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Why Your Favorite X Writers are Putting Their Best Content Behind a Paywall Today
The update introduces paywalled thread content, a redesigned subscriptions dashboard, shareable subscription cards, and faster onboarding, as X attempts to compete with Substack, Patreon, and…
WhatsApp Plus Paid Subscription Details Surface Online
WhatsApp may soon introduce a new paid subscription called WhatsApp Plus, a feature that could offer additional customization tools and enhanced chat controls for users…
WhatsApp May Launch Paid Version Offering Users Upgraded Features
WhatsApp has remained free for years, despite persistent rumors claiming it would start charging users. Those warnings never came true, and the core messaging service…
Meta Faces Lawsuit For Sending Your Most Intimate Videos to Overseas “AI Trainers”
Days after a Swedish newspaper revealed that Nairobi-based contractors were reviewing highly personal content captured through Meta’s AI glasses, regulators and plaintiffs on two continents…
Is TikTok Deliberately Refusing End-to-End Message Encryption?
In a security briefing in London, TikTok confirmed it has made a conscious decision not to encrypt direct messages, positioning the stance as a child…
Paramount’s WB Acquisition Will Trigger $16B in Cuts, Netflix Warns
Speaking days after withdrawing from the bidding war himself, Ted Sarandos said the debt-laden acquisition is “dependent on a lot of cost-cutting” and predicted less…
LinkedIn Verification Partner “Persona” Faces Major Privacy Backlash
A privacy researcher’s close reading of a terms-of-service document has exposed how much personal data flows outward when users hand a passport to a platform…
The End of Buffer? Instagram Makes Native Scheduling Free for Everyone
The move flattens a long-standing hierarchy that forced casual users and early-stage creators to switch account types before accessing basic tools for managing their presence.
Meta Is Finally Telling Parents What Their Teens Are Searching
Meta announced the new notification features for parents as its CEO and Instagram chief face questioning in two simultaneous trials over alleged harms to children.…
Snapchat Joins TikTok in Hosting a Dedicated Creator Awards Event
Every industry seems to have its own awards night now. Tech is no different. Social platforms are no longer just apps. They are media ecosystems,…
YouTube Rolls Out Voice Comments & AI Remix Options in Latest Update
In a busy week of platform updates, YouTube is rolling out three significant changes, which include completing the rollout of voice replies, experimenting with AI-powered…
YouTube Premium Lite Upgraded With 2 New Features
Nearly a year after reintroducing Premium Lite, YouTube is giving the lower-cost tier a meaningful boost. The company says subscribers will soon get two long-requested…
