The Power of TikTok — Justin Bieber’s Chipotle Super Bowl Ad Reaches 95 Million People

Chipotle placed a big bet on a Super Bowl ad campaign targeting TikTok users. The ‘TikTok Timeout’ campaign uses Justin Bieber’s recent single, “Yummy,” to advertise free delivery on Sundays. The new Chipotle special is av…

Lady Gaga Tweets Stolen Images to Criticize Her Music Pirates ⁠— ShutterStock Responds

Lady Gaga caused an uproar on social media when she tweeted ‘pirated’ stock photos. The singer used the images to criticize fans who listened to her leaked song early. The singer’s newest song, “Stupid Love” leaked on the …

Vine Successor Byte Is Launching ⁠— With Plans to Compensate Creators

One of the original co-creators of Vine is working on a successor, dubbed Byte. TikTok dominates the short-form video social media landscape currently. Dom Hofmann is developing Byte for iOS and Android. He says he has worked on the app on and off over…

Thematic Is Unlocking the Content Creator Economy for Artists — 2.5 Billion Plays, 1 Million Fan Conversions

Last time we reported on Thematic, the company had generated more than 1 billion song plays for its artists. Now, that number has surpassed 2.5 billion, just one of several impressive stats being shared by the company this week. It’s all part of a coll…

Facebook Remains an Election Meddler’s Paradise in 2020

Don’t rely on Facebook’s self-regulation to save us from election interference in this year’s critical elections. In fact, despite a PR push to the contrary, the company is doubling down on the access it sells to would-be meddlers.

TikTok Says It Will Ban Holocaust Denial and Other Conspiracy Theories

An updated set of community guidelines reveals TikTok will explicitly ban conspiracy theories going forward. The move comes as Facebook and YouTube are struggling with their own moderation scandals.  A new rule in TikTok’s community guidelines hi…