Instagram's Return to Twitter and the Implications of Platform Dynamics

Instagram is playing nice with Twitter all of the sudden. But Meta has some new creator tools that try once again to shiv the App Stores. That South Korean law is actively cracking open the App Stores in that country. Google might be back in the defense contract business. And why it MIGHT be worth paying $30 for a keyboard with only 3 keys.

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Links:

• Instagram brings back Twitter Card preview support for posts (TechCrunch)
• Facebook skirts Apple’s App Store fees with custom subscription links for creators (The Verge)
• Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t. (Recode)
• Google Allows Alternate In-App Payment Options in South Korea, Though Familiar Fees Remain (WSJ)
• Google Wants to Work With the Pentagon Again, Despite Employee Concerns (NYTimes)
• STACK OVERFLOW’S COPY / PASTE KEYBOARD IS NO JOKE (The Verge)

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