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 »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Disinformation demands a collective defense
Lisa Kaplan Contributor Share on Twitter Lisa Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Alethea... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »