In brief: the closure follows objections from Conservatives over concerns that user data on TikTok can be accessed from China.

In brief: Facebook has earned significant ad revenue from anti-abortion orgs who have paid to run ads that spread misinformation about abortion procedures.

In brief: The New York Times Company added 180,000 digital-only subscribers in Q2 2022, but generated 2.4% less revenue than Q2 2021.

Partner content: Representing people from diverse communities has never been so important, but according to those communities, brands can get it wrong as often as they can get it right. 

The New York Times has named Matt Purdy as editor at large, a new leadership position shaping the paper’s “most ambitious enterprise” and competitive investigative reporting. 

In brief: Forbes is exploring a sale for at least $630m after failing to go public via a SPAC.

In brief: Warner Bros. Discovery will not release ‘Batgirl’ despite the film being in the final stages of development.

In brief: the changes come as Meta is in a ‘transitional’ period as it competes with digital rival TikTok and seeks to develop its metaverse technology

In brief: Twitter has increased the cost of its Twitter Blue subscription service from $2.99/month to $4.99/month in the US.

Pinterest reported global active users declining 5% year-over-year to 433 million, better than 431 million expected).