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  • Pocket Casts Shows Ads to Paying Users
    September 24, 2025

    Pocket Casts Shows Ads to Paying Users

    Users who were promised a lifetime ad-free experience are now seeing ads, which the CEO attributes to a software bug that the company is working to fix. The controversy stems from a 2019 policy where original purchasers were grandfathered into a free "Plus" tier, a promise Automattic's CEO states...

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  • Beeper Relaunches as On-Device Messaging App With Premium Features
    July 17, 2025

    Beeper Relaunches as On-Device Messaging App With Premium Features

    Beeper has relaunched as a more secure, on-device messaging platform, consolidating chats from multiple services (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack) into one interface while maintaining end-to-end encryption. The app introduced premium tiers (Beeper Plus at $9.99/month and Beeper Plus Plus at $49....

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