Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Some influencers and CEOs are building their brands on LinkedIn, which is easier due to less creator competition, a committed user base, and a safer feel than X  —  Once purely a jobs board, users say the platform is now more valuable than rivals  —  Marketer Zain Kahn says he earns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Spotify launches an in-app Merch Hub that provides merch recommendations based on users’ listening habits; merch is sold on artists’ stores powered by Shopify  —  Spotify is launching a dedicated in-app Merch Hub that provides personalized merch recommendations based on your listening habits, the company announced on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Binance halts user signups in the UK, after the FCA restricted a local partner’s ability to approve communications for crypto companies with customers  —  – UK’s financial promotions regime was widened to include crypto  — Exchange plans to hire a new approver for its communications Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chavi Mehta / Reuters: Snap shares jumped 11%+ following a report that Snap’s internal “stretch” goal was to have over 475M DAUs in 2024, above Wall St. expectations of ~447M  —  Snap (SNAP.N) shares jumped 11% on Monday after a media report said the social media company is expected … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: TikTok confirms appealing a €345M teen privacy fine by EU regulators from September in the EU General Court and is also locally challenging an order by Ireland  —  – Chinese-owned platform contests EU-level, Irish decisions  — Unit faces intense scrutiny of child safeguarding practices Lees verder op Tech Meme