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Amazon Planning Free Ad-Supported Music Streamer To Take On Spotify, Pandora
HypeBot reports: "Amazon is in talks with the major labels to launch an ad-supported music streaming service in direct competition to Spotify and Pandora...
Twitter says it now proactively surfaces 38% of abusive content
VentureBeat reports: "In a candid blog post today, Twitter gave an update on its ongoing effort to tamp down on hateful speech, threats, and other abusive...
European Parliament passes online platform rules placing new limits on Amazon...
VentureBeat reports: "The European Parliament passed a new set of regulations aimed at curtailing the power of digital platforms operated by tech giants like Amazon, Google,...
YouTube is landing on Amazon’s Fire TV, while Prime Video will...
VentureBeat reports: "Amazon and Google have ended a long-standing feud today with the announcement that their services will soon be made available on each...
Spotify Passes 500 Million Installs, Far More Than Other Streamers
HypeBot reports: "The Spotify app has passed 500 million installs on Android. In its last quarterly report, Spotify reported 207 million monthly active users,...
Instagram test visualizes hiding ‘Like’ counts from viewers
Engadget reports: "Everyone has their own opinion about what specifically is wrong with social media, but the currency of likes is a commonly-cited issue....
Snap’s Board Facing Blowback for Not Disclosing Whistle-Blower Lawsuit in IPO
Hollywood Reporter reports: "Anthony Pompliano's wrongful termination suit was sealed, and now investors are attacking Snap's board members for not providing notice of Pompliano's...
SiriusXM’s new streaming-only ‘Essential’ plan targets smart speaker owners
TechCrunch reports: "Last week, Amazon and Google rolled out free music streaming services to cater to the growing base of smart speaker owners. Now, SiriusXM is going after...
Disney+ Content Lineup Will Be Less Than 20% of Netflix’s —...
Variety reports: "Disney will roll into the subscription VOD wars with a smaller content selection than rivals — with a strategy of playing to quality,...
Netflix Plans to Raise $2 Billion More Through Bonds, Bringing Debt...
Variety reports: "Netflix is going back to the debt markets — to fuel more content spending — announcing plans to issue $2 billion in unsecured...
