social networking services
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Discord Is Getting Newfound Attention Now That Elon Musk Owns Twitter
We’ve entered the timeline where the world’s richest troll, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has bought Twitter. The deal, which ran him a cool $61 billion, will pretty much give the tech bro free rein over the Bird App. Now, he can “authenticate all humans” like he intends to, pushing us ever closer to our seemingly…
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Instagram Is Reportedly Working on Adding Moderators to Lives, Likes on Stories
Instagram is purportedly looking to give creators a helping hand when they do live video broadcasts on the platform and also give them an extra boost by adding another way for users to engage with stories.
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China’s Version of TikTok Now Features ‘Put Down Your Phone’ PSAs Following Government Scrutiny
Seeking to make an app that was designed to be a fun distraction less fun and less distracting, the powers that be over at Douyin — the Chinese version of TikTok that’s pretty much the same the U.S. version, but with boosted ecommerce capabilities — are launching new features aimed at curbing the binge-watching behaviours they…
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Here’s How TikTok’s Parent Company Reportedly Wants To Take On Amazon
China’s ByteDance has already seen wild success with TikTok, its social media subsidiary that’s turned into a massive thorn in Facebook’s side. Now, it looks like the company is stepping into Amazon’s turf, too. Insider was first to report on Monday that ByteDance is planning on building an international shopping platform, according to local Chinese…