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Twitter is working on a new subscription platform — www.theverge.com

Frankly we'd be surprised if most social platforms hadn't taken a look at launching subscription products. Now, as The Verge points out, Twitter appears to be working on a new subs platform, as a job listing confirms the existence of a new team at Twitter working on subscriptions. The project, codenamed Gryphon, is noted to be a first for Twitter, but one that could be used far beyond it.

So far details are scarce, and Twitter then pulled some of those details. Smart money is a model that's more closely akin to that of Patreon, with a rollout of some other subscription tools further down the road. What that means for media organisations is unclear - this might be far more suitable for individual users rather than publishers - but it's further evidence that the age of the subscription is upon us.

Mail Online complains visibility 'consistently cut' in Google — www.pressgazette.co.uk

DMG Media is throwing its toys out of the pram again, this time accusing Google of cutting its visibility in search results. There are a couple of things to note here, but most interesting is DMG's assumption it deserves a fair playing field at the same time as its business model relies on ruining that same field with info pollution. 

TikTok's ad launch faces challenges from U.S. ban threat, hoaxes — www.reuters.com

TikTok - the hottest social platform with the terrifying privacy implications - is targeting small business advertisers. However, as Reuters report, that is "fraught with challenges, especially after the Trump administration's threat this week to impose a ban on China-based social media apps."

Talking about the challenges faced by Black journalists with Erin Logan — galley.cjr.org

This Galley conversation between Mathew Ingram and The Los Angeles Times' reporter Erin Logan provides some much-needed insight into the realities of being a Black reporter in America. Fascinating read, very recommended.

Throwback Thursday:

Dennis Publishing's Alex Kirby talks privacy and rebuilding ad tech with Permutive's Joe Root — voices.media

Fresh off the news that Permutive has raised $18.5m to help publishers target ads, why not revisit our Conversations episode with Permutive and Dennis Publishing on the value of publishers' first-party data.

Discover your next favourite Media Voices episode — voices.media

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