#TikTok could reportedly add group chats this year

#TikTok could reportedly add group chats this year

“#TikTok could reportedly add group chats this year” TikTok has entered the group chat. The popular video-sharing app could launch a feature this year that would let groups of users exchange messages, a new report says. The group messaging function could keep TikTok’s users on the app longer and help it compete more directly with…

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#Dating app Bumble expects higher demand amid COVID-19

#Dating app Bumble expects higher demand amid COVID-19

“#Dating app Bumble expects higher demand amid COVID-19” The owner of the dating app Bumble said Wednesday it expects a higher demand from people who avoided dating in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an increase in revenue in the fourth quarter, according to a report. The Texas-based Bumble Inc. predicts the quarter revenue…

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#UK launches antitrust probe into Apple’s App Store

#UK launches antitrust probe into Apple’s App Store

“#UK launches antitrust probe into Apple’s App Store” British antitrust regulators launched a probe of Apple’s App Store Thursday after developers complained that the tech titan’s policies put them in a chokehold. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said it’s investigating concerns about the terms Apple forces on developers who want to distribute apps through…

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#Oh great, now Netflix is copying TikTok too

#Oh great, now Netflix is copying TikTok too

“#Oh great, now Netflix is copying TikTok too” By now we’ve seen that once a new social media format becomes popular, every app wants to copy it. We saw it happen after everyone and their mothers copied Snapchat’s ephemeral Stories, and now we’re seeing it happen with TikTok-style short videos (which themselves are just copies…

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