TikTok probably wasn't censoring ICE posts. It's easy to understand why people think it was.

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Donald Trump's administration brokered a deal that let Larry Ellison's Oracle buy a piece of TikTok's US operations.

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Sam Altman included a subtle dig at Mark Zuckerberg in his message to employees

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Sam Altman's reference to "masculine corporate energy" is an apparent swipe at Mark Zuckerberg's comments to Joe Rogan early last year.

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Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'

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Instagram is testing switching "following" counts to "friends" on user profiles.

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Buckle up: Partiful is the new Tinder

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Partiful's new Crush feature

Partiful

  • A new way to flirt just dropped.
  • Partiful wants you to shoot your shot in the RSVPs.
  • The party invite app recently launched a tool called "Crush" that lets people match with mutuals.

A notification pops up on your phone screen: "Someone has a crush on you!"

A Facebook veteran took a big career risk that resulted in a 'giant failure' — but embracing a 'J-curve' career path paid off

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Former Facebook exec Molly Graham said she took a big risk that resulted in a product flop, but the growth opportunity helped her become a leader at billion-dollar firms.

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More kids than ever will be banned from social media this year

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Australia became the first country to impose a strict social media ban on children under 16. France, Denmark, Malaysia, and others are considering following suit.

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TikTok has dethroned YouTube and Instagram and become the top social app for news among young people

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Ex-Meta staffer nicknamed 'coding machine' says the best engineers aren't on LinkedIn — but they're special cases

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Michael Novati got the nickname "coding machine" at Meta. He said the top tier engineers are off LinkedIn, but that doesn't mean engineers should delete their profiles and expect offers to roll in.

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Australia is booting kids under 16 off social media. Some senators hope the US is next: 'Our lack of action is inexcusable.'

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Australia has barred children under 16 from creating social media accounts.

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'Rage bait' is the word of the year. My fellow rage-baiters: This is a bad sign.

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"Rage bait" is the Oxford Word of the Year.

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