YouTube turns 20 years old today. From [@npr](

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): "Three former PayPal employees launched YouTube.com, originally intended as a dating website with the slogan 'Tune In, Hook Up.'" https://flip.it/m74Xoe #YouTube #SocialMedia #Video #Tech #Technology #Internet

Mastodon is working to add the controversial "quote posts" feature. @npub19g4w...6a0t reports for [@Techcrunch](

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): "Some Mastodon users feel strongly that quote posts don’t belong on Mastodon, as the feature is often used to 'dunk' on another person’s post, ... [but other] users [say] the feature makes it easier to reference another person’s post and its content when making a response."

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Mastodon is working to add the controversial 'quote posts' feature | TechCrunch

Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter: quote posts. The

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking the risk and choosing to sideload TikTok, while the Apple Store and Google Play continue to block the app in the U.S. [@BBCNews](

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) explains:

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Unofficial TikTok downloads surge in the US

Many people are turning to so-called "sideloading" because the app is unavailable on official stores.

#TikTok #GooglePlay #Apple #US #Tech