What we know about the TikTok ban
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the ...
'Inappropriate and dangerous': What will happen if TikTok is bought by tech billionaires?
Elon Musk reportedly considered buying TikTok ahead of a US-wide ban. But what would it mean for society if "broligarchs" ...
Bluesky Is Getting Its Own Instagram Alternative Called Flashes
Thankfully, despite the fickle nature of most app users, Bluesky seems to have managed to break through and become a really ...
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent ...
TikTok Officially Shuts Down In The United States And Users Are Apoplectic
Well, it officially happened. At around 10:45 p.m. ET on Saturday night, TikTok officially halted operations in the United States prior to a law banning ...
6 TikTok creators on where they’ll go if the app is banned
Time is running out for TikTok to avoid being pushed out of the US — and millions of creators are trying to figure out what’s ...
The push to ‘billionaire-proof’ social media
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion and turned it into X, the biggest beneficiary of the ensuing exodus of mostly ...
6 platforms gaining popularity as TikTok ban deadline nears
As TikTok nears a U.S. ban, apps like RedNote, Lemon8, and YouTube Shorts are emerging as viable alternatives for creators ...
Millions of Californians use TikTok. What happens if the popular app is banned?
In April, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that requires TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the ...
Bluesky’s Userbase Expands Almost Nine Times Over in 2024
As its user base has grown nearly exponentially during 2024, Bluesky has been heavily ramping up its investment into manual ...