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Announcing Trust & Safety Connect Event on 'User Verification'

VSN - Trust & Safety Connect (TSC) is on Wed 2nd February starting 12 noon EST (New York) and for this quarterly online event we're focused on 'user verification.' How can we make sure we have real people, who are who they say they are on our platforms? We have a half hour of networking on virtual tables, then a 50 minute panel with four world-class panelists from HubPeople, RealMe and FaceTec, and moderator Norman Petty, who is head of Trust & Safety at The Meet Group. 1.5 hours all-in.

If you hold a full time leadership role at an Internet dating company then you are welcome to join OSCA for free, and welcome to join TSC (and LTR) events for free. See the Trust & Safety Connect speakers and invite page here. Email mark@courtlandbrooks.com to RSVP for TSC. There are 40 places only.

Trust & Safety Connect is kindly sponsored by RealMe, vPaaS by Meet Group, FaceTec, OneRep, and Courtland Brooks

ByteDance's Metaverse Social Network Goes Live

KRASIA - ByteDance is now beta testing a metaverse social media app after investing in multiple companies that operate in this space. The app, called Party Island, allows users to create avatars, join virtual events like concerts, and chat with other participants. It is now under beta testing and is available in app stores but only open to a small number of users who have invitation codes.

by Jiaxing Li
See full article at KrAsia

Reddit Tests Allowing Users to Set Any NFT as Their Profile Picture

TECH CRUNCH - Reddit is testing a feature that would allow its users to set any NFT they own as their profile picture - not only its own Ethereum-based NFTs, called "CryptoSnoos," released in limited quantities last year. Reddit explained this particular NFT test is in very early stages and hasn't been made available to public users on the site.

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

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EU Commission Requires WhatsApp to Clarify How It Processes Personal Data

EURACTIV - EU Commission sent a letter to WhatsApp asking how its new privacy policy meets the EU consumer protection requirements and clarifications on the exchanges of personal data with the parent company Meta. The letter results from a complaint filed by BEUC in July. The consumer organizations considered the messaging app unfairly pressured consumers with aggressive pop-ups to accept its new terms without adequately explaining how their data would be processed.

by Luca Bertuzzi
See full article at Euractiv

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Germany Weighs Ban on Telegram, Tool of Conspiracy Theorists

AFP - The German government is considering a ban on Telegram after it was repeatedly used as a channel for spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and even death threats. With parliament due to begin debating compulsory vaccination, authorities fear that the controversial issue could risk firing up another wave of rage. With this in mind, politicians have set their sights on tighter controls on Telegram.

See full article at France 24

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TikTok Named World's Fastest-Growing Brand

GO BANKING RATES - While Apple remains the most valuable brand with a valuation of $355B, TikTok is now the world's fastest-growing brand with an incredible 215% growth. TikTok's brand value has increased from $18.7B in 2021 to $59B this year. TikTok has claimed the 18th spot among the world’s 500 most valuable brands and is the highest new entrant on the list.

by Josephine Nesbit
See full article at Go Banking Rates

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LinkedIn's Sales Solutions Reaches $1B in Revenue

SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY - LinkedIn posted strong results for the quarter, with overall revenue up 36%, driven by increased demand for LinkedIn ads and a resurgence in the job market. LinkedIn has also reported that its Sales Solutions business, led by its Sales Navigator platform, which now has over 1M paying users, reached $1B in revenue for the year, the first time it's reached that milestone. LinkedIn events are also on the rise, with the platform now seeing ~24K events created and 1.5M RSVPs every week.

by Andrew Hutchinson
See full article at Social Media Today

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LinkedIn's Sales Solutions Reaches $1B in Revenue

SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY - LinkedIn posted strong results for the quarter, with overall revenue up 36%, driven by increased demand for LinkedIn ads and a resurgence in the job market. LinkedIn has also reported that its Sales Solutions business, led by its Sales Navigator platform, which now has over 1M paying users, reached $1B in revenue for the year, the first time it's reached that milestone. LinkedIn events are also on the rise, with the platform now seeing ~24K events created and 1.5M RSVPs every week.

by Andrew Hutchinson
See full article at Social Media Today

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Twitter's Experimental 'Flock' Will Let Users Share Tweets to Close Friend

ENGADGET - Twitter is still working on a feature named "Flock" that will give away to blast tweets that can only be seen by the friends that are chosen. It might be called differently if it gets a wider release. Its current iteration will let users add ~150 users to the list, and they'll be the only ones who can see and respond to tweets you send to the group.

by Mariella Moon
See full article at Tech Crunch

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TikTok Is Working on New Features

TECH CRUNCH - TikTok is building several new features, including Bitmoji-like avatars, keyword filtering for the For You Page, group chats, audio-only live streams, screen sharing on live streams, and Twitch-like subscription features that allow creators to make subscriber-only emotes and subscriber-only comment sections.

by Amanda Silberling
See full article at Tech Crunch

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YouTube Is Considering NFTs, CEO's Letter Suggests

TECH CRUNCH - In a letter published by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, the executive suggests the video-sharing platform may embrace Web3 technologies, including NFTs, as a means of helping YouTube creators make money. Wojcicki referred to the innovations taking place in the Web3 world as a "source of inspiration to continue innovating on YouTube."

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

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