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If socializing within games is so popular, why hasn’t the Multiverse...
TechCrunch reports: "Thus far in this series we’ve outlined “multiverse” virtual worlds — a concept different from the metaverse — as the next stage...
Don’t Miss Out: 37.5M Will Stream Video On Twitch In 2020
Hypebot reports: "An estimated 37.5 million people in the US will watch streaming video on Amazon-owned Twitch at least monthly in 2020, according to...
Reddit CEO: TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic’
TechCrunch reports: "TikTok is one of the hottest social media platforms but the CEO of Reddit had some harsh words for the popular app,...
Shopify joins Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra Association
TechCrunch reports: "After eBay, Visa, Stripe, and other high-profile partners ditched the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency collective, Libra scored a win today with the addition of...
A new generation of social apps is trying to make you...
The Verge reports: "Last month, in a memo obtained by the New York Times, a Facebook executive said that the product is “probably like...
TikTok is letting parents set how much time their kids can...
The Verge reports: "TikTok understands how easy it is to spend hours sitting around and watching videos, so the company is giving parents more...
Industry chief tells Facebook to adapt to EU
VentureBeat reports: "EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday it was up to Facebook to adapt to Europe’s standards, not the other way...
Facebook Leans on Local Creators to Grow Watch and Hit New...
Variety reports: "As Facebook leans into sports, non-scripted and select scripted properties, it’s increasingly looking to an army of creators rather than A-list celebrities...
Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure
TechCrunch reports: "Instagram is changing its advertising rules to require political campaigns’ sponsored posts from influencers to use its Branded Content Ads tool that...
Facebook Taps Reuters for Paid Fact-Checking Program to Label Deepfakes, Misinformation
Variety reports: "Amid the run-up to the 2020 U.S. election, Reuters announced a deal with Facebook under which the giant social-networking corporation will pay...
