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SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users' trust ...
Many users are drawn to social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to stay up to date on news. However, people are increasingly complaining about misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. Worries about trust have also grown, especially in light of lawsuits against Meta related to harming young people and concerns over the ownership of American TikTok. (Trust in traditional news outlets has also eroded: a Pew Research study from October found that just 56% of U.S. adults say they have a lot of or some trust in national news media.) Enter SaySo, a new short-form video app designed to deliver curated news from vetted creators and independent journalists. It launched for iOS users in the U.S. and Canada this month after a private beta that began in November. The app aims to sets itself apart from other platforms by offering a more intentional and personalized news experience that avoids endless scrolling. One of SaySo’s standout features is Daily Digest. Upon creating a profile, users can choose topics of interest such as politics, social issues, public health, or crime, and the app curates a set of videos for them each day. This selection refreshes every 20 hours. To explore a broader range of topics, there is an Explore page where users can discover additional content from different creators. SaySo also includes typical features such as the ability to follow others, like, save, comment, and share. Image Credits:Caliber Notably, SaySo requires creators to include sources of information directly within their videos, aiming to build trust with users. The app also combines human and AI moderation with source validation to ensure content integrity. Techcrunch event San Francisco, CA | October 13-15, 2026 “Content doesn’t auto-publish,” Dion Bailey, co-founder and CTO, explains to TechCrunch. “Everything goes through a moderation queue, so most problems are caught before they reach readers. If something slips through and gets flagged, we investigate, address it directly with the creator, and take it down if it crosses the line.” Additionally, SaySo is developing a “community notes” feature, allowing users to participate in the accountability process through a crowdsourced fact-checking approach similar to that of X and TikTok. At its launch, SaySo onboarded approximately 30 creators. Among them is Nico Agosta, who first gained attention with his “Stocking the Capitol” video series, where he dives into the financial dealings of ...
Report shows importance of short video apps for over 1b Chinese users
China now has 1.012 billion short video users who each spend on average more than 2.5 hours online each day, a newly-released report said. [Photo/IC] China now has 1.012 billion short video users who each spend on average more than 2.5 hours online each day, a newly-released report said. The report, focusing on the growth of China's internet audio and video industry, was released before the 10th China Internet Audio & Video Convention kicked off on Thursday in Southwest China's Sichuan province. Live streaming services have 751 million users, making them the second-largest category of internet audio and video applications after short videos. The report reveals that live news broadcasts are the most popular form of online live streaming among netizens and that staying up to date with the news as well as information and knowledge is their top demand. Li Yaoyang, co-founder of a restaurant in Beijing's Wudaoying Hutong, is livestreaming short videos for diners. [Photo/China Daily] According to the report, middle-aged and young people with high educational backgrounds, as well as those residing in first-tier and new first-tier cities, use online audio-visual at a higher rate. The report further highlights that short videos have become the primary application to attract new internet users, with nearly one-fourth of new netizens being brought in through short video platforms. In areas where short video products have penetrated enough, residents over the age of 60 use short-video apps like Kuaishou instead of WeChat, a popular instant messaging tool, for daily communication, indicating that the short video platform's "ability to attract new users" has surpassed instant messaging, National Business Daily reported.
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Perceived Impacts and Challenges of Agricultural Information on Short ...
Short-form video platforms (SVSPs) have rapidly evolved from entertainment applications to essential digital infrastructures in rural areas. As such, they are reshaping how farmers organize production and manage everyday activities. However, little is known about how this transformation impacts agricultural practices directly. To explore this, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 ...
