In its latest strike against online content it doesn’t control Russia is throttling Twitter. State agency Roskomnadzor said today it was taking the action in…
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Facebook targets emerging markets with the launch of Instagram Lite, an Android app that takes up just 2MB, in 170 countries
Growth for Facebook is coming from the developing world, and so the social network today made another key move to cater better to consumers in…
Walmart to host a new livestream shopping event on TikTok, following successful pilot
In December, Walmart partnered with TikTok on the first pilot test of a new livestreamed shopping experience in the U.S. on the video platform. That…
Capsule gets $1.5M to build ‘super simple’ decentralized social media
Capsule‘s plan to launch a super simple decentralized social media platform which is safe from censorship by Big Tech has advanced another stage: The nascent…
Songclip raises $11M to bring more licensed music to social media
The team behind Songclip thinks that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience on a handful of…
Wefarm adds $11M to expand its network for independent farmers, now at 2.5M users
The vast majority of startups remain focused on consumers, knowledge workers and the opportunities to provide services to those that are already operating completely, or…
Tech leaders discuss how social media is broken and what we can do about it
Toxic culture, deadly conspiracies and organized hate have exploded online in recent years. At TechCrunch Sessions: Justice we talked with Color of Change’s Rashad Robinson, Accountable…
Google unveils $25 million in grants aimed at empowering women and girls
Google announced a range of programs as well as grants worth $25 million on Monday to fund works of nonprofits and social enterprises that are…
Stream raises $38M as its chat and activity feed APIs power communications for 1B users
A lot of our communication these days with each other is digital, and today one of the companies enabling that — with APIs to build…
TikTok launches ‘TikTok Q&A,’ a new feature for creators to engage with viewers’ questions
Earlier this year, TikTok was spotted testing a new Q&A feature that would allow creators to more directly respond to their audience’s questions using either…