Twitter is just Gab now 

 Spotify spotted prepping a $19.99/mo ‘Superpremium’ service with lossless audio, AI playlists and more: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/spotify-spotted-prepping-a-19-99-mo-superpremium-service-with-lossless-audio-ai-playlists-and-more/ 

 X to test three tiers of its Premium service, CEO says; code shows one tier may be ad-free: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/x-to-test-three-tiers-of-its-premium-service-ceo-says-code-shows-one-tier-may-be-ad-free/ 

 Meta debuts generative AI features for advertisers: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/04/meta-debuts-generative-ai-features-for-advertisers/ 

 Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M monthly active users: https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/02/amid-twitter-chaos-mastodon-grew-donations-488-in-2022-reached-1-8m-monthly-active-users/ 

 It’s not clear X CEO Linda Yaccarino knew about Elon Musk’s plan to charge for X: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/28/its-not-clear-x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-knew-about-elon-musks-plan-to-charge-for-x/ 

 Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/26/google-podcasts-to-shut-down-in-2024-with-listeners-migrated-to-youtube-music/ 

 With Postmarks, social bookmarking is back — but this time it’s built on the fediverse https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/with-postmarks-social-bookmarking-is-back-but-this-time-its-built-on-the-fediverse/ 

 X, formerly Twitter, caught running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/x-formerly-twitter-caught-running-unlabeled-ads-in-users-following-feeds/ 

 The Mastodon merch is live! https://freshstore.co/collections/mastodon