GROM Stock: 12 Things to Know About Grom Social as Shares Soar Today

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Grom Social (NASDAQ:GROM) stock is soaring higher on Friday and there’s a few things investors will want to know about the social media company.

GROM stock: a phone displaying the GROM social network app page in the app store

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Let’s jump into the latest Grom Social news and details for potential investors in GROM stock below!

  • The most recent news from the company today includes additional safety features.
  • The Grom Social app is social media only for children under the age of 13.
  • As such, the company is trying to make it as safe a place as possible for its target audience.
  • Today’s news includes extra parental control features that give parents extra options for monitoring their child’s social media use.
  • On the business side of things, the company revealed an update to a private placement yesterday.
  • That includes an increase for a second investment to $6 million.
  • That brings its expected gross proceeds from the private placement up to $10.4 million.
  • Outside of company-specific news, it’s worth noting that certain social media companies are on the rise lately.
  • That includes those focused on privacy first as alternatives compared to typical social media companies.
  • This comes as former President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to create his own social media platform.
  • That includes a deal with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Digital World Acquisitions (NASDAQ:DWAC) to take the company public.
  • The social media platform is called Truth Social and is under private company Trump Media & Technology Group.

GROM stock was up 18.6% as of Friday afternoon.

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