YouTube is reportedly working on a new option which would enable publishers to more directly add paying subscribers to their publications via their YouTube channels, providing another means for the video giant to help support the news industry. As reported by Digiday: “YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers to sell subscriptions to their owned-and-operated digital properties…
Facebook is updating its group settings to stop any Facebook Group, of any size, from changing its settings from ‘private’ to ‘public’, in order to protect group users from unintended exposure. As shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, the new setting will ensure uniformity across all Facebook group types – up till now, Facebook has allowed groups with…
Twitter has launched a new, limited test on iOS which will provide warnings on tweet replies that include potentially harmful language, and could cause unnecessary angst. As explained by Twitter, if your reply includes words or phrases that Twitter’s system has identified as being commonly included in aggressive, harmful, or otherwise offensive tweets, a prompt…
Instagram has announced that it will now surface Stories from official health bodies that you follow higher in your Stories feed, in order to help increase the distribution of key COVID-19 updates and information. Starting today, we’ll bring Stories related to COVID-19 from credible health organizations you follow closer to the top of your tray….
Whats a second, isn’t this…? Didn’t Twitter already announce this? Today, Twitter has announced that some users on iOS and web will now see its new threaded tweet replies layout, which includes a line linking replies to the original tweet. Which is what Twitter also announced back in February. We’ve given conversations a makeover on iOS….
Instagram continues to explore new ways to help people and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Today, Instagram has launched a new fundraising option within Instagram Live, which will enable users to raise funds during an Instagram Live stream – like a small-scale telethon via the app. As explained by Instagram: “Many people are facing challenges at this time,…
Facebook says that it’s latest conversational chatbot system is able to hold a human-like conversation – and it’s specifically better at doing so that Google’s Meena chatbot process, which the search giant recently praised as an example of how far its processes have evolved. In an unusually pointed research report, Facebook’s team has outlined its new ‘Blender’ chatbot…
While TikTok is seeing a significant increase in usage amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, questions still remain around how it tracks user data, how its algorithm surfaces content, and what types of information it is, and is not, obligated to share with the Chinese Government. Indeed, just this week, the UK Ministry of Defence issued an internal directive that…
I’m not entirely sure what to make of this yet, but according to a new discovery by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Instagram is working on a new ‘DM Me’ sticker for Instagram Stories, which would prompt direct message engagement from your Stories content by tapping on the sticker image. I mean, it makes sense from a…
Here’s a quick but interesting, one – Instagram is adding some new font options for Stories, including new background effects to make your text stand out. Both Instagram and Facebook are constantly adding new Stories features, and it can be hard to keep up with all of them. For example, in the last month alone: Instagram has…