An in-depth look at TikTok’s rise, as US viewers spend longer there than Facebook and Instagram combined, and ongoing issues with Chinese ownership (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
UN1feed says Apple removed The OG App, which let users create and share Instagram feeds without ads and suggested posts, from the App Store; the app ranked #50  —  This week, a new Instagram client called “OG App” caught the attention of the internet as it promised a better Instagram experience …

Washington Post:
Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral on TikTok show how the app’s vast reach plus tools like “duet” and “stitch” can amplify harassment  —  TikTok’s explosive stardom has created a new kind of celebrity.  But nothing goes viral like rage.

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta will end support for Instant Articles, source says in mid-April 2023, giving news publishers six months to readjust their Facebook strategies  —  Meta is ending support for Instant Articles, a proprietary mobile format it debuted in 2015 to quickly load news articles on the Facebook app, Axios has learned.

Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__:
[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar  —  Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O’Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post’s @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has “no idea” why it happened.

Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__:
[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar  —  Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O’Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post’s @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has “no idea” why it happened.

Micah Lee / The Intercept:
Donie O’Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite suspensions lifted, many until they delete tweets  —  I’ve been writing critically about billionaire Elon Musk since he took over Twitter — particularly about his “free speech” hypocrisy and his censorship of left-wing accounts.