Twitter

Twitter Refuses To Pay Its Google Cloud Bill

Platformer, which is run by Managing editor of Platformer Zoë Shiffer and Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer, posted “Twitter stiffs Google”. “Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this…

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Reddit

Thousands Of Subreddits Go Dark In Protest

The version of Reddit we’ll see over the next few days may be a shell of itself. More than 100 subreddits have already gone dark, and thousands more plan to follow in protest of Reddit’s coming API changes, according to…

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Netflix

Netflix Subscriptions Jump After Password-Sharing Crackdown

Netflix’s long-awaited crackdown on password-sharing in the U.S. delivered a windfall of new subscribers in its earliest days, according to new data, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to streaming analytics company Antenna, the streaming giant amassed more new subscriptions…

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application

Reddit CEO Will Charge App Makers A High Price

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has finally spoken publicly about the company’s deeply unpopular API changes that have resulted in some of the most-used third-party reddit apps saying they will be forced to shut down. In an AMA (Ask Me Anything)…

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Meta

Germany Required Meta To Allow Users to Opt-Out Of Tracking

Germany’s Bundeskartellamt posted information about Meta (Facebook) introducing a new accounts center. From the news: Meta has announced plans to introduce a new accounts center. The accounts center will allow Meta’s customers for the first time to make a largely…

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Gaming

GameStop Shares Fall As It Terminates CEO

GameStop shares plunged Wednesday after it terminated Chief Executive Matt Furlong and elevated Ryan Cohen to executive chairman, the latest shake-up at the videogame retailer, which has been struggling to find new ways to juice sales, The Wall Street Journal…

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