Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an unintended consequence of the TikTok ban
The Chinese apps RedNote and Lemon8 have exploded in popularity as TikTok faces an imminent ban and the Supreme Court upheld the law forcing its sale. Bluesky: @harrymccracken.com , @pharmesq , @romit...
Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms
Facebook owner's move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears over a surge in misinformation Bluesky: @claradoodle and @petertl . Forums: r/neoliberal See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Clara ...
Analysis: a basket of the top US streaming services will cost $87 per month this fall, vs. $73 a year ago; the average US cable TV package costs $83 per month
Top studios turn screws on customers with price rises that rival expensive cable TV bundles — The era of cheap streaming is ending … Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . Bluesky: @epro.social . X: @tayl...
Linda Yaccarino's main challenge at Twitter will be improving advertiser relationships while keeping Elon Musk happy; sources say she wants to raise her profile
Elon Musk joked in December that he'd step down as Twitter's chief executive officer once he found someone “foolish enough” to take his place. Tweets: @sarahfrier and @mattnavarra See also Mediagazer ...
FT Alphaville closes its Mastodon server and reflects on why running a social media site is a bad idea, including reputational, legal, and security risks
Extinction looms for FTAV's Mastodon presence — A few months ago, FT Alphaville thought it might be fun to host a Mastodon server. Tweets: @mshannahmurphy , @senatorshoshana , @scottlincicome , @shi...
Sources: Twitter engineers were told on Friday to print out their last 30 to 60 days of code for Elon Musk to review, before being told to shred those printouts
Twitter has a new CEO. And he'd like to see your code, please — Elon Musk took over Twitter on Thursday like a military general … Tweets: @caseynewton , @elonmusk , @leahculver , @broderick , @djbi...
The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works
from the batshit-crazy dept — As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction … Tweets: @ngrossman81 , @steve_vladeck , @jeffjarvis , @mschruers , @fernandorgallo , ...
A look at Spotify's podcast investments, including its push into advertising and video, as it appears poised to dominate the industry
With 3.2 million podcasts on its platform and more monthly active users than Apple, Spotify is the new heavy in podcasting. It's just getting started. Tweets: @nicolelaporte1 See also Mediagazer Twee...
YouTube is on pace to book between $29B and $30B in revenue in 2021, equaling Netflix's expected revenue of $29.7B for the year
- YouTube is on pace to bring in annual revenue comparable to Netflix's. — The Google-owned video platform is seeing a rise in more traditional television advertisers. Tweets: @carnage4life , @bitcoi...
Substack's decision to pay certain writers to write on the platform is an editorial one as leaders decide what kind of writing they want to support
They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter authorship seem lucrative — I think of myself as having decent critical faculties … Tweets: @annaleen , @jason , @jefferson1simon , @digifiend ...