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Free-speech social app Parler acquires cloud infrastructure startup Dynascale following a $16M Series B fundraise

Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2022

Remember Parler, the free-speech social app that was censored and de-platformed over accusations that it helped incite U.S. Capitol attacks on January 6, 2021? It now appears the app is back and thriving. After many months of onslaughts from big tech giants […]

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Elon Musk accuses Twitter of suppressing his tweets: “My tweets are being suppressed!”

Daniel Levi Posted On September 14, 2022

As Elon Musk’s battle with Twitter rages on over the $44 billion buyout deal, Tesla CEO called out Twitter yesterday saying that the social giant is suppressing his tweets. In a post on Twitter, Musk said, “My tweets are being […]

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Twitter offered whistleblower $7 million in a June settlement in exchange for signing NDA that forbids him from speaking publicly about his time at the company, WSJ

Daniel Levi Posted On September 8, 2022

More details are now coming out about the whistleblower’s serious allegations against Twitter over the company’s wrongdoings, security failure, and lies. In an explosive complaint filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), whistleblower and former Twitter security chief […]

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How the search for authenticity pushes BeReal to become the #1 most downloaded social app

Daniel Levi Posted On September 4, 2022

More than half (59%) of the world now uses social media. Over 4.50 billion people around the world currently use social media to stay connected with friends and family, with another 227 million new users coming online within the last […]

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Twitter will now let you edit your tweets, if you’re willing to pay

Nickie Louise Posted On September 1, 2022

In June 2021, Twitter launched Twitter Blue, a subscription service priced to let you “undo tweets.” It was the company’s first subscription service designed for power users willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features. Priced at $2.99 per month, the new […]

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Snapchat parent company Snap to lay off 20% of its total workforce as tech layoffs top 40,000

Nickie Louise Posted On August 30, 2022

Snapchat parent company Snap is planning to lay off about 20% of its more than 6,400 employees starting tomorrow, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The social network company joins a growing list of tech […]

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Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan that Facebook algorithmically censored Hunter Biden laptop story after FBI request (video)

Daniel Levi Posted On August 25, 2022

It’s no secret that big tech companies censor online content that doesn’t fit the mainstream narrative. For example, former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson was permanently banned on Twitter for correctly stating that covid “vaccine doesn’t stop inflection or transmission.” Berenson […]

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FlipGrid, a video discussion and learning startup acquired by Microsoft four years ago, rebrands to Flip to take on Google and Apple

Daniel Levi Posted On August 25, 2022

We covered FlipGrid in July 2018 after the educational video software startup got acquired by Microsoft. At the time of the acquisition, FlipGrid had 20 million users and a $1,000 a year fee per school. But Microsoft said it plans to […]

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Whistleblower says Twitter lied to Elon Musk about spam bots, a boost to Musk’s legal battle

Daniel Levi Posted On August 24, 2022

Yesterday, we covered a story from The Washington Post about the former Twitter head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s claim that the social giant misled regulators about spam accounts and buried ‘egregious deficiencies.’ In a complaint with the Securities and […]

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Facebook’s Meta agreed to pay $37.5 million for violating users’ privacy and tracking their movements through smartphones without their permission

Daniel Levi Posted On August 23, 2022

Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the social giant of violating users’ privacy by tracking their movements through their smartphones without permission. According to a preliminary settlement of the proposed class action filed […]

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Whistleblower claims Twitter misled regulators about spam accounts and buried ‘egregious deficiencies’

Nickie Louise Posted On August 23, 2022

On July 8, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he was backing out of the deal to buy Twitter for $4 billion over fake accounts and spam bots. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk said he’s seeking […]

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Musk sells $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, citing chance of forced Twitter deal

Nickie Louise Posted On August 10, 2022

Remember back in April when Tesla CEO Elon Musk said “no further TSLA sales planned?” New filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now showed that Musk sold 7.92 million Tesla shares worth $6.88 billion. The transactions happened earlier […]

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A 12-year-old VR startup called META sues Facebook for stealing its trademark name and ruining its business

Daniel Levi Posted On July 26, 2022

Imagine you spend more than a decade building your small startup company. Everything was going well and business was booming. Then after all your toils and perseverance, you woke up one morning and found out that one of the most […]

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Elon Musk terminates $44 billion deal to buy Twitter over spam accounts; faces legal trouble and $1 billion breakup fee

Nickie Louise Posted On July 8, 2022

Elon Musk said today that he’s backing out of the deal to buy Twitter for $4 billion over fake accounts and spam bots. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk said he’s seeking to end the […]

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Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover deal on the verge of collapse over fake accounts and spam bots

Nickie Louise Posted On July 7, 2022

Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout deal to acquire Twitter appears to be in jeopardy because of his inability to verify social media’s claims about fake accounts and spam bots. Musk may soon walk away from the deals if his concerns […]

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Where in the World is Elon Musk? He’s been absent from Twitter for 10 straight days and no one knows why

Nickie Louise Posted On July 1, 2022

Where in the World Is Elon Musk? That’s the question every media outlet is asking about. Elon Musk has been absent from Twitter for ten straight days and no one knows why. The Tesla CEO and potential future owner of Twitter has […]

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Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann steps down as top executives leave major tech companies

Nickie Louise Posted On June 29, 2022

What do Twitter, DocuSign, and Facebook’s Meta all have in common? These tech companies have all lost their top executives to greener pastures or were forced out for some unknown reasons. Now, Pinterest co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann just joined the […]

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Twitter is hiring an alarming number of FBI agents, CIA, spies, and a host of former intel officials

Daniel Levi Posted On June 22, 2022

Twitter is now the most popular social platform to connect with what’s happening in the world in near real-time. On the surface, the platform is also known for its #hastags and 280-character limit for messages. But, what most Twitter users don’t […]

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Twitter’s board unanimously approves Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover deal

Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022

Elon Musk is a step closer to becoming the new owner of Twitter after the company’s board of directors unanimously approved Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, an SEC filing document shows. According to a regulatory filing with the SEC […]

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China’s largest messaging app WeChat to ban accounts engaging in Bitcoin, crypto, and NFTs

Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022

WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app with over 1.1 billion daily users, announced on Monday that it will ban accounts that provide services or content related to bitcoin or cryptocurrency. The Chinese social network said it has changed its policy and will […]

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