This could be interesting – according to a new finding by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Twitter could be set to remove the current retweet menu options, and open directly to a ‘Quote Tweet’ composer window instead. As you can see in the GIF above, the new sequence would seemingly remove this middle step (below),…
YouTube is testing two new features designed to address potentially harmful comments, with new reminder prompts when users include certain terms in their responses and the automatic removal of ‘Held for Review’ comments after 60 days. First off, similar to Instagram’s comment warning prompts, which are triggered when its system detects terms in comments that…
While the ship seems to have sailed on Facebook being the top social platform among younger audiences, Facebook, of course, still has Instagram to maintain a connection with the youth. Or ‘had’ – according to a new survey conducted by research firm Piper Sandler, Instagram, too, now seems to be losing ground, with Snapchat and TikTok…
After a 16-month investigation, the House Antitrust Subcommittee has found that Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon do hold ‘monopoly power’ over their respective markets, and has proposed significant changes to address how they operate. That could lead to major shifts for each of the tech giants, and potentially, a break-up of their core operations. For Facebook, that…
In a move that many consider long overdue, on Tuesday, Facebook announced a full ban on QAnon, classifying the conspiracy theory group as a ‘militarized social movement’, which is capable of causing serious, real-world harm if left unaddressed. As per Facebook: “Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups, and Instagram account for representing QAnon. […] We’re…
With the US Presidential Election only 27 days away, Facebook has provided what looks to be its final update on its election preparedness tools, including new prompts on the ballot counting process and the activation of its Elections Operations Center. Here’s what’s been announced: First off, Facebook has announced a range of new notifications which will be shared in…
Facebook has announced a new ‘Season of Support’ initiative to provide a boost SMBs in the last quarter of the year, which will include free resources, education, and training to help small businesses make the most of the holiday season. The new initiative will also include a specific focus on black-owned businesses, with a new #BuyBlackFriday push in…
With the US Presidential Election now only 26 days away, Facebook’s efforts to remove instances of ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’, and avoid a similar situation to 2016, are more pressing than ever. This week, Facebook has provided an update on its account removals as a result of its detection processes, which, late last month, saw the removal of…
It’s impossible to know yet whether Instagram’s TikTok clone ‘Reels’ will end up becoming a key element of the app experience. But Instagram’s certainly not leaving anything to chance – today, Instagram has launched yet another set of updates for Reels, in order to further align the tool with TikTok usage trends. The latest Reels updates…
In a move that will come as little surprise to most industry watchers, YouTube is working on a new process that will enable creators to tag products displayed in their video clips, eventually leading to more direct shopping options on the video platform. As reported by Bloomberg: “[YouTube] recently started asking creators to use YouTube software to…