MINI TECH SCROLL: Roblox turns to virtual dating, YouTube deletes propaganda channels + TikTok promotes songwriters

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 23rd, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:52 Roblox may be integrating dating into the platform

6:53 YouTube deletes thousands of channels associated with coordinated influence operations

13:24 TikTok introduces songwriter label on profiles

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https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/tag-bulletin-q2-2025/

https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/identifying-vulnerabilities-and-protecting-you-phishing/

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19401612241297832

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