advertisers May 18, 2022 YouTube teases expansion of livestream shopping with new features arriving later this year In recent years, YouTube has been working to transform its platform into more of a... Read more »
Apps May 14, 2022 Twitter is testing a new ‘Liked by Author’ label for tweets Twitter is testing a new “Liked by Author” label that appears when the creator of... Read more »
Social May 12, 2022 A law inviting Texans to sue social media companies over ‘censorship’ is back A controversial Texas law that would open social media companies up to lawsuits from aggrieved... Read more »
Apps May 9, 2022 TikTok rolls out new ‘Friends’ tab to more users, replacing the current ‘Discover’ tab TikTok is rolling out a new “Friends” tab that replaces the “Discover” tab in the... Read more »
Asia April 21, 2022 WeChat’s newsfeed turns 10. Is it still relevant? Over the last few days, my WeChat has been inundated with people reminiscing about the... Read more »
dungeons & dragons April 16, 2022 D&D Beyond comes under the wing of Wizards of the Coast in $146 million deal The parent company of Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast will buy D&D... Read more »
content moderation April 13, 2022 Russian state media is still posting to TikTok a month after the app blocked new content TikTok issued an update Tuesday on its efforts to stem the flow of misinformation about... Read more »
Column April 9, 2022 Disinformation demands a collective defense Lisa Kaplan Contributor Share on Twitter Lisa Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Alethea... Read more »
africa April 6, 2022 Qureos raises $3M to grow its learn to earn platform Qureos, a UAE-based edtech and remote work marketplace that is changing how people upskill and... Read more »
app stores April 3, 2022 This Week in Apps: TikTok partners with Giphy, new rules for reader apps, Roblox sides with Apple Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest... Read more »
Android March 27, 2022 This Week in Apps: Google’s alternative billing, Instagram’s chronological feeds, digital driver’s licenses Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest... Read more »
bill March 17, 2022 Tech CEOs to face faster criminal liability under UK online safety law The UK is speeding up the application of powers that could see tech CEOs sent... Read more »
app-store March 11, 2022 YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally In a further expansion of its policy responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine, YouTube has... Read more »
Adobe February 28, 2022 LinkedIn acquires Israeli web analytics startup Oribi to expand its marketing technology LinkedIn — the social network for people looking to connect with others in their professional... Read more »
Apps February 18, 2022 Snapchat is rolling out a new buddy system-like real-time location sharing feature Snapchat is rolling out a new buddy system-like feature that will allow users to share... Read more »
africa February 7, 2022 Countries in sub-Saharan Africa most affected as Meta halts low-cost Express Wi-Fi Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been worst-affected by Meta’s plan to discontinue its low-cost Express... Read more »