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Bluesky saw 17x increase in moderation reports in 2024 after rapid growth

Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the social network experienced in 2024 and how that affected its Trust & Safety team’s workload. It also noted that the largest number of reports came from users reporting accounts or posts for harassment, trolling, or intolerance — an issue […]

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TikTok CEO responds to Trump, thanks him for trying to solve US ban

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew responded to comments made by Donald Trump regarding Friday’s Supreme Court ruling to ban the app in the U.S. In a video posted on TikTok, Chew said, “On behalf of everyone at TikTok and all our users across the country, I want to thank President Trump for his commitment to

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As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other platforms that may be able to fill the TikTok-shaped hole in our lives. The law gives TikTok parent company

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Instagram Reels adds new features as TikTok is banned in the U.S.

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

Instagram announced a timely update to its video feature Reels this morning, alongside the news that the Supreme Court upheld the law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. on January 19. The update, says Meta, will make it easier for users to discover the content that friends and followers are liking on the platform

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Instagram Reels rolls out new features for U.S. users as TikTok is banned

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As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

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Duolingo sees 216% spike in U.S. users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. The U.S. law, scheduled to go into effect on January 19, unless halted by the Supreme Court, will see TikTok removed from U.S. app stores and will stop

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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that underpins Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and has been built using code from the developer’s

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LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters

Social / Sasandara Dilmina

If you’ve ever applied or thought of applying for a job via LinkedIn, you’ll know that the experience can be immediately disheartening: Openings that look interesting typically can see hundreds or thousands of applications in a matter of hours — data that LinkedIn, a social network for the world of work, proudly exposes in its

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