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Australia probes Meta, TikTok on under-16 social ban
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Australia probes Meta, TikTok on under-16 social ban

eSafety said it had “significant concerns” about safeguards, including limits that still let under-16s create accounts.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
20% of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after ban: report
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20% of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after ban: report

Platforms face fines of up to US$33 million for non-compliance under the law.
Diya Lal · · 2 min read
Snap direct revenue hits $1b, subscribers top 25 million
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Snap direct revenue hits $1b, subscribers top 25 million

The platform’s active advertisers increased by 28% in Q4, while daily active users rose 5% to 474 million.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
Snapchat locks 415,000 under-16 accounts in Australia
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Snapchat locks 415,000 under-16 accounts in Australia

The company said it continues to lock accounts daily.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 2 min read
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Snapchat gains from TikTok uncertainty, sees strong growth

Snapchat’s Spotlight feature saw a 40% increase in content creators in just one quarter.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read

Snap appoints veteran Google executive to lead India

Pulkit Trivedi is expected to join Snap in September after spending five years as director of Google Pay in India.
Lokesh Choudhary · · 1 min read
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TikTok surpassed Facebook as world’s most downloaded app in 2020

TikTok has overtaken Facebook’s apps – including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger – in terms of total downloads, according to Nikkei Asia.
Kul Bhushan · · 1 min read

Who’s gonna be India’s first super app?

The contenders in India’s super-app race, and the alternative meat startup that received US$29 million in funding recently
Betty Chum · · 5 min read

Why Alibaba highlighted these 5 companies during Investor Day

Alibaba claims it gained US$2.5 billion from strategic divestments since its IPO.
Song Jingli · · 4 min read

Snapchat’s new in-app gaming platform is just like WeChat’s

Snapchat will monetize the games through six-second ads that players won’t be able to skip.
Zheping Huang · · 3 min read