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TikTok Slapped with $368M EU Fine for Mishandling Children’s Privacy

September 15, 2023

TikTok was fined $368 million by a European regulator that said the platform failed to protect children's privacy, the latest issue to incur scrutiny amid increased global concern over TikTok and other social... Read More...

TikTok says discovery isn't defined by clicks

TikTok Says Discovery Isn’t Clicks—Click-Based Attribution Models Fail to Capture the Platform’s Impact

Ashley King

September 14, 2023

TikTok says click-based attribution methods can't define its impact on purchase or discovery. Here's the latest. The company says the web's traditional click-based attribution method doesn't account for the ... Read More...

WhatsApp Expands ‘Channels’ Offering Globally

Ashley King

September 13, 2023

WhatsApp is rolling out its Telegram-like Channels to more users, expanding the broadcasting feature to more than 150 countries. The Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced the rollout of its new Cha... Read More...

How Does the YouTube Shorts Algorithm Work?

Ashley King

September 7, 2023

How does the YouTube Shorts algorithm work? Todd Sherman, Director of Shorts Product Management, answers some of those questions you may have. Recently Todd Sherman took the time to speak with Creator Inside... Read More...

Are YouTube Shorts Cannibalizing Long Form Content? — Yeah, Here’s Proof

Ashley King

September 4, 2023

YouTube Shorts have amassed billions of views since 2021, but some staff are worried the platform is losing focus. Here's the latest. According to a new report from the Financial Times citing senior staff, m... Read More...

Meta May Introduce Paid, Ad-Free Subscriptions to Europe in Response to Data Privacy Regulations

Ashley King

September 4, 2023

Meta may introduce paid, ad-free plans for Facebook and Instagram in response to European data privacy laws. Here's the latest. A new report from The New York Times suggests Zuckerberg may borrow a page from... Read More...

TikTok Effect House Exits Beta—A Peek at Stats

Ashley King

September 1, 2023

TikTok's creative AR platform Effect House is exiting beta. Here's a peek at some stats so far. Since its introduction, the Effect House community has generated more than 21 billion videos—while racking up a... Read More...

YouTube Testing New Song Humming Search Feature on Android

Ashley King

August 24, 2023

YouTube is testing a new feature to allow people to hum for a song to search for it on the platform. Here's the latest. A new experimental YouTube feature reported by some users allows anyone to hum or recor... Read More...

Is Triller Wildly Overstating Its User Numbers Ahead of Going Public?

Ashley King

August 22, 2023

Triller is preparing to go public, but something is fishy about its S-1 filing numbers. Here's the latest. As spotted by TechCrunch, the company's S-1 filing reveals the app had 550 million lifetime sign-ups... Read More...

DragonForce copyright infringement strike

DragonForce Receives YouTube Copyright Infringement Strike — On Their Own Song

Ashley King

August 22, 2023

Metal band DragonForce has been fighting with YouTube's broken copyright system for a week now. Here's the latest. The band took to Twitter to protest a random YouTube user claiming ownership of their song, ... Read More...

TikTok’s Music Division Reportedly Grapples With U.S. Layoffs Following Streaming Service Launch

Dylan Smith

August 17, 2023

About one month after TikTok Music became available in nations including Brazil and Indonesia, the division behind the streaming service’s music offerings is reportedly grappling with layoffs. Word of TikTok... Read More...

New York City Bans TikTok From All Government Devices as Security Concerns Persist

Ashley King

August 16, 2023

New York City becomes the latest to ban TikTok from all government devices as security concerns over the platform's Chinese ownership persist. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration iss... Read More...

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