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The secret list of Twitter VIPs getting boosted over everyone else / #
Twitter maintains and monitors a list of “around 35 VIP users.” This list, per the report, offers increased visibility on the platform and includes journalists, celebrities, and Musk himself.

As TikTok becomes a search engine, big ticket retailers, including car dealerships, reap the benefits / #
Increasingly, local car dealerships and other brands selling big-ticket items say they’re finding success on TikTok given the app’s low barrier to entry, preference for authentic, organic content and new search functionality.

Futurist Amy Webb: Text-to-Everything Era Will End the Internet We Know / #
The next iteration of the internet is here, thanks to a confluence of technological advances. Amy Webb during her SXSW-talk told audience: “So now we have got new forms of content generated by all different types of people, and in some cases, just algorithms themselves. […] Instead of us searching the internet, the internet is searching you.” The new internet will be one in which all types of data flows into AI systems through any source or situation in a phenomenon Webb is calling “AIsmosis,” an amalgamation of ‘AI’ and ‘osmosis.’

Marketing Briefing: U.S. marketers prepare contingency plans amid potential TikTok ban / #
Some marketers and agency execs say they’re readying contingency plans. Others, meanwhile, say that the uncertainty of a potential ban makes it difficult to forecast where spend would be moved.

What is Meta Verified? Everything You Need to Know. / #
Curious about Meta's new subscription-based verification? Find out how it works, how much it costs, and who can apply.

TikTok führt Branded Effects ein – Zeitreise und Engagement inklusive / #
Für TikTok scheinen dieser Tage zwei divergierende Business-Realitäten zu bestehen.

The US Won't Ban TikTok Any Time Soon - The Reason Is Simple: Money / #
TikTok's App Store net revenue, not including revenue from China, was just a rounding error away from $1,000,000,000 in 2022. That's a billion dollars. And that's after TikTok pays Apple for the privilege of being in the App Store.

Nach Befragung vor US-Kongress: Tiktok bemüht um Schadensbegrenzung / #
Nachdem US-Kongressabgeordnete Tiktok-CEO Shou Zi Chew während einer Anhörung unerbittlich mit Fragen gegrillt haben, bemühen sich der Kurzvideodienst und einige Partnerfirmen um Schadensbegrenzung.

Meta Creator Studio tools are moving to Meta Business Suite / #
You will still have access to many of the same features to create, manage and monetize your content all in one place. An Overview of what to find where now.

US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill / #
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China's government had access to the short video app's user data.

Opinion: When it comes to TikTok, the US is blind / #
„Any fair mechanism addressing TikTok’s risks should also apply to American companies selling data internationally or to US intelligence services“. It turns out that there is no US law clearly governing the access that Beijing or Moscow-based employees of any tech or social media company have to the personal data of US citizens that use their services. Alex Stamos, former chief security officer of Facebook and Yahoo, demands for a new privacy law for all tech companies in the USA instead of pure populistic attacks on TikTok.

How TikTok failed to make the case for itself / #
Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeOn Thursday morning, the chief executive of what is perhaps the world’s most popular social app went before Congress.

More Americans have concerns over TikTok's links to China new survey finds / #
But the poll shows sharp divisions between generations, political parties and people who actually use the app.

Twitter Launches Its Verification For Organizations In More Regions As Company Opts To Wind Down Its Legacy Blue Checks / #
There is plenty of skepticism surrounding the exorbitantly priced Twitter feature called ‘Verification for Organizations’ but that’s not holding the app back from expanding further.

Germany: Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of risks with the use of Tiktok / #
Because of the amount of data collected and the possibilities of influence of state agencies, TikTok gives him "abdominal pain," the vice president of the authority told media. But Minister of Interior, Nancy Faeser, sees no reason for a ban on the app in Germany.

TikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ ages / #
Amid questioning about TikTok’s use of biometrics in today’s Congressional hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered some insight into how the company vets potentially underage users on its platform.

TikTok’s Future Remains Under a Cloud After CEO’s Appearance Before Congress / #
TikTok’s CEO provided carefully worded responses to US senators’ questions.

Metaverse is just VR, admits Meta, as it lobbies against ‘arbitrary’ network fee / #
Meta, the self-styled “metaverse company” formerly known as Facebook, has taken on a novel role de-hyping the virtual world technology its founder bet the farm on just a few short years ago.

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