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3 weeks ago | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
When it comes to copying TikTok, Substack isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The platform announced on Monday that it was redesigning its Media Tab by rolling out a scrollable video feed on the app — which, if we’re being honest, sounds awfully familiar. Since TikTok captured the imagination of Americans, a long line of competing platforms have introduced their own scrollable feeds.
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3 weeks ago | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
The clock is Tik-ing for TikTok’s 170 million users. Sunday, President Trump once again claimed that the TikTok deal would be done in time for the April 5 deadline. Speaking to Reuters reporters, he said: “We have a lot of potential buyers. There’s tremendous interest in TikTok.” He then added that he’d like to see TikTok remain alive.”This echoes earlier sentiments expressed by Vice President JD Vance, whom Trump put in charge of hammering out a deal with TikTok.
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3 weeks ago | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
On December 9th, OnlyFans stars Sophie Rain and Aishah Sofey posted a video in front of a sprawling Florida mansion. “You can’t just make a house of bops,” the caption read. Seconds later, they reveal a large canvas with the Bop House logo. The video quickly amassed over 10 million views, and the Bop House was born. The Bop House is a content house comprising seven OnlyFans stars with over 34 million collective followers.
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3 weeks ago | 
passionfru.it | Andrew Fiouzi |Charlotte Colombo
Like seemingly everyone else on the internet last week, I watched Florida-based fitness influencer Ashton Hall’s viral morning routine video.
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1 month ago | 
passionfru.it | Andrew Fiouzi |Charlotte Colombo |Liz Plank
Last week, McLaurine Pinover, communications director at the Office of Personnel Management, made headlines when CNN reported that she created and posted personal-style videos from her office in the White House. Amidst the federal workforce’s anticipation of layoffs and restructuring under the Trump administration, Pinover promoted a $475 purple skirt to her 800 Instagram followers, complete with a direct purchase link.
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1 month ago | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
Valkyrae, whose real name is Rachell Marie Hofstetter, got emotional during a recent stream after recounting the events of March 2. On March 2, Valkyrae and Cinna cut short their Sis-A-Thon stream marathon after a harrowing encounter with a “stream sniper.” The man, who has yet to be identified, started to bizarrely sing and “propose” to them before repeatedly asking Valkyrae and her group for their phone numbers.
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1 month ago | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
On March 3, Frank McCourt announced that Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, has joined “The People’s Bid for TikTok.” The group, which is led by Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty, is a consortium of tech leaders and investors.
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1 month ago | 
passionfru.it | Andrew Fiouzi |Charlotte Colombo
In a shocking move, Twitch has temporarily banned one of its most popular streamers, Hasan Piker, leaving his nearly 3 million followers in the dark. The ban comes after Hasan made controversial comments about US Senator Rick Scott during a live stream on February 27. Hasan’s streams, known for their lively discussions and debates, have become a staple of the Twitch community. With over 30,000 viewers tuning in daily, his channel has become a hub for political commentary and social critique.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi
As the US Appeals Court squashes TikTok’s appeal over the “ban or sell” law, creators are officially in panic mode. It’s now just over 1 month until the law’s deadline for TikTok to cut ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance, comes into effect. If this deadline isn’t met, the US government will enforce a ban on the app starting Jan. 19, 2025. For the many creators who have established a platform on the app, this could be catastrophic for them.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi |Lon Harris
The end of the year is right around the corner, but there are still three more weeks in 2024. Before you put your hands up for the last lap of this rollercoaster year, check out the stories you might have missed this week. From Australia’s banning of teens under 16 from social media to Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump, a lot happened. Of course, it wasn’t just a hot news week.
