Would you pay for TikTok or Instagram? Are platforms limiting news sites? Did Tom Hanks do an ad for a dental plan? We dive into all of these question and more on this week's #5Things. 

The Things: 

1. TikTok and Meta Float Platform Subscriptions to Access Ad-Free Scrolling.  
2. Are Social Media Platforms Tanking Traffic to News Sites? 
3. Chat GPT Developers have Expanded Capabilities to Real-Time Surfing the Live Web Up to the Minute. 
4. Will the Real Tom Hanks please Step Forward? - The Actor Cautions the use of AI. 
5. X Goes Premium for Paris & Players.

Sources: TechCrunch, Business Insider, Axios, The Verge, NYT, Social Media Today

Hosts: Joey Scarillo, Jessica Womack, Alix Black

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