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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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Sources:

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7N4EC20-cM

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.htm

https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/tag-bulletin-q1-2025/

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

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/coordinated-influence-operations/ https://www.theverge.com/news/708611/tiktok-songwriter-features-music-tab

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YW2cYqRprKx4i5a1dxH81?si=Uqr8bSEbT7mrSjkx6NHJkQ

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/relationships/a65440074/roblox-dating-2025/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23864858/roblox-ceo-prediction-adults-dating-experiences-rdc-2023

https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/07/advancing-safety-on-roblox-with-age-based-communication

https://www.theverge.com/news/708670/roblox-trusted-connections-age-estimation-privacy

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2025/03/24/literally-just-child-gambling-study-urges-swift-regulation-of-roblox.html

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/14/risks-children-roblox-deeply-disturbing-researchers

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-020-0373-1