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Clubhouse has opened its doors to everyone. More than a year after launching on iOS (and later on Android), the audio-streaming app officially exited the beta phase and is no longer using its signature invite-only system. The team behind Clubhouse announced the news in a blog post Tuesday, explaining what users can expect in the platform’s next chapter. […]
Venmo just got a whole lot better. The Pay-Pal owned company announced Tuesday it was ditching its “global feed”—a controversial feature that allowed payments to be viewed by complete strangers. Although Venmo provided the option to make transactions private, friends lists and payment activity were visible to the public by default, which of course came […]
A TikTok creator is bringing attention to what many have argued is merely the latest example of the wildly popular app’s unfair treatment of people of color. In recent days, TikTok user @ziggityler has shared a number of videos focused on what he says he experienced when trying to update his bio in the app’s […]
ASAP Rocky and Klarna have linked up for a worldwide campaign encouraging consumers to refresh their look as the planet continues to emerge from pandemic-spurred lockdowns. The campaign—centered on the advice of “Drop your lockdown look. Get smooth again.”—features a short video component in which Rocky is depicted emerging from his own lockdown in New […]
On Monday, a group of 44 attorneys general, made up of both Democrats and Republicans, put their signatures on a letter addressed to Mark Zuckerberg encouraging him to ax Facebook’s plan to launch a version of Instagram for kids younger than 13. The letter justifies its ask based on mental health and privacy concerns for its young users, […]
From February to May of this year, according to police in Atlanta, there have been eight reported instances of men being “lured to remote locations” by suspects on Grindr who then robbed them. During a press conference on Wednesday, officials from the Atlanta Police Department shared a description of one suspect and outlined what they […]
In a development that would otherwise go unnoticed by all but the most eagle-eyed of us, Amazon has swapped the tape on its app logo. This was allegedly due to the fact that the old illustrated tape looked too much like Hitler’s toothbrush mustache. TMZ points out that the old icon was a blue shopping cart […]
Facebook is one of the most successful companies on the planet, but not all of its ideas are hits. While it remains to be seen if their latest app goes over, “TikTok for rapping over premade beats” seems like a “remember that?” in waiting. The tech giant launched BARS, a platform where users can freestyle […]
The parents of 20-year-old Alex Kearns have filed a lawsuit against the stock-trading app Robinhood, alleging that it caused the wrongful death of their son. Last June Alex died by suicide, with it being reported that he had a negative balance of $730,000 on the app, which his parents say made him falsely belief he […]
While Donald Trump is banned from Twitter, it appears that he’s welcome on Ja Rule’s new app, Iconn. However, Ja has laid down some guidelines for his celebrity booking app—namely, the Proud Boys are not permitted to join, TMZ reports. In addition to being banned from Twitter for inciting the U.S. Capitol riot, Trump has […]
