Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”
https://www.theverge.com/... Josh Simmons / @josh@josh.tel : Bet on open source, open standards, and interoperability. — “But several Twitter alternatives are still standing — and all of them are pa...
Sources: Apple pauses all its advertising on X after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic X post and a report that Apple ads ran next to pro-Nazi content
companies are twitchy and once they see others getting out in front of something they race to be next in line and email a reporter they know with the headline https://www.bloomberg.com/... Parker Orto...
Twitter has hired Michael Sayman, formerly of Roblox, to work on experimental features as the company seeks to compete with TikTok for younger users
When Joss Robinson, 18, a freshman at the University of Connecticut, wants to catch up on what his friends are talking about, he often turns to Twitter. Tweets: @daveweigel , @scottnover , @kerrymflyn...
Venmo says it is ditching its global social feed, making it so users can no longer see payments between people they don't know
Good morning! This Wednesday, tech employees want to work … Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge : Venmo drops the global social feed that could make your payments visible to strangers Emily Bary / Market...
Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protesters at the White House meeting “ominous weapons”
my team on @PeteButtigieg's campaign relied on it to reach young voters during tentpole moments like debates, rapid response, and GOTV. https://twitter.com/... Tara McGowan / @taraemcg : Trump + @pars...
Content creators including Jake Paul, iJustine, Dolan Dark, and Nerd City reflect on the last decade of internet culture
As the decade comes to a close, NBC News asked the content creators who've shaped internet culture to reflect on the 2010s. — Flashback to 2010 … Tweets: @kerrymflynn and @nongaap Tweets: Kerry Flyn...
Transcribers for Rev say they are exposed to troubling material, including violent police recordings and descriptions of child abuse, often with no warning
all without warning. (via @ozm) http://read.medium.com/CYCFJxl Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Important story from @danideahl Anytime there is an open text box or upload button on a big platform, you should...
Transcribers for Rev say they are exposed to troubling material, including violent police recordings and descriptions of child abuse, often with no warning
Violent police recordings, descriptions of child abuse, and graphic medical videos have appeared without warning, transcribers say Tweets: @russellbrandom and @kerrymflynn Tweets: Russell Brandom / @r...
How YouTube trampled dozens of companies as it grew over the years, from ad brokers like AppNexus to content networks like Vevo and Machinima
monetization. No one can compete with AdSense. No one ever has. How do we know? Remember the promise of Vine at VidCon in 2015? I do. https://twitter.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : TikTok was everyw...
Despite publicly pausing verification, Twitter has verified 10,000+ accounts in recent months but withheld the privilege from anyone without backchannel access
letting people voluntarily tie their profiles to a verified identity could enable more trust and healthier conversations, two of the company's stated priorities @byardduncan : This is a very good scoo...