分類彙整: social media
Twitter Lets Users Hide Replies in US, Japan
After a successful test run in Canada, Twitter will let users in the US and Japan hide replies. Twitter knows that distracting, irrelevant, and offensive comments can quickly derail important discussions. So the […]
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Instagram Cracks Down on Diet Products, Cosmetic Surgery
Instagram is finally taking a stand against the sale and promotion of weight-loss products and cosmetic procedures on its platform. Moving forward, posts peddling detox teas, diet pills, “appetite-suppressing” lollipops, and other bogus […]
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11-Year-Old Gets ‘Scammed’ Into Spending Over $4K on Favorite TikTok Influencer
An 11-year-old girl in the U.K. recently spent thousands of dollars to get lip sync sessions with her favorite TikTok influencer and her parents are not happy about the social media “scam.” The […]
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Facebook Reportedly Considers Hiding ‘Like’ Counts
Facebook may start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts. Following the lead of subsidiary Instagram—already testing such a feature in seven countries—Facebook wants to protect users from envy and feelings of […]
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Report: Facebook Developing ‘Threads’ App For Close Friends
Facebook is reportedly developing a new messaging app aimed at promoting constant sharing between “close friends.” A companion to Instagram, Threads invites users to share text, photo, and video messages with friends—as well […]
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Try These Four Policies to Dismantle Online Hate Groups
A first-of-its-kind mapping model tracks how hate spread and adapts online—providing what researchers hope is a blueprint for stopping it. Analysts from the University of Miami and George Washington University developed a chart […]
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Fall For the Viral Instagram Hoax? So Did Lots of Celebs
Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet. Specifically: a viral Instagram post claiming the social network can now use images against users in court cases. The widely circulated screenshot alleges that new […]
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Twitter Tests Subscribe-to-Replies Feature
Twitter is testing a feature that lets users follow replies to particularly interesting tweets. The function, currently available to reviewers on iOS and Android, complements the platform’s existing notifications service. You probably have […]
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Senator Wants to Ban ‘Addictive’ Social Media Functions
We’ve all been there: Lost down the rabbit hole of endless Pinterest scrolling or seduced by another autoplay IGTV video on Instagram. But those time-sucking tendencies could soon be a thing of the […]
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Senator Wants to Ban ‘Addictive’ Social Media Functions
We’ve all been there: Lost down the rabbit hole of endless Pinterest scrolling or seduced by another autoplay IGTV video on Instagram. But those time-sucking tendencies could soon be a thing of the […]
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