Twitter seeing 'record user engagement'? The data tells a different story

A quarter of Twitter users said they 'are not very or not at all likely to be on Twitter a year from now.'
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitter-seeing-record-user-engagement-the-data-tells-a-different-story/?source=Snapzu

The importance of order for effective writing

Simon Hall writes...if you want to get your message across, whether it’s a report, briefing, or even a social media post, this trick is critical.
Read more: https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/importance-order-effective-writing?source=Snapzu

Gambling ads should be banned within three years to tackle addiction crisis parliamentary committee says

Committee chair Peta Murphy says Australians are among the biggest gambling losers anywhere in the world, and previous attempts to regulate gambling advertising have failed to address the problem.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-28/online-gambling-advertising-sports-broadcasts-computer-games/102531432?source=Snapzu

Netflixs Bold Ultimatum for Harry and Meghan: No Work No Pay

If you are among the many people who tried and failed to get tickets for the Eras Tour, just know there are worse fates than being rejected by Ticketmaster’s cruel lottery system. You could have been snubbed by Taylor Swift personally, despite being a famous person yourself. The Wall Street Journal reported that Meghan Markle wrote Swift a personal letter inviting her to be a guest on her podcast Archetypes, but “the pop star declined, through a representative.”
Read more: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/06/netflixs-ultimatum-for-harry-and-meghan-no-work-no-pay.html?source=Snapzu

Is Dr. Bronners the Last Corporation With a Soul?

The kooky soap company is rewriting the playbook for corporate success by doubling down on its vibey values.
Read more: https://www.gq.com/story/dr-bronners-corporate-success?source=Snapzu

'No kill' meat grown from animal cells is now approved for sale in the U.S.

Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/21/1183484892/no-kill-meat-grown-from-animal-cells-is-now-approved-for-sale-in-the-u-s?source=Snapzu

Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo

Apple wants to trademark an image of an apple in Switzerland, and this could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its logo.
Read more: https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-swiss-fruit-company-change-logo-3336622/?source=Snapzu

Who owns the code? If ChatGPT's AI helps write your app does it still belong to you?

It's complicated. So we reached out to legal experts for some definitive answers.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/who-owns-the-code-if-chatgpts-ai-helps-write-your-app-does-it-still-belong-to-you/?source=Snapzu

FTC sues Amazon over 'deceptive' Prime sign-up and cancellation process

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging the nation’s dominant online retailer intentionally duped millions of consumers into signing up for its mainstay Prime program and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel. The agency claims Amazon violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by using so-called dark patterns, or deceptive design tactics meant to steer users toward a specific choice, to push consumers to enroll in Prime without their consent.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/21/ftc-sues-amazon-over-deceptive-prime-sign-up-and-cancellation-process.html?source=Snapzu

Ryan Murphy Set to Leave Netflix for Disney

The mega-producer will reunite with Dana Walden at the Mouse House.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ryan-murphy-leaving-netflix-disney-1235519931/?source=Snapzu

Ryan Murphy Leaving Netflix In Talks To Return To Disney

Ryan Murphy looks to be heading back to Disney. Murphy is set to leave Netflix at the end of his five-year overall deal, which was understood to be worth around $300M. Deadline has confirmed that he’s in talks with Disney, although no deal is yet signed.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2023/06/ryan-murphy-leaving-netflix-in-talks-to-return-to-disney-1235421143/?source=Snapzu

Avoid These 10 Common Writing Mistakes To Build Your Twitter Audience

Transform into a powerful communicator for an impressive personal brand and a profitable business. Here's how to build an engaged Twitter following, starting today.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2023/06/19/avoid-these-10-common-writing-mistakes-to-build-your-twitter-audience/?sh=6829ca7b6fcc?source=Snapzu

Apple subreddit reopens due to Reddit's demands over API protest

The Apple subreddit has reopened under duress after a protest about API fees was squashed by threats from the company's CEO to remove the moderation teams of closed subreddits.
Read more: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/06/16/apple-subreddit-reopens-after-entire-moderation-team-was-threatened-with-removal?source=Snapzu

Reddit CEO Blames 'Small Group' For Protests: 'This is Not Negotiable'

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said this week that the company still plans to charge third-party apps for data, despite widespread protests against the new policy.
Read more: https://themessenger.com/news/reddit-ceo-blames-small-group-for-protests-this-is-not-negotiable?source=Snapzu

Banana disease that wipes out plantations detected on Queensland farm

The fungal disease Panama TR4, which has no known cure or treatment, is confirmed on an eighth property in the Tully Valley.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-06-15/banana-fungal-disease-panama-tr4-spreads-queensland/102484062?source=Snapzu

Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout will pass

In an internal memo sent Monday afternoon to Reddit staff, CEO Steve Huffman addressed the recent blowback directed at the company, telling employees to block out the “noise” and that the ongoing blackout of thousands of subreddits will eventually pass.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman?source=Snapzu

Twitter Hit With $250 Million Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit From Music Publishers

The National Music Publishers Assn., acting on behalf of 17 major music publishers, is filing a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter for its failure to license and pay
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/twitter-250-million-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-music-publishers-1235644414/?source=Snapzu

Exclusive: Shell pivots back to oil to win over investors

Shell (SHEL.L) will keep oil output steady or slightly higher into 2030 as part of CEO Wael Sawan's efforts to regain investor confidence as the energy giant wrestles with poor returns from renewables while oil and gas profits are booming, company sources said. Sawan will announce at an investor event next week the scrapping of a target to reduce oil output by 1% to 2% per year having already largely reached its goal for production cuts, mainly through selling oil assets such as its U.S. shale business, the three sources said.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-pivots-back-oil-win-over-investors-sources-2023-06-09/?source=Snapzu

Controversial new USPTO Rules would empower Patent Trolls

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently proposed a controversial set of rules which will bolster the strength of patent trolls.
Read more: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/controversial-new-uspto-rules-empower-patent-trolls?source=Snapzu