Gas: The App Where Young Users Compliment Each Other | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Gas has become one of the hottest social-media apps by encouraging teens to say positive things to each other. But will its popularity last? And how can it turn its demand with teens into a profitable business?

WSJ personal-tech reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss why Gas has caught on and what happened to a similar app its founders created years ago.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hottest-app-right-now-one-where-teens-have-to-say-nice-things-about-each-other-11665940854?st=o0gg284zxaentx8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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