diff --git a/frontend/src/components/home/PinnedLiveBlogsSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/home/PinnedLiveBlogsSidebar.tsx
index 77b8a17..a26e9d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/home/PinnedLiveBlogsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/home/PinnedLiveBlogsSidebar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Calendar, Eye, MessageSquare, Pin, ChevronDown, ChevronUp, Clock } from
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 export function PinnedLiveBlogsSidebar() {
-  const [showUpdates, setShowUpdates] = useState(false);
+  const [showUpdates, setShowUpdates] = useState(true);
   
   const { data: liveBlogs, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['pinned-live-blogs'],