majority of directors		20.00%
Forecast \| Stock Purchase Agreement \| Jonah Peretti, LLC
Subsequent Event
Number of independent directors entitled to be appointed to Board of Directors \| director		1
Forecast \| Stock Purchase Agreement \| Secured Promissory Note
Subsequent Event
Debt instrument term (in years)	5 years
Aggregate principal amount \| $	$ 100,000,000.0
Interest rate (as percent)	5.00%
Debt instrument, collateral shares pledged (in shares)	33,300,000
Forecast \| Common Class A \| BuzzFeed, Inc. \| Allen Family Digital, LLC
Subsequent Event
Ownership percentage	52.00%
Forecast \| Common Class A \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	40,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Sale of stock price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 3.00
Forecast \| Common Stock – Class B \| Stock Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	33,355