It looks like the metaverse is doing okay. No, not the one Meta is trying to make happen in VR — the gaming platform Roblox is where the kids are […]
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Back to news homeTikTok is reportedly developing a paywall feature and testing a revamped creator fund
After seeing its audience growth in the U.S. stall last year, TikTok is looking to spur growth with new initiatives, including paywalled videos and a revamped creator fund, according to […]
Video is fueling the newest group of dating app startups
There’s been a continuous shift toward video-focused dating apps in recent years as more users opt for authentic connections that photos and text often fail to achieve. Throughout February–aka the […]
This Week in Apps: AI apps, Bing hits the Top Charts, Google and Mozilla test non-WebKit browsers
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in […]
Indian social media app Slick exposed childrens’ user data
Emerging Indian social media app Slick left an internal database containing users’ personal information, including data of school-going children, publicly exposed to the internet for months. Since at least December […]
LGBTQ organizations report a recent uptick in Twitter hate
Twitter is still in the early days of its Elon Musk era, but the company’s new owner hasn’t hesitated in leaving his mark on the social network. According to a […]
Facebook rolls out new comment moderation tools for creators
Facebook announced today that it’s introducing more comment moderation tools and controls to make it easier for creators to manage conversations on the social network. Creators will now be able […]
TikTok is crushing YouTube in annual study of kids’ and teens’ app usage
For another year in a row, TikTok has found itself as the social app kids and teens are spending the most time using throughout the day, even outpacing YouTube. According […]
Zenly co-founder returns with new social app company, Amo
Last year, Snap shut down Zenly, a popular social mapping app it acquired for over $200 million in 2017, despite the fact that Zenly still had 40 million active users […]
Netflix crackdown, monetizing ChatGPT and bypassing FB’s 2FA
Happy weekend, folks, and welcome back to the TechCrunch Week in Review. Henry here, standing in for a vacationing Kyle Wiggers, who is standing in for a parental-leaving Greg Kumparak. […]