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Digital life
fromSocial Media Today
3 days ago

Snapchat Launches 'The Keys' Online Safety Education Program

Snapchat launched "The Keys" to teach teens about online risks and platform-specific safety skills to better protect themselves.
fromFortune
3 days ago

Step aside, LinkedIn: Grindr CEO says he has hired workers through the dating app, as the company pitches itself as the new networking platform in town | Fortune

You may know Grindr as the go-to destination for LGBTQ+ people looking to hook up-but apparently, it's now being used as an alternative to the likes of LinkedIn. Users checking into the dating app to see how many feet they are from a potential love interest can now expect to be poached for work, rather than asked out. That's because around 25% of its users are on the app to network, according to the company.
LGBT
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

How some companies are offering chances to make new friends in Toronto for a price | CBC News

Paid friendship platforms in Toronto use algorithms and curated events to connect strangers, growing rapidly as subscriptions and frequent events expand amid rising loneliness.
Gadgets
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Spotify and the problem with our 'everything app' era

People use only a few apps for direct one-to-one chats, and Spotify added a built-in direct messaging feature to share listening links.
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