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Reddit looks to UK, India, Brazil and the Philippines to spur international growth

Reddit is concentrating on international markets such as the U.K., India, Brazil, and the Philippines to bolster its user base. More than 50% of Reddit’s user base is outside of the U.S., the company’s chief operating officer, Jen Wong, told CNBC in an interview. Wong highlighted India, signaling that English-speaking users from the country are […]

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X is cleared to go back online in Brazil

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Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s X could return online in the country, marking the end to a months-long battle between the social media platform and Brazilian officials. Addressing the reasons that X was banned in the first place, Musk agreed to take down some user accounts and appoint a legal representative

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Musk dodged Brazil’s X ban by ‘coincidence,’ says Cloudflare CEO

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X went back online in Brazil earlier this week, three weeks after Elon Musk’s platform was blocked under orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court. That prompted Brazil’s top court to fine X Corp. nearly $1 million for every day the platform remained accessible in the country. However, Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince tells TechCrunch that X going

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Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil

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Bluesky isn’t the only social networking service to benefit from X’s ban in Brazil, now under legal penalties. Tumblr this week is also reporting an increase in both active users and blog creation, the company tells TechCrunch. According to Tumblr, in the days since the X ban in Brazil, the site saw 222.99% growth in

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After X’s ban in Brazil, Tumblr reports ~350% user growth

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Bluesky now has 10 million users

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Social network Bluesky said Monday that it now has more than 10 million users on the platform. This is largely thanks to the rapid growth of the network in the past few weeks after Elon Musk-owned X was shuttered in Brazil. “If you’re reading this, you’re one of the first 10 million users on Bluesky!” the

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Elon Musk’s Brazil battle wages on

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Is Elon’s rumble in the Amazonian jungle on course for a technical knockout? Over the weekend, the Brazilian high court voted to uphold a ban on X that another judge issued the week before for failing to comply with take-down requests. The court will issue fines of up to $9,000 to those who use VPNs to

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Top court orders ban on Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

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A top court in Brazil ordered an immediate, country-wide suspension of the X platform on Friday after a months-long legal battle with Elon Musk’s social media company over content moderation, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this month, X closed its operations in Brazil in protest against court orders asking it to remove accounts that allegedly

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Lux Capital made its first investment in Brazil, a $4M seed for AI fintech Magie

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Brazil fintech Magie raised $4 million in a seed round led by Lux Capital, marking the firm’s first investment in Brazil. The company, which has raised $5.1 million in total, is creating an AI-powered financial assistant. The current product allows people to send money and pay bills through WhatsApp. For cofounder Luiz Ramalho and Lux

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