43 posts tagged ‘Social’
Backlash builds after Elon Musk called an antisemitic conspiracy theory the ‘actual truth’
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Elon Musk has encouraged extremists and white supremacists throughout his yearlong tenure as the owner of X, formerly Twitter, but this week he still managed to push the limits of what behavior mainstream users — and advertisers — will tolerate. On Wednesday, Musk endorsed a post from an X user accusing Jewish communities of spreading […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Change in X’s terms indicate EU researchers will get API access
After taking over Twitter last year, Elon Musk famously yanked API access from third-party apps and changed API pricing tiers to make it difficult for researchers to access and study the platform’s data. Now the company he’s since renamed X has backtracked in the European Union where legal obligations in the bloc’s Digital Services Act […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
IRL founders allege investors sabotaged company with fake users claims
The founders of IRL, Abraham Shafi and Genrikh Khachatryan, are suing their investors, claiming that they intentionally sabotaged the company. At its peak, IRL was poised to become an event organizing alternative for Gen Z, who are using Facebook less and less. Shafi, the CEO, was suspended from IRL in April to investigate claims of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Twitch launches Privacy Center to educate users about their personal data
In the name of transparency and accessibility, Twitch launched its new Privacy Center to educate users, after conducting “extensive research” and finding that many of its users had no idea how their personal data is collected and used. The Privacy Center, which launched on Thursday, is designed to provide “clear, actionable information” about privacy rights, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
X rival Bluesky hits 2M users, says federation coming ‘early next year’
Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining an invite-only app. It also revealed its timeframe regarding other key goals, indicating that it planned to have a public web interface go live by the end of the […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple to finally bring RCS to iPhones
Apple plans to add support for the RCS standard on iOS next year, the iPhone-maker said Thursday in a major reversal that would resolve the widespread issue of compatibility in text messaging between iPhones and Android smartphones, a concern affecting millions worldwide known colloquially as the “green bubble” dread. Apple’s longstanding unwillingness to support RCS […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Strava launches Flyover, an aerial 3D video recap of all your GPS activities
Strava is introducing a new feature called Flyover, which allows users to replay their activities via a 3D video map. Flyover is powered by Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform that Strava acquired earlier this year. The feature is available to premium Strava subscribers only, and is accessible by clicking on an individual GPS-powered activity, then […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the app trying to replace Twitter
Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (which has already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.