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    • Some popular Twitter users in India announce a move to Mastodon to protest Twitter's inconsistent content moderation policies on issues such as hate speech (BBC)

    BBC: Some popular Twitter users in India announce a move to Mastodon to protest Twitter’s inconsistent content moderation policies on issues such as hate speech  —  Some of India’s most influential Twitter users are looking to move to little-known network Mastodon amid an outcry over Twitter moderation methods. Some popular Twitter users in India announce

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    • Instagram to test hiding Like counts in the US starting next week, following similar tests in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand (Adrienne So/Wired)

    Adrienne So / Wired: Instagram to test hiding Like counts in the US starting next week, following similar tests in Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand  —  Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram’s quest to become the safest place on the internet. Instagram to test hiding Like counts

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    • Yelp reported Q3 revenue of $262.4M vs. $262.2M expected, up 9% YoY, and says it expects a growth of 11% to 13% YoY in Q4 revenue; stock closes up 15%+ (William Feuer/CNBC)

    William Feuer / CNBC: Yelp reported Q3 revenue of $262.4M vs. $262.2M expected, up 9% YoY, and says it expects a growth of 11% to 13% YoY in Q4 revenue; stock closes up 15%+  —  – While the company’s fourth-quarter guidance fell below expectations, it appears to be better than investors feared as the app

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    Yelp reported Q3 revenue of $262.4M vs. $262.2M expected, up 9% YoY, and says it expects a growth of 11% to 13% YoY in Q4 revenue; stock closes up 15%+ (William Feuer/CNBC)

    {$inline_image} William Feuer / CNBC: Yelp reported Q3 revenue of $262.4M vs. $262.2M expected, up 9% YoY, and says it expects a growth of 11% to 13% YoY in Q4 revenue; stock closes up 15%+  —  – While the company’s fourth-quarter guidance fell below expectations, it appears to be better than investors feared as the

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    Facebook and YouTube block spread of supposed whistleblower’s name and photo. Twitter allows both.

    Facebook and YouTube said they would block references to the supposed whistleblower’s name under their policies against “coordinating harm.” But Twitter said it would permit such references, including posts that both name the person and show pictures supposedly depicting the whistleblower. Facebook and YouTube block spread of supposed whistleblower’s name and photo. Twitter allows both.

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    • Source: Tencent acquired a 10% stake in Policybazaar, valuing the Indian online insurance aggregator at $1.5B (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

    Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Source: Tencent acquired a 10% stake in Policybazaar, valuing the Indian online insurance aggregator at $1.5B  —  – Purchase from Tiger Global values Policybazaar at $1.5 billion  — Tencent’s India portfolio already includes Ola, Byju’s, Swiggy  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd. has acquired … Source: Tencent acquired a 10% stake in Policybazaar,

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    • Behringer’s newest synth is a $150 clone of the classic Roland TB-303

    Image: Behringer Behringer has announced its newest synth, the TD-3, an analog bass line synthesizer that’s essentially a clone of Roland’s TB-303 from 1982. Although the company doesn’t directly mention the TB-303, it gives a heavy wink by saying the TD-3 features “authentic reproduction of original circuitry with matched transistors” and a “pure analog signal

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    • Facebook and YouTube ban naming alleged Trump impeachment whistleblower

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook and YouTube are removing content that potentially names the anonymous whistleblower who sparked a presidential impeachment inquiry, with Facebook saying it violates rules against “coordinating harm” on the platform. The decision follows Facebook’s earlier choice to remove ads featuring the name — which Republican political figures, including

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    • Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ's antitrust chief warns that amassing vast quantities of consumers' data could create competition concerns (Tony Romm/Washington Post)

    Tony Romm / Washington Post: Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ’s antitrust chief warns that amassing vast quantities of consumers’ data could create competition concerns  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Justice Department’s top antitrust enforcer warned tech giants on Friday that amassing vast quantities … Amid the ongoing probes of tech giants, DOJ's

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