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What is Upscrolled, Australia’s newest viral social media platform?

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Jan 30, 2026
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Summary

TikTok has finally struck a deal to avoid being banned in the United States. Their privacy policy also got a controversial update. So, who owns US TikTok now? And what difference will it make to users? Also on the program, there’s a new social media site going viral – Upscrolled. What is this Australian-owned site, exactly? And finally, OpenAI is trialling ads on ChatGPT. The company’s CEO Sam Altman once said including ads would be a last resort. So does this mean the company is financially unstable? And what kind of data would they share with advertisers? Gianfranco references this The Information article about OpenAI burning through $115 billion through 2029. GUESTS: Meg Coffey, digital strategist and founder of State of Social . Gianfranco Di Giovanni , ABC Radio Perth content director and an arts, gaming and tech reporter. This episode was produced on Gadigal land.