android apps, Apps, iOS apps, Social

RedNote, Flip, Clapper and Likee claim the top of the App Store as TikTok comes back online

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20
Jan

TikTok may be back, but that hasn’t prevented other Chinese competitors from gaining users. In the lead up to a ban on TikTok — which kicked off Sunday and lasted a day — a number of other video apps rose through the ranks and now dominate the App Store’s Top Charts. The Chinese app RedNote […]

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Source: TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/rednote-flip-clapper-and-likee-claim-the-top-of-the-app-store-as-tiktok-comes-back-online/

Apps, Bluesky, Social, Twitter

Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos

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20
Jan

With TikTok’s future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app. Bluesky’s mobile app now has a trending videos […]

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Source: TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/bluesky-launches-a-custom-feed-for-vertical-videos/

Apps, bytedance, Government & Policy, Social

TikTok goes dark in the US

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20
Jan

TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night as a result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service by midday Sunday. TikTok users began receiving a message about the ban around 10:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday evening, and the app […]

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Source: TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/tiktok-goes-dark-in-the-u-s/

Apps, Instagram, Media & Entertainment, Social

Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos

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27
Oct

The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads), videos that are more popular get shown in higher quality, while less popular videos get shown in lower quality. In a video (via The Verge), Mosseri said Instagram tries to show […]

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Source: TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/27/instagram-is-lowering-video-quality-for-unpopular-videos/