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Buyers circle and rumours swirl as TikTok sale deadline looms Despite the increasing number of potential buyers, neither the app nor its Chinese owner have confirmed they will do a deal.

Will TikTok go dark again in the U.S.? Or will it find a buyer before the April 5th deadline? Lots of speculation right now, but few concrete details. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thank you Meta for finally addressing my biggest problem with your apps (they protect my privacy too much)

I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings

If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option

Bye Bye Bye Is it finally time to leave that social media platform behind?

Is it time to finally leave that social media platform behind?

This is something I'm seeing a lot of people talk about, including SMMs.

If this has been on your mind, today's TSP newsletter talks about how to leave, when to leave, and where to go. thesocialplatypus.substack.com/p/bye-bye-bye

Booked lunch at a local Canadian winery on the 15th. ✅

Developing: Canada prepared to hit back with retaliatory tariffs should Trump follow through Canadian officials are anxiously waiting to see if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap Canada with devastating tariffs today.

I disagree with this CTV News article that anyone is “anxiously” waiting to see what happens with the tariffs. Canadians are already hitting back hard by opting for Product of Canada purchases. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

In the words of Liz Lemon: “0h brother.” 🙄

If you’re looking for a new show - I highly recommend North of North on @cbcgem.bsky.social. Heartwarming and funny.

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Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

The 1st time the Trump administration tried to ban TikTok (in 2020) Oracle & Walmart were in talks to buy the app. Here we are in 2025 & once again there are reports that Oracle (and a group of U.S. investors) are in talks with White House officials over TikTok. @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/01/25/g...

Interesting! I’ll check it out.

This is shocking.

We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!

Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

📢 Bluesky 1.96.5 rolling out now

A couple of quick updates for everybody! Have a great weekend!

• On desktop web, clicking your profile pic now opens a quick account switcher
• You can now report a DM conversation without opening it
• Improvements to gestures on Android

I really long for the days when my biggest social media stress was trying to fit a handle, hashtag and link into 140 characters.

TikTok could be banned. Soon. OR it might not get banned. Soon or ever. I hope this has been helpful

Meta's removal of third-party fact checking and updates to its Hateful Conduct that remove restrictions on topics like immigration, gender identity and gender will likely cause an increase in hateful rhetoric. If your company doesn't have a social media comment policy yet, you need one now.

Hard no.

Haven’t heard anyone mention Clubhouse in a while. I wonder if it’s still around?

The US gov't has really poked a bear over this potential TikTok ban. I've seen lots of anti-Meta videos, and lots of TikTokers talking about moving over to the Chinese-based app, Red Note. The app has become so popular that even in Canada (where I am), it's currently ranked 4th in the App Store.

Thanks, Sharon! Hope you enjoy it :-)

It's a long story. The 50-part series that changed social media.

I hit pause on my newsletter last year amid some health issues and life events. But I'm excited to say that I'm back! The first issue went out this morning.

Inside the issue: A long-video trend, Meta's "free speech" updates, and a new Gen Z obsession. thesocialplatypus.substack.com/p/its-a-long...

Congrats! 👏

Just finished writing my newsletter for Monday morning. It's the first one in a while. I had to take a break last year due to health issues and some other life events. It feels so good to be back!

Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.

"Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain new fact-checking policies" www.france24.com/en/live-news...

2024 In Review - Bluesky It’s been a big year for Bluesky! Let's take a look back at everything that’s happened in the past year.

What a year! Bluesky opened its doors just last February. Since then, we opened federation, launched video, rolled out trending topics, and a whole lot more.

Happy New Year, and here’s to a great year ahead! 🎉

Generation Beta has arrived — here's everything you need to know about the 2025 babies | CBC News They will only know a post-COVID world. They'll roll their eyes at old-fashioned slang like "rizz." They'll ask us to switch off the oldies when we try to play Taylor Swift in the car. Generation Beta...

Welcome, Generation Beta (2025-2039). May social media and AI be kind to you.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

someone give me a synonym for “popular” #christmas2024 #haultok TikTok video by Casey Lewis

Great research on what Gen Z got for xmas (the number one gift was a bit surprising): www.tiktok.com/@caseymorrow...

FYI: I noticed a lot of Gen Alpha kids unwrapping food items like Ranch dressing and cans of beans. 🫘

Is anyone else surprised that it's officially 2025 and no one has created a movie yet featuring a social media manager dealing with a major PR/or other type of crisis? I feel like so many of us have a story to tell.

Went to the Santa Claus parade in Harrow, Ontario last night. Great parade, but the best part may have been watching these riders take their horses through the Tims drive thru afterwards. 🐴