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Instagram Cuts Payouts for Makers of Short Videos
Instagram Cuts Payouts for Makers of Short Videos
April 05, 2022  |  Meta

Instagram has cut down on the payments to makers of short videos, changing its strategy as it competes with TikTok for influencers and traffic, the...

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TikTok Payment Fund has Blocked New Viral Stars From Getting Paid
TikTok Payment Fund has Blocked New Viral Stars From Getting Paid
March 23, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Numerous TikTok stars who have qualified for TikTok’s Creator Fund, which allows creators to be paid for popular videos, have been unable to access the...

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Instacart Adds Shoppable Recipes, TikTok Integration
Instacart Adds Shoppable Recipes, TikTok Integration
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Online grocery platform Instacart has debuted Shoppable Recipes, a suite of new product integrations that will allow food creators to make their recipes shoppable on...

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TikTok Stops Livestreaming in Russia Over ‘Fake News’ Law
TikTok Stops Livestreaming in Russia Over ‘Fake News’ Law
March 06, 2022  |  International

TikTok announced Sunday (March 6) it won’t allow livestreaming in Russia because of the country’s “fake news” law, intended to silence dissent and cut down...

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TikTok Probed by State Attorneys General Over App’s Impact on Children
TikTok Probed by State Attorneys General Over App’s Impact on Children
March 02, 2022  |  Legal

A group of state attorneys general has initiated an investigation into TikTok and whether children and teens face any online harms related to the popular...

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Today in Retail: Shopify’s Holiday Shoppers and Subscribers Feed Q4 Boom; WHSmith Launches Checkout-Free LGA Store
Today in Retail: Shopify’s Holiday Shoppers and Subscribers Feed Q4 Boom; WHSmith Launches Checkout-Free LGA...
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Saks finally makes its TikTok debut, well behind its fashion competitors, while WHSmith debuts a checkout-free store in LaGuardia Airport. Plus, Shopify...

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US Lawmakers Propose Bill To Impose Platform Content Moderation
US Lawmakers Propose Bill To Impose Platform Content Moderation
February 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

On Wednesday, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn) and Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) will introduce bipartisan legislation, dubbed the Kids Online Safety Act, aimed at holding...

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Saks Shows up Fashionably Late to Raging TikTok Party
Saks Shows up Fashionably Late to Raging TikTok Party
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

Nine months after Nordstrom, 15 months behind Neiman Marcus, and half a decade behind the U.S. debut of TikTok, and Saks — the self-titled “premier...

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This Week in Big Tech: Keeping Data Safe Remains Job One in Europe
This Week in Big Tech: Keeping Data Safe Remains Job One in Europe
February 04, 2022  |  Big Tech

This week in Big Tech news, Austria finds that Google Analytics’ services are illegal, while Belgium rules Europe’s AdTech industry violates regulations. Plus, Facebook loses...

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