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Over the last few years, Facebook has provided regular updates on clusters of accounts that it’s detected which have been engaged in what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior” – essentially, broad-scale operations designed to misinform and mislead Facebook users. Following the 2016 US Presidential Election, and revelations of foreign interference in the political process, Facebook has been taking a … Read more
Last week, Facebook began rolling out a new, streamlined version of Facebook Messenger on iOS, which most notably sees the removal of the ‘Discover’ tab, narrowing you in-app navigation options. The update is in line with Facebook’s long-standing vision to simplify its core messaging surface after years of updates and changes “cluttered” the app. And this week, Facebook … Read more
A big focus for LinkedIn in 2020, and moving forward, will be expanding economic opportunity, and ensuring that all people have equal access to employment options. That’s a lofty goal, but an important one – according to LinkedIn’s research, people with the right connections alone have a 12x better chance of obtaining their dream career. … Read more
With concerns around the spread of novel coronavirus rising, Facebook is now taking action against profiteering advertisers that have been seeking to capitalize on such concerns. As reported by Business Insider, Facebook has this week announced a ban on ads on its platforms which mention coronavirus in relation to cures or prevention, or those which attempt to “create … Read more
Struggling to find the perfect GIF, using the perfect celebrity, to express the right emotion in your tweet? This could help – this week Google Trends has teamed up with GIF platform Tenor to create a new tool that highlights key GIF trends by celebrity, action, the emotion conveyed and more. As you can see here, based on … Read more
Amid ongoing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak, Facebook has this week announced that it’s canceling the ‘in-person component’ of its annual F8 developer conference, which was planned to be held in San Jose on May 5th and 6th. As explained by Facebook: “Every year, we look forward to connecting with our global developer community at F8 and sharing our vision … Read more
It may come as little surprise; it may seem like an odd fit. Either way, LinkedIn has this week confirmed that it’s working on its own version of LinkedIn Stories which will be rolled out to all users soon. As explained by Pete Davies of LinkedIn: “Stories first appeared on Snapchat, with other platforms like Instagram and Facebook … Read more
I could almost hear the circuit grids of a million keyboards cracking as Twitter users responded to this gleeful new update of adding new tweets into old tweet threads. Now you can add Tweets to one you already Tweeted, faster! So, that seems pretty cool, pretty helpful. I mean, it’s not an amazing, groundbreaking update that … Read more
Every time Facebook tries out another Facebook Stories addition, a part of me does feel like its a bit Regina George. But Facebook is certain that Stories are the future of social sharing, and the way more users are heading – and it has the stats to prove that more people are, in fact, using Facebook Stories every … Read more
After recently launching tags to signify manipulated media in tweets, Twitter is now also considering new labels for identified misinformation, with large tags on ‘harmfully misleading’ reports, and links to reference material to cross-check. As explained by NBC News: “In this version, misinformation or misleading information posted by public figures would be corrected directly beneath a tweet … Read more