UpScrolled, a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text that claims political impartiality, says user growth has surged since TikTok's US takeover
not censorship — caused widespread glitchesJuli Clover /MacRumors:TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal ClosesMinh Le /Tech in Asia:Social app ...
TikTok US says it is working to restore services after a data center power outage, and that any algorithm changes users noticed were likely due to the outage
- TikTok's algorithm was disrupted on Sunday as the company dealt with a data center outage. — Users reported seeing a flurry of old videos in their feeds.
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state laws by censoring content critical of President Trump
Tyler Katzenberger /Politico:
TikTok US says it doesn't “have rules against sharing the name Epstein in direct messages” and is “investigating why some users are experiencing issues”
Officials at TikTok say they are looking into why many users have been unable to send the word “Epstein” …
TikTok US says it's working to restore services after a power outage at a data center and that any algorithm changes users noticed were likely due to the outage
- TikTok's algorithm was disrupted on Sunday as the company dealt with a data center outage. — Users reported seeing a flurry of old videos in their feeds.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement announcement on Instagram surpasses 1M reposts, more than any post ever on the platform; the post has 29M+ Likes
Hannah Dailey / Billboard :
Donald Trump says he would be open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok US as part of a joint venture that would give the US government 50% ownership
“I have the right to make a deal,” Trump said at an event alongside Ellison at the White House on Tuesday.
MrBeast joins a US investor group led by Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley that made an all-cash bid to acquire TikTok US; several groups have shown interest
Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg :
Neil Young brings his music back to Spotify after requesting its removal in January 2022, saying “Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation”
The singer-songwriter previously had his music removed from the platform over what he deemed the spread of vaccine misinformation on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Spotify reveals 2023's most-streamed artists, albums, songs, and podcasts: Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus' Flowers, The Joe Rogan Experience, and more
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety :
Spotify launches Spotify Wrapped 2023, adding a Me in 2023 feature that assigns users one of 12 themes to describe their listening habits, on mobile and desktop
The listening recap, available Wednesday, takes over social media every year — It's the time of year many people have been anxiously awaiting: Spotify Wrapped season.
TikTok confirms the company is running a limited-scale test of an ad-free subscription plan, but only says the market is not the US and does not share the price
TikTok is exploring a new way to make money: The popular video app has kicked off a limited-scale test of a monthly subscription service that eliminates ads.
Spotify redesigns its app's core homescreen with album and playlist covers and a TikTok-like vertical scroll of playlists, video podcasts, and more
Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
Spotify redesigns its app's core homescreen with album and playlist covers and a TikTok-like vertical scroll of playlists, video podcasts, and more
Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
Sources: some internal estimates show 1,200+ full-time Twitter employees resigned on November 17; Twitter previously laid off ~3,700 of 7,500 staff
Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter's underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated.
Sources: some internal estimates show 1,200+ full-time Twitter employees resigned on November 17; Twitter previously laid off ~3,700 of 7,500 staff
Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter's underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated.
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum
Plus: The GOP releases the moral idiocy … Happy Friday. Oliver Darcy / CNN : Inside Twitter as ‘mass exodus’ of staffers throws platform's future into uncertainty Stephen Warwick /...
Sources: Twitter disables badge access and shuts down offices until at least November 21; a report points to fears of “sabotage” after numerous resignations
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast :
Sources: Twitter disables badge access and shuts down offices until November 21, reportedly fearing “sabotage”, after a large number of staff chose to resign
The temporary closure of the company's offices comes as the billionaire is reportedly “terrified employees are going to sabotage the company.”
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum
Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.