August 17, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.TikTok said yesterday it won’t let influencers post any paid political content ahead of the 2022 midterms, in an effort to close a Grand Canyon-sized gap in its policy against political ads that was frequently in 2020.That doesn’t mean Ty Bridgwater can’t shout out Dr. Oz for the Senate during an iced coffee review—just that he can’t be paid to do so. Organic political posts are still cool, as long as they don’t spread misinformation on...…August 17, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.TikTok said yesterday it won’t let influencers post any paid political content ahead of the 2022 midterms, in an effort to close a Grand Canyon-sized gap in its policy against political ads that was frequently in 2020.That doesn’t mean Ty Bridgwater can’t shout out Dr. Oz for the Senate during an iced coffee review—just that he can’t be paid to do so. Organic political posts are still cool, as long as they don’t spread misinformation on...WW…

August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Instagram’s imitation game rolls on with “Candid Challenges,” a prototype feature by independent developer Alessandro Paluzzi on Monday. It’s an obvious copy of the current No. 1 free app in the App Store, BeReal.Candid Challenges would add the core functionality of BeReal to the Instagram app in the same way that Reels is essentially TikTok-in-Instagram and Stories is Snapchat-in-Instagram.That core functionality: In Candid Challenges,...…August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Instagram’s imitation game rolls on with “Candid Challenges,” a prototype feature by independent developer Alessandro Paluzzi on Monday. It’s an obvious copy of the current No. 1 free app in the App Store, BeReal.Candid Challenges would add the core functionality of BeReal to the Instagram app in the same way that Reels is essentially TikTok-in-Instagram and Stories is Snapchat-in-Instagram.That core functionality: In Candid Challenges,...WW…

August 22, 2022Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron didn’t build his chat platform with crypto enthusiasts in mind. He made it for gamers, and gaming still dominates Discord.But in 2020, Citron that “nearly 30% of active server owners on Discord had created a server for something other than games.” Servers are central hubs where members of a community chat together. Discord had 19 million weekly active servers as of last year. By 2021, over monthly active users were logging on to discuss their mutual interests in anime, fitness, religion, books, parrots, and the topic you’re reading this...…August 22, 2022Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron didn’t build his chat platform with crypto enthusiasts in mind. He made it for gamers, and gaming still dominates Discord.But in 2020, Citron that “nearly 30% of active server owners on Discord had created a server for something other than games.” Servers are central hubs where members of a community chat together. Discord had 19 million weekly active servers as of last year. By 2021, over monthly active users were logging on to discuss their mutual interests in anime, fitness, religion, books, parrots, and the topic you’re reading this...WW…

July 27, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.While Zuck foil-surfs toward the metaverse—an immersive internet that could be built over the next 10+ years—Meta’s losing its balance in the here and now. Revenue fell year over year for the first time in the company’s history last quarter, Meta in yesterday’s earnings report.One major pain point for Zuck is competition from TikTok. Anyone who’s spent their Friday night watching “” knows that TikTok is taking up an increasingly large...…July 27, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.While Zuck foil-surfs toward the metaverse—an immersive internet that could be built over the next 10+ years—Meta’s losing its balance in the here and now. Revenue fell year over year for the first time in the company’s history last quarter, Meta in yesterday’s earnings report.One major pain point for Zuck is competition from TikTok. Anyone who’s spent their Friday night watching “” knows that TikTok is taking up an increasingly large...WW…