![]() TikTok is venturing into new territory with the addition of adult-only livestreams. To date, the startup had raised $56 million - what West paid, however, is unknown. Apple allowed the app back in earlier this year, but Google only recently did the same.Īssuming the deal goes through, it could be a good outcome for Parler. ![]() Parler, meanwhile, is a known haven for conservatives to the point that it had been pulled down from the App Store and Google Play following the January 6 Capital riots for its role in inciting violence. West had accused Twitter and Meta of censoring his conservative opinions. Kanye West announced on October 17 that he has entered a deal to buy Parler, the “free speech” platform where the rapper, who also goes by Ye, believes he can’t be “canceled” as on other social apps - aka being held accountable for his antisemitic posts in violation of platform policies. This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with this fast-moving industry in one place with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, mergers and acquisitions, and much more.ĭo you want This Week in Apps in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here: /newsletters. Global spending across iOS and Google Play last year was $133 billion, and consumers downloaded 143.6 billion apps. But overall, the app economy is continuing to grow, having produced a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by the pandemic has slowed down. Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. ![]()
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