This is the core question at the heart of calls to ban rising video app TikTok, which has come under increased scrutiny in several regions over its ties to the Chinese regime. To be clear, TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance is indeed beholden, under China’s cybersecurity laws, to share its data with the CCP, if so … Read more
After rolling out a new way to display a full listing of both ‘Retweets’ and ‘Retweets with Comments’ back in May, Twitter now looks to be testing another new variation, which would list ‘Retweets’ and ‘Quotes’ – or ‘Retweets with Comment’ – in their own separate sections. As you can see in this example, posted by reverse engineering … Read more
Facebook’s experimental NPE team has released its tenth new app, this time with an early-internet inspired collage board tool called E.gg. As you can see here, E.gg enables users to create what it calls ‘canvases’: “Free-form mixed media collages/pages that let you express anything from your favorite films/albums/novels to a collage of succulent pics to, say, an about page for an … Read more
Twitter has updated its policies to now include links to hateful content within its parameters to unacceptable activity. As outlined by Twitter: “At times, Twitter will take action to limit or prevent the spread of URL links to content outside Twitter. This is done by displaying a warning notice when the link is clicked, or by blocking the … Read more
Amid ongoing speculation about the future of TikTok, Facebook is looking to heap more pressure onto the short-form video app by offering high-priced contracts to prominent TikTok creators in order to get them to share their content to Instagram’s Reels option instead. As reported by The Wall Street Journal: “Instagram has made lucrative offers to some of TikTok’s … Read more
Twitter has once again raised the hackles of the Trump administration, this time by suspending the account of Donald Trump Jnr, the son of President Donald Trump, after Trump Jnr. shared a Breitbart video which claimed, among other things, that there is a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. As you can see in the above exchange, Trump … Read more
As shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, Facebook is now rolling out Touch ID and Face ID lock options for Messenger on iOS. Let’s admit it – part of the reason why messaging apps are seeing such a significant rise in usage is that we can say whether we want in a message thread, without fear … Read more
According to MacRumors, Twitter is testing out a new set of app icons on iOS, and a new intro animation when users open the app. This is a fairly small, but still significant tweak. As you can see here, the new splash animation adds a new, news-type feel to the app, with press-clip visuals amplified within … Read more
While there’s no doubting the popularity of TikTok, as reflected in the apps rapid, ongoing growth around the world, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to know what the future holds for the app, with various investigations and considerations in play that threaten to stop the platform in its tracks and relegate it to the history books with … Read more
And this week, the first Snapchat Mini is going live, with Headspace launching its new mindfulness and meditation tool. Back in June, at its 2020 Partner Summit, Snapchat previewed its upcoming ‘Snapchat Minis’, which are essentially micro-versions of full apps, built within Snapchat. As you can see here, Snapchat Minis provide a new way for app developers to reach … Read more