After months of testing, and after launching dark mode options on every other one of its apps, Facebook has today confirmed that it’s now launching a full public test of dark mode within its main mobile app. The launch video even features reverse engineering expert and app industry superstar Jane Manchun Wong, who has long been … Read more
After announcing its coming ‘Local Lenses’ at its Partner Summit back in June, Snapchat’s first activation of this type is now live, with Carnaby Street in London the site of Snap’s new ‘City Painter’ collaborative AR project. As you can see in the video, Local Lenses essentially enable users to interact with an AR overlay … Read more
It certainly seems like a week of re-consideration at Facebook. Following yesterday’s announcement of a ban on Holocaust denial content, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg had infamously said he would allow back in 2018, on the grounds of free speech, today, Facebook has announced a new policy which will prohibit ads that discourage people from getting vaccines. As explained by Facebook: “We already … Read more
With the pandemic forcing more and more of us to work from home, video meeting platform Zoom has come into its own in 2020, going from a niche, enterprise platform to a commonly used verb for connecting digitally. The app surged from 10 million daily active users in December 2019 to 200 million in March, and … Read more
Interest in virtual reality has been rising during the COVID-19 lockdowns, with people seeking alternative sources of entertainment. Catering to this, Facebook announced last month that it would be launching a new Oculus VR headset soon – and today, it’s been released, with the Oculus Quest 2 now available in stores and via oculus.com. The Chemical Brothers’ ‘Galvanize’ … Read more
I want to start this post by noting that we do not endorse this activity, and we take no responsibility for people flooding Twitter with ridiculously long tweet threads which would have been better left as blog posts. That said, WordPress has this week added new functionality that will enable users to re-publish entire WordPress blog posts … Read more
Twitter has announced a new update to its Privacy and Safety settings, and new video overviews of the various options available, in order to help users better understand the information that they share, and how they can limit such to protect their account and control their on-platform experience. As you can see here, the updated Privacy … Read more
Snapchat has today announced a full launch of its new ‘Sounds’ functionality, which enables users to add song clips into their Snaps. As explained by Variety: “With Sounds on Snapchat, users of the iOS app worldwide can add music to their Snaps (pre- or post-capture) from a curated catalog of music. Snapchatters can add music before recording a … Read more
YouTube has announced a new update to its rules around hate speech, with a focus on reducing the distribution of conspiracy theories like QAnon, which have eventually branched into real-world violence. As explained by YouTube: “Today we’re further expanding both our hate and harassment policies to prohibit content that targets an individual or group with conspiracy theories that … Read more
Twitter has added another warning prompt to slow the spread of misinformation, this time alerting users when they go to share a tweet that has been flagged under the platform’s rules against misinformation. As you can see here, the prompt will alert the user looking to retweet or quote a tweet that the claim included in … Read more