Source: Snap is considering raising outside money to fund Spectacles development or spinning off Spectacles, to compete with deeper-pocketed rivals like Meta
For nearly as long as Evan Spiegel has run Snap Inc., his big bet has been on Spectacles, the company's augmented reality glasses. LinkedIn: Jemima McEvoy LinkedIn: Jemima McEvoy : Very proud to have ...
SCOTUS upholds the TikTok divest-or-ban law, saying free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the app creates a national-security risk
but Trump Lobbying May Save It Tripp Mickle / New York Times : Oracle May Hold TikTok's Future in Its Hands Solcyré Burga / Time : Everything Trump Has Said About the TikTok Ban Dan Primack / Axios : ...
TikTok is offering steep discounts on goods to US users who invite friends to the app, expanding a referral scheme from countries like Japan and Thailand
Kaya Yurieff / The Information :
TikTok is offering steep discounts on goods to US users who invite friends to the app, expanding a referral scheme from countries like Japan and Thailand
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Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real-time content, the fediverse, and more
and even Threads is warming to it Leo Grieco / Proactiveinvestors UK : Meta's Threads hits milestone but lags social media giants Sean Tilley / We Distribute : A Beginner's Guide to the Fediverse, for...
Eight TikTok creators sue the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing the move violates their First Amendment rights
Trump defense goes after Cohen; Alsobrooks beats Trone Benzinga : TikTok Creators Challenge Biden's Divestment Law In Court, Argue Platform Gives ‘A Unique And Irreplaceable Means To Express’ Meera Na...
Sources: TikTok plans to open studios in several cities, including LA, where creators can livestream and sell products, a strategy that worked for Douyin
This is the same playbook as its sister app, Douyin in China. YouTube similarly invested in creator studios years ago. — https://www.theinformation.com/ ... … LinkedIn: Kaya Yurieff : Scoop: TikTok...
TikTok forms a task force to tackle hate speech and plans to open its research API to civil society groups, after complaints about viral Israel-Hamas war videos
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Clubhouse completely redesigns its iOS and Android apps around a new asynchronous voice-only group chat feature, in an attempt to be “more like a messaging app”
Hey all. We're evolving Clubhouse to be more like a messaging app … Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Clubhouse is trying to make a comeback Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Clubhouse Adds New...
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