Giphy

The other day, my son was talking to one of his friends and challenging him to a dare. “On skibidi?” my son asked. Which, of course, being an older man, confused and scared me, as I had no idea of what “on skibidi” could mean. And I’m a writer, I…

How do you feel about the weather today? If you want, you can share that emotion with your social media circles with one of the 27 moving meteorological moments now available from the UK's Met Office on GIPHY.com. The animations, which all feature a cute cloud character called Christopher Cumulonimbus,…

As WhatsApp usage continues to rise, particularly in Western markets, Meta’s slowly trying to integrate more functionality into the app, with a view to eventually facilitating a broader set of functions and options within your message streams. Meta’s latest focus on this front is an expansion of WhatsApp stickers, with…

Facebook’s parent Meta has given key assurances to U.K. antitrust regulators as it looks to counter concerns over how it uses advertising data to benefit its own products. The news comes in the same week as Meta revealed it was selling GIF platform Giphy for $53 million three years after buying…

Shutterstock said Tuesday it’s buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53 million, in the final step to unwind the deal blocked by British regulators, who prevented the Facebook owner from purchasing the GIF-sharing platform over competition concerns WASHINGTON -- Shutterstock said Tuesday it’s buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53…

viewimage/Shutterstock Online stock-photo giant Shutterstock announced today that it's acquiring Giphy (stylized as "GIPHY") from current owner Meta in an all-cash deal worth $53 million. Reportedly, Meta paid approximately $400 million to acquire Giphy in 2020, so the sale to Shutterstock represents a significant monetary loss. Meta had little choice…

It's Mother's Day, which means it's time to perfect a message using your mom's favorite mode of communication: GIFs. Moms love a GIF, but you want to make sure you're sending her the perfect one. Here are some of the best Mother's Day GIFs the internet can offer. For the…

Kanye West wants to purchase Parler, Amazon is allegedly struggling to retain its workers, and Meta will be selling Giphy to comply to appease regulatory watchdogs. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Wednesday, October 19, and I’m your host, Samira Balsara. Controversial…

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has ordered Meta to sell Giphy after determining the deal could remove a potential competitor. The parent company of Facebook has accepted the verdict and will work closely with the CMA to undo the 2020 acquisition. The Zuckerberg owned company has been facing allegations of…

Meta will accept a ruling by UK watchdog company ordering it to sell Giphy, the animated GIF library. What happened. Meta was originally ordered to sell Giphy last year but they appealed. Today, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that Meta had failed on five of the six…