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IRL

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38 articles stable

IRL has appeared in 38 articles since 2016-12. Coverage peaked in 2023Q2 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside SoftBank, Twitter, Abraham Shafi, TechCrunch.

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38
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Acceleration
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Sources
16
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-01-18
Bloomberg 38 related

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 : ...

2024-09-10
Reuters 5 related

US charges leaders of white supremacist gang The Terrorgram Collective, which uses Telegram to celebrate attacks on minorities, with trying to incite a race war

and the state of far-right domestic terrorism — is to operate in a kind of decentralized, leaderless movement. In fact, the structure of so many attacks proves that leaders are circulating instruction...

2024-08-01
Financial Times 4 related

The US SEC sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi, accusing him of a $170M fraud by misleading investors about the company's growth and concealing personal expenses

Joe Miller / Financial Times :

2024-01-03
Financial Times

Former employees at IRL, which is being sued by SoftBank for fraud, detail problems that were apparent from the start, such as outages and inflated user metrics

Financial Times : X: @gmomurder X: Punished Giorgio / @gmomurder : https://www.ft.com/... this is literally the first time i've heard about this app. what is softbank's batting average on this anyway...

2023-11-15
Financial Times

IRL's co-founders sue SoftBank and two VCs, accusing them of deliberately “destroying” the Gen Z app and creating an “outrageous lie” over inflated user counts

Joe Miller / Financial Times : X: @joemillerjr X: Joe Miller / @joemillerjr : Exclusive: SoftBank's Vision Fund has been accused of deliberately “destroying” a Gen Z-focused social media company it o...

2023-08-06
The Information 4 related

SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021 on user metrics claims; IRL allegedly paid to fill the site with bots

There was a time Theranos was a unique story.  Now we have IRL, Frank, FTX, Ozy Media, Headspin, etc. … X: Elon Musk / @elonmusk : @eringriffith Wow @zachweinberg : All you had to do to diligence IRL ...

2023-08-05
The Information 6 related

SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021 on user metrics claims; IRL allegedly paid to fill the site with bots

SoftBank sued former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi and five siblings and cousins for allegedly misleading the investor about the messaging app's growth …

2023-03-20
Inside Higher Ed 9 related

A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections

A major lawsuit against the nonprofit Internet Archive threatens the future of all libraries. Chrisfreeland / Internet Archive Blogs : Here's how to participate in Monday's oral arguments Tweets: @fig...

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TEXXR tracks 21 Techmeme articles mentioning IRL, dating back to December 2016. The biggest stories include Twitch looks to expand beyond gaming videos with introduction of “IRL” section and SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021.... Frequently covered alongside SoftBank, Abraham Shafi, Bryce Roberts, Mark Matousek, and TechCrunch.

Key Moments

2024Q3funding +100pts; competition +100pts; regulation -100pts

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