Notices by Sarah Perez 💙 (sarahp@mastodon.social)

Did anyone make a utility to follow all your TikTok folks on Reels/YT etc? Like a Chrome extension or something?

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/bluesky-is-getting-its-own-photo-sharing-app-flashes/

Duolingo sees 216% spike in U.S. users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/duolingo-sees-216-spike-in-u-s-users-learning-chinese-amid-tiktok-ban-and-move-to-rednote/

Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed launches mobile apps https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/decentralized-instagram-alternative-pixelfed-launches-mobile-apps/

TikTok tells LA staff impacted by wildfires to use personal/sick hours if they can’t work from home https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/tiktok-tells-la-staff-impacted-by-wildfires-to-use-personal-sick-hours-if-they-cant-work-from-home/

Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/mastodon-ceo-calls-metas-moderation-changes-deeply-troubling-warns-users-cross-posting-from-threads/

After X exodus, Bluesky growth slows in December: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/06/bluesky-bump-from-x-exodus-is-slowing-down-data-shows/

Tapestry, a new app for tracking social media, news, blogs, and more, will launch in ‘early 2025’ https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/tapestry-a-new-app-for-tracking-social-media-news-blogs-and-more-will-launch-in-early-2025/

Flipboard launches Surf, a new app for browsing the open social web: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/18/flipboard-launches-surf-a-new-app-for-browsing-the-open-social-web/

If anyone wants to support Mastodon but doesn't actually want the stuffie, feel free to send it to me LOL https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

Instagram locks out developers of third-party consumer apps https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/06/instagram-locks-out-developers-of-third-party-consumer-apps/

Threads takes on Bluesky with more advanced search https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/02/threads-takes-on-bluesky-with-more-advanced-search/

Apple again snubs AI in its ‘iPhone App of the Year’ finalists https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/25/apple-again-snubs-ai-in-its-iphone-app-of-the-year-finalists/

WordPress.com owner Automattic snaps up grammar checker Harper https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/21/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-snaps-up-grammar-checker-harper/

With this latest deal, Flipboard looks to build a news ecosystem beyond X https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/with-this-latest-deal-flipboard-looks-to-build-a-news-ecosystem-beyond-x/

‘For You’ feeds fail on election night, offering outdated information, angering users https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/06/for-you-feeds-fail-on-election-night-offering-outdated-information-angering-users/

@dansup thanks! i emailed you a bunch btw :)

The fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor called Loops https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/the-fediverse-is-getting-its-own-tiktok-competitor-called-loops/

Bluesky surges into the top 5 as X changes blocks, permits AI training on its data https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/18/bluesky-surges-into-the-top-5-as-x-changes-blocks-permits-ai-training-on-its-data/

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