TikTok star Khaby Lame sells his core company in $975 million deal
Khaby Lame, the 25-year-old Italian content creator known for his tight-lipped comedy skits, has sold his company Step Distinctive Limited
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What to know about Bluesky—The buzzy social media app siphoning users from Elon Musk’s X
Bluesky has added 1.5 million users over the past week as former President Donald Trump’s election victory prompted users to flee X, the platform owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.
Trump and TikTok: How his win could impact a potential ban
Trump joined TikTok earlier this year and vowed he would never ban the app, which is challenging a ban implemented by the Biden administration.
ByteDance doubles down on TikTok Shop, despite threat of a US ban
TikTok Shop has gained even more traction since the president signed a law that may ban the app. If it goes away, Chinese e-commerce giants Temu and Shein could win big.
Musk’s X faces disinformation probe in EU—first under new regulations
The European Commission opened a formal investigation into X on Monday, alleging the company has failed to combat the spread of disinformation and illegal content on its platform, the first probe of its kind by the bloc under new regulations targeting social media companies.
Forbes Top Creators 2023
The Social media stars who are making millions in the Creator across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify and Twitch turning followers into fortunes.
TikTok hit with US$370M fine over children’s privacy missteps
European regulators dealt a blow to TikTok over its handling of children’s data, the largest fine the company has faced to date.
Everything you need to know about Instagram Threads
Meta’s Threads app, which shares a similar format with Twitter and is widely seen as Elon Musk’s most significant competition since the billionaire took over the social media platform, was launched Wednesday evening in a surprise announcement. Key Takeaways Instagram, the photo and video sharing behemoth from Meta, has set its sight on expanding its […]
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Instagram Threads app, reports
A letter dated Wednesday accuses Meta of hiring former Twitter employees to make a Meta “copycat” of the Elon Musk-owned social media site.
Bosses are training employees to be influencers—after long discouraging social media posts about work
For years, companies established social media policies and guidelines on what workers could and couldn’t say online – that’s all changing.