@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Meta just blocked TikTok’s ads.
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialYour DMs on UpScrolled are now end-to-end encrypted. Who's the first person you're messaging?
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Big Tech vs the UK’s online safety watchdog.
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialSome voices fill the whole room.
Meet Kiesza, our Creator Spotlight. The Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer behind “Hideaway”, bringing the stage lights and the energy straight to your feed.
Follow Kiesza for more from behind the mic! 🙌
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@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: The Facebook whistleblower is back, and this time it’s about AI.
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
@upscrolled.bsky.social"We don't use an algorithm to keep you hooked."
UpScrolled founder Issam on why UpScrolled doesn't have an algorithm designed to keep you scrolling. 📱
#UpScrolled #EthicalTech #TechForGood #HumaneTech #DigitalWellbeing
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Where did the last three hours go?
A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: TikTok drops its appeal over a £12.7M UK fine.
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialSky, sea and somewhere in between 🩷
Our UpScrollers took us up a skyscraper, down into the deep sea, and into a black and white garden 🌇🌊🌸
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@upscrolled.bsky.socialImagine a world where your DMs were actually just yours.
Oh wait, it's 3 steps away.
Swipe to lock yours in, and save that recovery key somewhere safe. 🔐
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: X blocks nearly 500 accounts in Turkey.
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
@shesgiantess.bsky.social@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's address to a stranger.
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
@upscrolled.bsky.social‼️HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT‼️
End-to-end encrypted messaging is officially here at UpScrolled! 🚀🙌
Your privacy matters, and we are committed to it at UpScrolled.
Download the latest version of UpScrolled from the App Store and check it out!
@upscrolled.bsky.socialCome hungry, leave with a list.
Meet Detroit Halal Eats, our Creator Spotlight. Metro Detroit's go-to halal food and travel guide, showing you where to eat next.
Follow for more! 🙌
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: New Mexico wants Meta to pay up to $40 billion.
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
@far-seeing.bsky.socialIt is #understood from the #verse that the satirist is always inferior to those who ridicule him, even if the satirist is superior to those who ridicule him, he has fallen by his ridicule an...
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@upscrolled.bsky.socialWhy did UpScrolled grow this fast?
Founder Issam explains the surge nobody saw coming, including him. 👇
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14M.
Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
