Snapchat reduces payouts for Spotlight creators

October 27, 2022

Snapchat has changed the way it pays creators through its Spotlight reward fund. Creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clone, Spotlight, will now be paid millions per year, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. This marks the second time Snapchat has reduced the payout. In 2021, the company rewarded creators millions per week, down […]

Snapchat reduces payouts for Spotlight creators by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording

October 27, 2022

Uber is releasing a suite of new safety features geared towards the driver, including freezing fake rider account names and piloting a front-facing video recording tool to replace a driver’s dashcam. The safety features follow a feedback period from drivers that Uber began this summer. It looks like drivers have been having a hard time […]

Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Yuga Labs’ Nicole Muniz to talk about NFTs and Bored Apes at TC Sessions: Crypto

October 27, 2022

As the NFT ecosystem continues to waver, superfans and blue-chip holders are still holding on strong. But how can the digital asset sector reignite growth and appeal to new audiences? The number of NFT sales is down almost 90% from the year-ago date, according to data on NonFungible market tracker. But still, the hype is […]

Yuga Labs’ Nicole Muniz to talk about NFTs and Bored Apes at TC Sessions: Crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become ‘a free-for-all hellscape’

October 27, 2022

Elon Musk published a note addressed to Twitter advertisers on his account this morning, the day before his court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In the short address, Musk — who is currently in San Francisco and spending the week at Twitter HQ — explains to Twitter advertisers […]

Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become ‘a free-for-all hellscape’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch