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Roblox announced Thursday it will launch new safeguards for people aged 13 to 18. The company has introduced “trusted connections” to allow these users to connect more freely with people they know, along with more privacy tools for teenage parents, and more privacy tools and insights. Roblox has been firing in recent years about how to deal with child safety. In April, Florida Attorney General James Usmieyer issued a subpoena to Roblox in response to reports that children were exposed to harmful material on the platform and that predatory adults could send messages to minors on the app. The changes…
Tiktok adds new features to the app, allowing songwriters to highlight their work. These features are rolled out in beta, and include the “Songwriter” label and a new tab that lets you show off your music. The company said a limited number of publishing partners and songwriters will have access to the new label and music highlights section. Anyone who wants to participate in the program must join the waitlist. Tiktok said he researched over 870 songwriters and interviewed several to understand their needs in relation to building profiles and creating monetization opportunities. The company also pointed to an independent…
Tiktok adds new features to the app, allowing songwriters to highlight their work. These features are rolled out in beta, and include new tabs in the “Songwriter” label and profile to showcase your musical work. This helps songwriters sell better to potential clients. The company said a limited number of publishing partners and songwriters will have access to the new label and music highlights section. Songwriters and publishers who want to be part of the program must now join the waitlist. Tiktok said he has researched over 870 songwriters and interviewed their bunch to understand their needs on social media…
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey isn't just coding new social apps like Bitchat and Sun Day. He also invested $10 million to fund experimental open source projects and other tools that could ultimately change the social media landscape. These efforts were poured through an online group called “AndotherTuff” that formed in May, and the team includes Dorsey. Twitter's first employee, Evan Henshaw-Plath. Calle is the creator of the e-cash platform Cashu. Alex Gleason, former engineering head of Truth Social. Jeff Gardner, the fourth employee of the intercom. Image credits: and other things The group originally met through collaborations on…
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Bullock, has invested $10 million to fund new social apps such as Bitchat and Sun Day, as well as experimental open source projects and other tools that could ultimately change the landscape of social media. These efforts will be leaked through an online group called “and others” that formed in May. Twitter's first employee, Evan Henshaw-Plath. Calle is the creator of the e-cash platform Cashu. Alex Gleason, former engineering head of Truth Social. Jeff Gardner, the fourth employee of the intercom. Image credits: and other things The group originally met through collaborations…
Apple is introducing new reasons to upgrade to Apple News+: other games, a subscription news offering. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of emoji games, an original title that will take part in other games, including crossword puzzles, crossword mini, snok and word game quartiles, in both the United States and Canada. As the New York Times and LinkedIn discovered, bundled games with other services have proven to be a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged. Apple doesn't share user numbers around games, but many say they subscribe to News+ just for puzzles. Image credit: Apple…
Apple is introducing new reasons to upgrade to Apple News+: other games, a subscription news offering. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of emoji games, an original title that will take part in other games, including crossword puzzles, crossword mini, snok and word game quartiles, in both the United States and Canada. As the New York Times and LinkedIn discovered, bundled games with other services have proven to be a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged. Apple doesn't share user numbers around games, but many say they subscribe to News+ just for puzzles. Image credit: Apple…
The multi-service messaging app Beeper will restart the app on Wednesday to allow you to connect to all your chat apps from one interface, providing a safer version that will no longer require the use of your own cloud service. Additionally, Beeper has introduced premium products that allow access to more accounts than the free tier, including power user features such as reminders, the ability to send messages later, Incognito mode to read messages without marking reads, AI Voice Note Transmission and more. Now owned by WordPress.com Maker Automattic, which purchased Beeper for $125 million in 2024, the app is…
The multi-service messaging app Beeper will restart the app on Wednesday to allow you to connect to all your chat apps from one interface, providing a safer version that will no longer require the use of your own cloud service. Additionally, Beeper has introduced premium products that allow access to more accounts than the free tier, including power user features such as reminders, the ability to send messages later, Incognito mode to read messages without marking reads, AI Voice Note Transmission and more. Now owned by WordPress.com Maker Automattic, which purchased Beeper for $125 million in 2024, the app is…
Several players from the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty complained last week that they were permanently banned from the game for using famous cheats. Video game streamer Ithhapa wrote last week that Call of Duty players are targets for “a massive wave of Permavan” using artificial attacks, a cheat provider that has been in 19 years. The streamer also posted a series of screenshots from a private forum where users of artificial attack cheats, especially those of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in 2024 lamented the ban. “It was long-term. [Good game] Everything,” one user wrote. “I lost…