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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is reshaping social media, but advertising isn’t off the table

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Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn’t lock users into the choices of a billionaire CEO. But one question mark hanging over Bluesky is how the platform will eventually make money, and whether it will use the most common business […]

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X could introduce labels for parody accounts, but enforcement might be tricky

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X is filled with accounts that mimic real-life public figures, ranging from politicians to sports professionals and artists. While some accounts mention “Parody” in their display names, others mention it in their bios, leading some people to mistake them for real accounts — including news anchors. According to a few app reverse engineers, the platform

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

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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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Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’

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Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta’s Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes inspiration from one of Bluesky’s more popular additions: the concept of “Starter Packs,” or hand-curated lists of suggested users that help newcomers find people to follow. Meta’s version of these

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Elon Musk wants to block the transfer of InfoWars’ X accounts to The Onion

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The Onion, a satirical publication, won a bankruptcy auction earlier this month to purchase conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ website, InfoWars, and other related assets. However, that sale is now in limbo after a federal judge temporarily halted the deal. On Monday, Elon Musk threw yet another wrench in the works, objecting to the transfer of

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