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• Decentralized Twitter alternative Bluesky rolls out an optional Discover feed
• Snapchat’s 523 program is back with $10,000 monthly grants for “small content companies from underrepresented groups”

  Snap has reopened applications for its 523 accelerator, which promotes content business from underrepresented groups on Snapchat Discover.

  
• Snap Launches ‘523’ Accelerator For Minority-Owned Content Startups, With $60,000 Grants

  Snap has announced today 523 – its first-ever content accelerator designed to support minority-owned content startups and creatives given their traditional lack of access to resources.

  
• Spotify Is Testing A TikTok-Like Music Discovery Tool

  Spotify is the latest platform to incorporate the TikTok format into its own app, following successful adaptations by the likes of YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat in the form of Shorts, Reels, and Spotlight.

  
• Snapchat Posts Biggest Quarterly Growth In Users, Revenues Than It Has In 4 Years, Evan Spiegel Says
• Snapchat Launches ‘Safety Snapshot’ Program To Educate Users On Data Security
• Ryan Reynolds To Premiere Snapchat Series Alongside Will Smith’s Westbrook Media
• In A First, TikTok Lifts Veil On Inner-Workings Of #ForYou Page Algorithm
• Snapchat’s Latest Influencer Overture Lets Creators Helm Their Own Sticker Packs
• Snapchat To Act As Matchmaker For Creators And Advertisers Via ‘Storytellers’ Initiative
• Snapchat To Place Renewed Emphasis On Creator Community, Unveils Second Series With Patrick Starrr
• Snapchat’s Stock Tumbles As Company Confirms It’s Testing Yet Another Redesign