MINI TECH SCROLL: Adobe bullied off Bluesky, OpenAI social network, YouTube protects creators against deepfakes + tween boys are podcasting

The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from April 16th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:23 Adobe gets bullied off BlueSky

6:34 OpenAI is working on a social network

7:42 YouTube doubles down on protecting creators from deepfakes

11:47 Tween boys are podcasting

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Sources:

https://www.garbageday.email/p/maybe-the-capitalists-will-get-it-right-next-time 

https://futurism.com/adobe-bullied-bluesky  

https://www.businessinsider.com/adobe-employees-slam-company-over-ai-controversy-2024-6 

https://www.tiktok.com/@theehazeldomain/video/7491712287280024863?_t=ZS-8vXUr9QmdPe&_r=1 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/maybe-the-capitalists-will-get-it-right-next-time 

https://www.theverge.com/news/647186/bluesky-creatives-have-no-love-for-adobe  

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/youtube-expands-its-likeness-detection-technology-which-detects-ai-fakes-to-a-handful-of-top-creators/  

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/13/24177686/the-general-perception-is-adobe-is-an-evil-company-that-will-do-whatever-it-takes-to-f-its-users 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/31/24210464/senators-will-introduce-the-no-fakes-act-to-keep-ai-companies-from-copying-your-voice-or-appearance 

https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/creative-artists-agency-responsible-ai-tools-for-talent/ 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/youtube-expands-its-likeness-detection-technology-which-detects-ai-fakes-to-a-handful-of-top-creators/ 

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/youtube-no-fakes-act-ai-deepfakes-1236363872/ 

https://www.thecut.com/article/tween-podcasts.html 

https://www.theverge.com/openai/648130/openai-social-network-x-competitor 

https://centennialworld.com/addison-rae-deepfake-twitter-explained/