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Kaya Yurieff

@kyurieff
49 posts
2025-01-21
New: As TikTok's fate remains uncertain, rivals are pouncing. Reps for Instagram in the last week have been contacting creators with large TikTok followings, offering cash bonuses ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 per month for exclusive Reels https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2025-01-21 View on X
The Information

Source: Meta is offering creators with large TikTok followings bonuses ranging from $10K to $50K per month to post on Instagram Reels before other platforms

Yara Shahidi stars in Gucci's new campaign; Suni Lee … X: Hank Green / @hankgreen : @kyurieff IM RIGHT HERE!!! Laura Mandaro / @lauramandaro : scoop: Instagram is going after big T...

Trump's executive order on TikTok is out— interestingly asks his AG to not enforce for 75 days not 90 https://www.whitehouse.gov/... [image]
2025-01-21 View on X
NPR

Trump signs an EO seeking to pause the TikTok ban for 75 days, in a bid to give him time to negotiate a resolution and protect TikTok's providers from liability

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide a liability shield …

2025-01-20
The TikTok app is still not available for new downloads on App Stores
2025-01-20 View on X
The Verge

TikTok restores its service in the US, thanking Donald Trump for “the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties”

The company said this afternoon that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Trump for …

The TikTok app is still not available for new downloads on App Stores
2025-01-20 View on X
TechCrunch

In a rare move, Apple publishes a statement and a support document listing all ByteDance apps inaccessible in the US alongside TikTok, including Lemon8 and Lark

So even though we banned TikTok, ostensibly for security reasons, we end up creating an even bigger security problem when millions of people install some app that can read and modi...

2025-01-18
New from me and @JuroOsawa on lead up to SCOTUS decision: -TikTok CEO never explained clear backup plan if legal fight failed. At times, said he hadn't thought about it -TikTok operated biz as usual -Staff are finishing 2024 performance reviews this week https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2025-01-18 View on X
CNBC

TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless the Biden admin provides a “definitive statement” to critical service providers assuring non-enforcement

TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won't punish Apple …

New from me and @JuroOsawa on lead up to SCOTUS decision: -TikTok CEO never explained clear backup plan if legal fight failed. At times, said he hadn't thought about it -TikTok operated biz as usual -Staff are finishing 2024 performance reviews this week https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2025-01-18 View on X
Bloomberg

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 Da...

2025-01-15
Late night scoop w/ @SylviaVarnham: TikTok plans to shut off its app for U.S. users on Sunday, unless the Supreme Court intervenes to block the ban. Abruptly switching off the app will bring home the impact of the ban to all TikTok's users. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2025-01-15 View on X
The Information

Sources: TikTok plans to switch off its app in the US on January 19 unless SCOTUS blocks the ban; the law only requires app stores to stop TikTok app downloads

TikTok plans to shut off its app for U.S. users on Sunday, the day a federal law will ban the app, unless the Supreme Court intervenes …

2024-12-07
TikTok is expected to ask the Supreme Court to freeze implementation of the ban-or-sell law while it pursues further appeals. ByteDance has been betting an injunction will give it enough time to hash out a deal with the Trump administration. New: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2024-12-07 View on X
Wall Street Journal

TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests

Divest-or-Sell Order Slated to Go Into Effect Next Month Forbes : Sources: Tim Cook and senior Apple execs have been discussing how best to respond to potential TikTok ban, concedi...

TikTok is expected to ask the Supreme Court to freeze implementation of the ban-or-sell law while it pursues further appeals. ByteDance has been betting an injunction will give it enough time to hash out a deal with the Trump administration. New: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2024-12-07 View on X
Bloomberg

TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election

One of Trump's first important decisions could be to deprive Gen Z of its favorite app.  —  A federal appeals court ruling …

2024-07-31
New: After spending millions of dollars to license celebrities' likenesses for AI chatbots, Meta is scrapping the effort after it didn't take off with users: https://www.theinformation.com/ ... w/ @SylviaVarnham & @KalleyHuang
2024-07-31 View on X
The Information

Meta scraps its celebrity AI chatbot feature less than a year after launch and now expects people to use Meta's new AI Studio to customize their own AI avatars

“What's this?”  —  “Oh, ok.”  —  “Anyway....”  —  RE: https://www.threads.net/... X: Brendan Brady / @bradybrendan1 : I will miss you AI Paris Hilton! Brett Dashevsky / @brettdash_...

New: After spending millions of dollars to license celebrities' likenesses for AI chatbots, Meta is scrapping the effort after it didn't take off with users: https://www.theinformation.com/ ... w/ @SylviaVarnham & @KalleyHuang
2024-07-31 View on X
The Verge

After users reported that Meta's AI assistant incorrectly claimed the attempted assassination of Donald Trump did not happen, Meta blames hallucinations

Meta's AI assistant incorrectly said that the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump didn't happen …

2024-04-25
It's official: President Biden has signed the TikTok ban or sell bill. CEO Shou Chew posted a TikTok video in response saying “It's obviously a disappointing momentum, but it does not need to be a defining one ... Rest assured, we aren't going anywhere.” https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2024-04-25 View on X
The Verge

President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

The divest-or-ban bill is now law, starting the clock for ByteDance to make its move.  The company has an initial nine months …

2024-04-09
The app is already live in Japan and Korea. Japan showed that building a standalone app is “effective in stimulating growth.” The rewards app's DAUs in Japan have risen to more than 2.5 million since its launch last June, with less than a 25% overlap in users with the TikTok app
2024-04-09 View on X
The Information

TikTok expands TikTok Lite, which gives people financial incentives to watch its videos, to Spain and France, as the app's growth in Europe slows

https://www.theinformation.com/ ... X: Kaya Yurieff / @kyurieff : The app is already live in Japan and Korea. Japan showed that building a standalone app is “effective in stimulati...

Scoop: TikTok is introducing a new app (code name Coin App) in Spain & France that allows users to earn points by watching videos and doing other tasks, that can be redeemed as gift cards or sent to creators as digital tips, as growth in EU is “stagnant” https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2024-04-09 View on X
The Information

TikTok expands TikTok Lite, which gives people financial incentives to watch its videos, to Spain and France, as the app's growth in Europe slows

https://www.theinformation.com/ ... X: Kaya Yurieff / @kyurieff : The app is already live in Japan and Korea. Japan showed that building a standalone app is “effective in stimulati...

2023-12-08
New from me on TikTok's efforts to combat hate speech/growing antisemitism in the wake of Hamas-Israel war, including a new “Swipe Out Hate” campaign in its app, a task force to tackle hate and discrimination, and opening API access to civil society orgs https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2023-12-08 View on X
The Information

TikTok forms a task force to tackle hate speech and plans to open its research API to civil society groups, after complaints about viral Israel-Hamas war videos

Kaya Yurieff / The Information :

2023-12-06
Breaking: Twitch is shutting down in Korea, a HUGE esports market “Ultimately, the cost to operate Twitch in Korea is prohibitively expensive” and despite cost cutting, its network fees in Korea are still 10x more expensive than in most other countries https://blog.twitch.tv/...
2023-12-06 View on X
VentureBeat

Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024, saying the country was “prohibitively expensive” to operate in despite working to reduce costs

Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024.

2023-09-20
Facebook and Instagram creators have been paying for the new Meta Verified service that promises human help for issues on the apps. There's just one problem, say subscribers: The support stinks. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2023-09-20 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both

Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March.

2023-04-19
The day has come! INBOX: Instagram Announces Ability to Include Multiple Links in Bio
2023-04-19 View on X
TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg announces Instagram now lets users add up to five links to their account bios, challenging Linktree, Beacons, and other “link in bio” services

I am delighted for you that for the moment Meta has given you the ability to put up to to 5 links in your bios.  How long they will allow that will be interesting to see.  Maybe it...

Link in bio companies, your move! 👀
2023-04-19 View on X
TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg announces Instagram now lets users add up to five links to their account bios, challenging Linktree, Beacons, and other “link in bio” services

I am delighted for you that for the moment Meta has given you the ability to put up to to 5 links in your bios.  How long they will allow that will be interesting to see.  Maybe it...

2023-03-18
Latest on TikTok: -Ban could prompt advertisers to slow TikTok spending increases -Chinese government likely to oppose forced sale -Internally it seems to be business as usual W/ @JuroOsawa @SylviaVarnham https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2023-03-18 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: some lawmakers and tech executives like Peter Thiel are mobilizing against China's involvement in US tech, ahead of the TikTok CEO's US House testimony

Group to meet ahead of TikTok's testimony before Congress  —  A group of Silicon Valley executives, including investor Peter Thiel …