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FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down
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FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down

FrontRow, a Masterclass-like learning and community platform in India, has shut down, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The three-year-old startup sought to build a community where well-known artists and athletes taught their craft to consumers. The startup had raised about $18 million and counted Elevation Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Not Boring...

Instagram flooded Threads with celebrities and brands at launch
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Instagram flooded Threads with celebrities and brands at launch

Screenshot by Emma Roth / The Verge If you created an account when Instagram’s Threads app launched last night, one of the first things you might’ve noticed was the sheer number of celebrities, brands, and influencers populating your feed. From Gordon Ramsay to Michael Strahan and Jennifer Lopez, Meta pre-filled its new Twitter competitor with...

Celebrities don’t want to pay Elon for a blue check
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Celebrities don’t want to pay Elon for a blue check

April 1 is the dumbest day on the internet, and this year, it’s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling “hot iced coffee.” Starting on Saturday, Twitter will begin removing blue checks from “legacy verified” users if they don’t sign up for a Twitter Blue subscription. This is part of new...

SEC sues Tron Founder and celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Soulja Boy for crypto securities violations
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SEC sues Tron Founder and celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Soulja Boy for crypto securities violations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, on allegations on orchestrating “unregistered offer and sale, manipulative trading and unlawful touting of crypto asset securities,” the agency stated Wednesday. The SEC said it was suing Sun, his Tron foundation, the BitTorrent Foundation and BitTorrent (now referred to as Rainberry) over...

SEC chair issues warning to celebrities promoting crypto amid latest enforcement action By Cointelegraph
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SEC chair issues warning to celebrities promoting crypto amid latest enforcement action By Cointelegraph

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a $1.4-million settlement with former NBA player Paul Pierce for allegedly promoting a token project on social media. In a Feb. 17 announcement, the SEC said Pierce touted EthereumMax (EMAX) tokens through social media channels without disclosing he had received payment for the promotion and made...