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Kik has appeared in 17 articles since 2015-06. Coverage peaked in 2016Q4 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Kin, SEC, Facebook, FBI.

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Coverage Timeline

2024-01-25
404 Media 5 related

An investigation details a spy tool called Patternz, which can track billions of phone profiles via ads in hundreds of thousands of apps, including 9gag and Kik

Hundreds of thousands of ordinary apps, including popular ones such as 9gag, Kik, and a series of caller ID apps …

2020-06-10
VICE

Sources detail Facebook's extraordinary efforts to help the FBI track down a repeat child predator, paying a cybersecurity firm six figures for a Tails zero-day

For years, a California man systematically harassed and terrorized young girls using chat apps, email, and Facebook. Tweets: @lorenzofb , @kimzetter , @kimzetter , @iblametom , and @lorenzofb Tweets: ...

2017-04-02
Marketing Land

Why chatbots on services like Messenger and Kik have struggled to live up to the hype, and how developers are trying to reverse their downward trend

Chatbots in apps like Facebook's Messenger and Kik have struggled to live up to the hype, but that might actually help them succeed. Tweets: @mgsiegler , @joshconstine , and @caseynewton Tweets: M.G. ...

2015-08-29
Wall Street Journal

British ISIS hacker killed in drone strike amid ISIS' efforts to stop using products that might be trackable, like Apple and Samsung devices, WhatsApp

Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @ronp , @mims , @mdudas , @mims and @tonyromm Tweets: Ron Palmeri / @ronp : Hacker killed by drone was ‘secret weapon’ http://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Christopher Mims ...

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TEXXR tracks 30 Techmeme articles mentioning Kik, dating back to December 2014. The biggest stories include Kik says it is officially shutting down its messaging app and will reduce its headcount... and SEC is suing Kik for allegedly running an unregistered securities sale when it launched.... Frequently covered alongside Kin, SEC, Jon Russell, and TechCrunch.

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