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VRChat secures $10m Series C funding
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Virtual reality social platform VRChat this week closed a Series C investment round worth $10 million. Along with continued support from HTC,...
States Hit Google, Facebook With New Antitrust Probes
Billboard reports: "Two bipartisan groups of state attorneys general are launching separate antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, adding to regulatory scrutiny of two...
Facebook Watch Signs Video Partnerships With News Publishers in Europe
Variety reports: "Facebook Watch has signed video partnerships with France’s Le Monde, Germany’s Axel Springer and Sweden’s Expressen, among other news outlets, to deliver...
Why Facebook Really Doesn’t Like The Like Button Anymore
Forbes reports: "First, Instagram now the mothership. Facebook has confirmed that the company is thinking about maybe, possibly, sort of removing Like counts from...
YouTube Claims It Removed 5x More Hateful Content in Q2, Including...
TechCrunch reports: "In an update today, YouTube is claiming to have made significant progress in removing harmful video on its platform following a June...
YouTube Kids Launches On The Web
TechCrunch reports: "Kid-friendly YouTube content now has its own website, youtubekids.com. The website will offer a similar experience to the existing YouTube Kids mobile...
YouTube Says It Won’t Negotiate With The YouTubers Union
The Verge reports: "YouTube says that it won’t do business with the YouTubers Union, a year-old organization which aims to support creators on the...
Facebook Succeeds in Blocking German FCO’s Privacy-Minded Order Against Combining User...
TechCrunch reports: "Facebook has succeeded in blocking a pioneering order by Germany’s Federal Cartel Office earlier this year that would have banned it from...
Facebook Is Tightening Its Grip On Instagram
The Verge reports: "When Instagram first hit the news this week, it was over a hoax. A host of celebrities had posted to their...
Researchers Propose a New Approach For Dismantling Online Hate Networks
The Verge reports: "How do you get rid of hate speech on social platforms? Until now, companies have generally tried two approaches. One is...
