The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, has confirmed a video he posted on X has generated over $250k in ad revenue. […] The post MrBeast made $250k off one X video – how much can creators make on the platform? appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
I got followed by somebody on Tumblr the other day – who then private messaged me and struck up conversation. After a few messages back and forth – “love your blog”, “how is your day?” – that kind of thing, they asked if we might switch to an instant messaging application. I agre … | Continue reading
Meta is set to allow EU users of its Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger apps to unlink their accounts due to […] The post Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger accounts appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
If you care about the indie web growing, by all means write, by all means create, by all means curate. But most of all, just read. Or listen, or experience. Spend an afternoon clicking around, like everybody used to. The more people who do that, the more everything else will slot … | Continue reading
This week was Engine Room, the FT’s internal tech conference. As always, it was a fun day and really well-organised. I shouldn’t pick favourites but I think Andy’s talk on his decade-long (!!) Theatrebase project was really excellent. I’m a big fan of a talk where somebody introd … | Continue reading
X is rolling out audio and video call capability to Android users, after it was introduced for iOS users in […] The post X is rolling out audio and video calls to Android appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Until now, users needed 1,000 followers on TikTok to access its live-streaming features. Now, however, any user who is a […] The post TikTok opens live streaming for those with under 1,000 followers appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Reddit is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March, following up on plans more than three years […] The post Reddit prepares to go public launch with IPO in March: report appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
MrBeast, a popular YouTuber, Jimmy Donaldson, is accustomed to analyzing the pros and cons of products in his videos — […] The post YouTuber, MrBeast, tests X following an invitation from Elon Musk appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Elon Musk has promised that X creators will soon earn more for their posts, in response to a public blasting […] The post Elon Musk says ‘rewards will increase significantly’ for X creators appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Australia’s eSafety commissioner has blasted the social media platform X after it found that over 6000 banned accounts have been […] The post Elon Musk’s X reinstated 6,000 banned accounts finds Australia safety regulator appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Rumble, the online video-hosting platform that claims to be a free speech YouTube alternative, is reportedly under investigation by the […] The post Rumble: ‘active and ongoing’ SEC investigation into video platform appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Happy New Year! We rang in the new year in a Simmons, it was the right level of disappointing – long bar queues and too-loud music. We managed to not be hung over 🎉 Back to work! I’m actually quite sickeningly pleased to be back. I feel refreshed and some of the stuff we … | Continue reading
Hackers are specifically targeting prominent verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, to promote crypto scams and drop links […] The post Hackers hijack X accounts for crypto scams, including Google’s Mandiant appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Telegram, the messaging platform, launched its most recent update on New Year’s Eve, boasting a brand-new calls interface and some […] The post Telegram launches new update with improved call performance appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Work’s over for the year! I’m one of those annoying people who really enjoys their job so this isn’t all that great for me. I keep having ideas about new things I want to work on and then squashing them down. I’ve had what I think is a great idea for a blog post that I might work … | Continue reading
Social media platform X experienced widespread outages early on Thursday, December 20, affecting thousands of users around the world. Peaking […] The post Is X down? Social media platform back after global outage appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Elon Musk’s X has created a new team specifically designed to generate advertising revenue for political advertisers. The goal of […] The post X sets up team to generate $100m from political ads: reports appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has spoken on plans for profit amid the potential of an IPO in 2024 and the […] The post Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on what’s next for the platform appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
An industry group representing TikTok, Meta, and X has issued a lawsuit against the US state of Utah over strict […] The post NetChoices: TikTok, Meta, X and others sue Utah over app limits for minors appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
This week included Christmas Party #2. Drinks were free all night and there were no queues for them – just pre-made cocktails ready on the bar. Perfect 👍 I’m told that some people were kicked out but I witnessed no real drama, unfortunately. Charlotte and I made a plan to … | Continue reading
The European Union (EU) has opened formal proceedings against Elon Musk’s X to investigate if it breached the bloc’s Digital […] The post EU begins investigation into X over suspected DSA breach appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Disney has increased their ad spending on Meta’s Instagram by as much as 40% after halting advertising on X over […] The post Disney increases Instagram ad spend after halting advertising on X appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Online video platform Rumble is cracking down on Media Matters with a new lawsuit targeting people connected to the left-leaning […] The post Rumble sues two people connected to Media Matters on heels of X suit appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
A Texas judge has upheld a ban on TikTok on government devices in the U.S. state. The ban covers all […] The post Texas judge upholds TikTok ban on government devices appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
TikTok owner ByteDance is set to resume business in Indonesia by taking a majority 75.01% stake in Tokopedia with a […] The post TikTok in $1.5bn investment with Indonesia tech giant GoTo appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Following an unpopular announcement, Bluesky has backtracked on its plans to open a public-facing interface. The decision would have meant […] The post Bluesky backtracks on plans to launch public-facing interface appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Discord unveiled a much-anticipated update on Tuesday with a new goal – to boost communicating and sharing with friends. The […] The post Discord releases update with new mobile layout appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
TikTok, love it or hate it, there’s no denying the impact of the world’s fastest-growing social media platform. As 2023 […] The post TikTok trends 2023: Top viral videos this year, revealed appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been hit with a €550 million ($600m) lawsuit by AMI, an umbrella group […] The post Facebook owner Meta faces $600m lawsuit from Spanish media appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
The highlight of the week was Friday – we’d taken the day off work to head out of London but the trains were fucked so we cancelled the trip. Instead, we walked over to the Olympic Park and then followed The Line. It’s a really nice walk through the docklands but possibly has an … | Continue reading
Brighton has a thriving Irish music scene. Some sessions are weekly—every Sunday afternoon in The Bugle and every Wednesday evening in The Jolly Brewer. Some are every two weeks, like the session in The Fiddler’s Elbow. Others are monthly, like the session in The Dover Castle and … | Continue reading
Elon Musk offered a profanity-filled statement to the advertisers leaving X (formerly Twitter) because of the platform’s perceived antisemitism. The […] The post Elon Musk swears at advertisers over antisemitic content row appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
For anyone waiting with bated breath for my third yearnote, I’m moving it to the end of the calendar year because I can’t be bothered with it yet. Three years of writing every week though! Still going strong(ish). I haven’t missed a week yet – I know myself and skipping just one … | Continue reading
Back to work this week! It wasn’t easy to get back into it but think I got some useful things done. Alex and I worked out a cool way that we can tie our error pages to our logs and make it easier for us to debug production issues; I’m looking forward to getting it implemented. On … | Continue reading
According to recent reports, Elon Musk’s X has made good on its promise to support users facing consequences over their […] The post X threatens lawsuit over student disciplined for tweets appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
As migrant flows to the U.S. border reach historic highs, human smugglers are increasingly turning to social media platforms like […] The post Social media emerges as recruiting ground for human smugglers appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Bangkok is a really busy city, it’s fun but I would probably struggle with a full week. We met up with Euan (who’s been in the Philippines for a year), Adam (who lives in Perth and we haven’t seen for a year), Luke (who’s been in Japan for three months), and Paula. Bangkok nightl … | Continue reading
I was on Twitter since 2007, and built a meaningful part of my career on it, and I won’t be posting at all for the foreseeable future | Continue reading
Melbourne is a fun city. We’ve been fighting a little bit of jet lag but our sleep seems to be back to normal after week 1. We’ve enjoyed ourselves a lot despite it! On Sunday we travelled into Melbourne proper and checked into our 45th floor Airbnb. It was fun staying so high up … | Continue reading
Prominent figures in the technology industry have recently expressed their thoughts on how Artificial intelligence (AI) might significantly impact the […] The post Artificial intelligence and its impact on the tech workforce and society appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Hi from a Melbourne airport hotel 👋 this weeknote’s mostly gonna be about other stuff because we only got here last night. I stayed awake for most of 30 hours and I woke up feeling pretty normal which is promising. Today we check into our Airbnb and don’t commit to doing … | Continue reading
Back to work/normality for two weeks. It was difficult getting my brain back into gear but by Wednesday I think I was back to my normal slightly-too-keen-on-my-job self. We’re at the slightly awkward point between quarters where it’s not the most clear what to work on so I’ve app … | Continue reading
These weeknotes are brought to you by a 9.5-hour layover in Shanghai airport. Japan has been amazing! To all the people who told me I’d have a great time: you were right. It has not been restful in the slightest, though, we packed a lot in. On Monday we went to Tsukiji Fish Marke … | Continue reading
I realized why I hadn’t yet added any rules to my robots.txt: I have zero faith in it. adactio.com/links/20510 | Continue reading
What even is work? I was quite switched off in the lead-up to this trip. On Friday we started our ~18 hour journey from London to Shanghai to Tokyo. It was fine, I didn’t really sleep a lot so pretty much stayed up for 24 hours solid. I burned through a lot of TV. China Eastern f … | Continue reading
Oof a lot of incidents this week! Tiring but I think I’m good at making calls with this stuff and I don’t really get stressed about them. “Nobody dies if the FT goes down” is my mantra. One of the issues was a pretty nasty XSS attack which was quite a fun one to fix. We were also … | Continue reading
We finally got rid of the large corner sofa which was dominating the living room of our flat. We never used it and it wasn’t comfortable. We’ve replaced it with a lovely table and chairs so that we don’t have to eat off of our laps. I love it. I drove a van for the first time to … | Continue reading