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Wisdom, a social audio app that’s focused on surfacing “life advice” and broadening access to mentorship — and whose iOS app launched we covered back in October — has nabbed $2 million in seed funding off the back of early traction.The seed is led by First Round Capital, with participation...

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta opens its VR social platform Horizon Worlds to all adult users in the US and Canada, after announcing a private beta in September 2019 — Facebook's first stab at the metaverse is Roblox meets the OASIS — More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is...

South China Morning Post: China orders another 106 smartphone apps, including popular social network Douban and karaoke app Changba, to be removed from app stores, citing data practices — Authorities say more than a hundred apps, including Douban, have failed to rectify data privacy and...

Moustafa Ayad / Wired: Behind the rise of “alt-jihadists” on social media and how they have adopted alt-right's organizational tactics and imagery to fuel their growing movement — The playbook of the “alt-right” is guiding a new generation of fringe jihadists, showing just how complicated...

Social Media TrendsSocial Media continues to grow and mature, new trends begin to appear following consumer behavior. And, with each new year, brands and companies reassess their Social Media strategies to adapt to the trends and audiences.

Ivan Levingston / Bloomberg: Adobe agrees to acquire ContentCal, which helps creators automate social media publishing and reporting tasks, sources say for more than $100M in cash — Adobe Inc. will acquire U.K. social media marketing startup ContentCal in a deal that aims to give users...

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The Moscow Times: Insurance company Sogaz, founded by state firm Gazprom, gains control of Russia's largest social media network VKontakte after buying a 45% stake in the company — VK's CEO has also resigned as part of sweeping changes that boost Kremlin's control of VKontakte.

A few months ago, a friend of one of my kids started following me on Instagram.That friend of my daughter is only 9 years old.I was surprised to see someone so young on there, because it really is an adult platform and there are age limits for a reason. I asked my girls about it and they...

New York Times: A look at the Xbox Series X and PS5 markets, as holiday shoppers navigate a world of “purchase bot” resellers, retail memberships, and social media tips — New gaming consoles remain in short supply this holiday season, spawning cottage industries of tipsters and scalpers making...

IRL, the SoftBank-backed social app and recent unicorn, is today announcing its first acquisition. The company is purchasing, for an undisclosed sum, the “digital nutrition” company AaBeZe Labs and its portfolio of IP with the goal of making IRL a healthier and more ethically designed social...

Michelle Singletary / Washington Post: The CFPB's rule that lets debt collectors send texts, emails, and private social media messages to debtors, and requires opt-out instructions, goes into effect — Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text...

The Verge: Federal judge blocks a Texas law that limits large social media platforms' ability to moderate content, saying it violates the platforms' First Amendment rights — ‘Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate,’ wrote the judge — A federal judge has blocked a...

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for December 1, 2021! Yes, we’ve made it to the final inning of the year, which means that the news cycle will slow and we all...

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Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with Frances Haugen on becoming a whistleblower, leaving Facebook after moving to Puerto Rico due to health, Meta, plans to run simulated social networks — When the Wall Street Journal launched a series of explosive articles based on internal Facebook documents in...

Jon Porter / The Verge: UK's CMA says Meta must sell Giphy, after finding the deal could harm social media users, rival platforms by denying access to GIFs, and UK advertisers — After its investigation found it could harm competition — The UK's competition regulator has officially ruled that...

A number of startups are experimenting with what a better social app could look like. For a startup called Alms, the answer is a social network that focuses on users’ well-being through participation in creator-led challenges in areas like personal growth, sustainability, and others with...

Tom Lowrey / ABC: Australian PM Scott Morrison proposes new defamation legislation mandating social media companies reveal the identities of anonymous online trolls or face fines — Social media companies could be forced to reveal the identities of anonymous users in an effort to crack down on...