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Substack rolls out a new video feed amid the looming U.S. TikTok ban

Fast Company Tech

As a potential TikTok ban looms in the United States (again), Substack is making (another) play for video creators to join its platform. It seems hes making good on that promise, as the company announced on Monday that its rolling out a scrollable video feed in its app. Substack hopes to continue building on this momentum.

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Instagram head says it’s bringing back the chronological feed

The Verge

Instagram is working on a chronological feed | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The company’s algorithmically sorted feed , introduced in 2016, and then updated in 2017 to include recommended posts , is widely disliked by users who prefer to have their posts and their friends’ posts surface in a timely manner.

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TikTok has a big ADHD problem

Fast Company Tech

The sheer amount of misinformation becomes even less surprising when looking at the fact that about half of the TikTok creators analyzed in the study were using the platform to promote products like fidget spinners or services such as ADHD coaching. None of them were found to be licensed mental health professionals.

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GoFundMe, Meta Combine On Sharing Features

The NonProfit Times

This integration is intended to support nonprofits across platforms where more than 5 billion people worldwide spend their time. In the U.S., more than $8 billion has been raised for nonprofits on Instagram and Facebook, according to Meta, which earlier this year shutdown much of its fundraising options.

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Facebook Ramps Up Reach for “Donate” Buttons and Fundraisers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s not official, but it’s obvious that Facebook is ramping up promotion of its native “Donate” buttons and Fundraisers in its News Feed. Facebook also owns Instagram, so it’s likely that in the future “Donate” buttons will come to the Instagram feed as well.

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Meta will soon roll out Community Notes, a whitewashed version of Elon Musk’s fact-checking system

Fast Company Tech

The rollout will be throttled and, initially, notes wont appear publicly as Meta claims it needs time to feed the algorithm and ensure this system is working properly. The mobile-first approach likely reflects the platform’s primary user base and usage patterns. Meta is rolling out the feature on March 18. Meta tells me).

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TikTok Notes is shutting down as Lemon8 steps in

Fast Company Tech

TikTok Notes, the platforms short-lived attempt to take on Instagram (just as Instagram Reels was built to mimic TikTok), is officially being retired. Users are now being notified that TikTok Notes will shut down on May 8, with TikTok instead shifting focus to another ByteDance-owned platform: Lemon8. Well, that explains a lot.

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