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BuzzFeedMy Lungs Are Physically Sore From Laughing So Hard At These 18 Black Tweets From The Week
"MAN all Kanye had to do was shut up for 2 more years and he wouldve been creative director of USA Lol"
- BuzzFeed
"If Everyone In Alabama Wanted Slavery Back You’d Be OK With That?" — This Conservative Woman Says, "Go Ahead"
"As long as it doesn't affect them, whatever, right?"
- BuzzFeed
16 Wholesome Tweets From The Internet This Week To Help Soothe Your Election Anxiety
Oh, to scoop up a tiny orange kitten...
- TechCrunch
Bluesky says 1 million people signed up for the platform in last 24 hours
Bluesky said Thursday evening that over 1 million people signed up for the platform in the last 24 hours, making it one of the busiest days for the company. This also meant the social network crossed the mark of 16 million users overall. The platform's announcement comes hours after Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that Threads had seen more than 15 million sign-ups in November.
- The Telegraph
What is Bluesky Social and why are people flocking to it after Trump victory?
Bluesky, an alternative to Elon Musk’s X, has surged in popularity in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.
- TechCrunch
Meta slapped with a €798M fine in Europe over anticompetitive Marketplace practices
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with yet another huge regulatory fine in Europe, this time over abusive practices related to Facebook Marketplace. The European Commission announced that it would fine Meta €797.72 million -- nearly $840 million -- for breaching EU antitrust rules connected to how it ties its online classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace, to Facebook itself, creating "unfair trading conditions" for other providers of classifieds online.
- Fortune
Trump and Musk both own social media platforms. Some think an alliance between X and Truth Social is coming
Although its user base is smaller, Truth Social had a higher valuation than X earlier this year when its stock price shot up.
- PA Media: Tech
EU fines Meta £660m for competition rule breaches over Facebook Marketplace
The European Commission said Meta had acted illegally in tying the Marketplace to the social network arm of the platform.
- PA Media: Entertainment
The Guardian leaves X, calling it a ‘toxic media platform’
The Guardian said the US presidential election campaign ‘underlined’ its decision to leave the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.
- The Independent
Influencers hawking $98 pajamas ‘for everybody’ slammed as out of touch
Cecily and Samantha Bauchmann quickly lowered their prices after facing criticism online
- Reuters
Bluesky attracts millions as users leave Musk's X after Trump win
(Reuters) -Social media platform Bluesky is adding millions of users as people flee X after Donald Trump was elected U.S. President and as an upcoming change to the terms of service threatens to complicate legal challenges for the Elon Musk-owned platform. Bluesky has gained about 2.5 million new users in the past week, raising its total users to more than 16 million, it said on Thursday. It is among a slew of apps looking to replace the platform formerly known as Twitter after Musk's takeover.
- TechCrunch
Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos on its streaming platform, as the company looks to take on YouTube's dominance in the video podcast space. The company announced a new “Partner Program” that lets creators monetizes their content beyond ad revenue. Although creators can already monetize their podcasts on the platform, they are now being incentivized to publish a video component alongside their podcasts.
- The Telegraph
Starmer launches £1.8bn council tax raid – while paying less than a family in Durham
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a £1.8bn council tax raid on households while enjoying some of the lowest rates in the country.
- The Telegraph
Thousands petition for Oxfordshire pub to keep ‘offensive’ name
A pub in Oxfordshire caught in the middle of a renaming saga may hold on to its original title after thousands of residents voted in favour of keeping it.
- Hello!
Princess Anne's seven-word shock statement on divorce from first husband Mark Phillips
Today marks 51 years since Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips married at Westminster Abbey
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Supporters Are Already Finding Out What Their Vote Actually Meant, And The Stories Are Going Viral
"Latino male Trump voter told CNN mass deportation won't extend to law-abiding workers. 'That wouldn’t be fair. They need to make sure that they don’t throw away, they don’t kick out, they don’t deport people that are family oriented.'"
- Wales Online
Wynne Evans issues update after pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing interview
Wynne Evans pulled out of a Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two interview on Wednesday night at the last minute in a schedule shake-up
- Hello!
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster's huge £4.1m mansion they were forced to leave behind
The 'Maggie May' rockstar and the model share sons Alastair and Aiden
- OK! Magazine
I'm A Celebrity star died after battling same brain tumour type as The Wanted's Tom Parker
A former I'm A Celebrity star and "incredible mother" sadly passed away in November last year at the age of 64, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in July of the same year
- Business Insider
Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles
Video footage shared by Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade appears to show a devastating attack on a Russian convoy in Donetsk.