Meta Prepares for Cutbacks, Avoids Policy Guidance, and Gets Sued
Here's a quick look at the most recent news cycle that Facebook's parent company has been dealing with in this week alone.
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The YouTube Go App Is Set to Leave in August
The main YouTube app has optimized for slower networks. As a result, the YouTube Go app is redundant.
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Elon Musk Says Businesses Might Have to Pay for Twitter
If Musk's tweets are founded, businesses and governments will need to pay to continue using the 'digital town square'.
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Facebook Discontinues Podcasts, Will Start Removing Them on June 3
Live Audio Rooms will be integrated into Facebook Live, allowing users to go live with just audio if they want.
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Elon Musk Officially Buys Twitter for About $44 Billion
Under the deal, Musk will provide $25.5 billion in loans and $21 billion in personal equity. So what's going to change?
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YouTube Launches New Tool for Better Search Insights
The tools include data insights from user searches, plus a content gap filter to help creators find new video ideas.
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Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion
“Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.”
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Twitter to Test Unmentioning Feature to Curb Abuse
The social media platform hopes that this feature, among others, will prevent users from cyberbullying others.
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Instagram Opens Up Product Tagging Ability for All US Users
Currently an average of 1.6 million people tag one or more brands every week. That number's about to be a lot larger.
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TikTok Extends Video Length Limit to 10 Minutes
The ever-expanding social media platform is hoping to achieve a healthy balance between short and long-form content.
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Will Twitter Let Users Untag Themselves From Threads?
A new feature might help to deter the harassers that frequently rally around anyone who goes viral on the platform.
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Snapchat Testing Ads That Partially Support Creators
Snapchat has started testing mid-roll advertisements in Snap Star Stories — and they'll share the revenue with their users.
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Microsoft Claims the Internet is Getting Safer (as Long as You’re a Man)
Women and girls experienced almost 60% of all risks reported in 2021 – a record high.
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Twitter Begins Global Rollout of Downvote Button
During testing, Twitter found the downvote button had a positive impact on the standard of conversation.
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New York Times Buys Wordle – How To Keep Playing For Free
With questions about the game's future, we show you how to keep playing it for the next few years, free.
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LinkedIn to Launch Audio Events Beta This Month
The career-focused network has seen a 231% YoY increase in virtual event attendees, and will launch video events in Spring.
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Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO
Jack Dorsey is moving on, and he's tweeted his entire resignation email to prove it.
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Facebook Adds Features to Allow Shopping Within Groups
Users can now buy merch and products directly from a Group they're in or locate other member-recommended products.
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Twitter’s Finally Getting Rid of Its Widely Hated Auto-Refreshing Feed
Twitter's also recently changed the way that it displays images, so we're getting a lot of updates here.
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Twitter Now Lets Paid Subscribers Undo Tweets
Features for the $2.99/month subscription include advert free scrolling, and the ability to undo tweets.
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Focusing on Engagement Above All Else Is Killing the Internet
The internet doesn't have a tech problem. It's just ruled by those who value profits over policy.
