Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.
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TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.
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Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery
Patreon is overhauling how creators get discovered, adding short-form Clips, topic-based communities, and a revamped recommendation system designed to give smaller creators more visibility.
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Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards
The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine whether it made the app less engaging.
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Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users
Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quietly testing it in Brazil.
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TikTok explores peer-to-peer payments via DMs, report says
If rolled out, the feature would use the social media service’s TikTok Pay offering, which is already available in Southeast Asia for TikTok Shop purchases.
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Apps | Media & Entertainment | Social | TC
Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories instead of just reading them.
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Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube
Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.
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Tubi joins forces with popular TikTokers to create original streaming content
Tubi launched its “Creatorverse Incubator” to help TikTokers create original shows exclusively for the streaming service.
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Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all
Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta’s plans to build a social metaverse — four years later, the company almost shut it down.
