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Facebook redesigned its Messenger app for users on iOS and Android last year to incorporate a cleaner, bolder and more modern design language. Today the firm has begun rolling it out to users on desktop devices, and users of the F...
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Tinder has made a change to its Android app, encouraging users who want to make in-app purchases to enter their debit card data rather than use the Google Play’s Store own built-in mechanisms. To be clear, users can still op...
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Instagram’s account disabling policies are now about to get far more transparent with a change to its account policies. Instagram will now automatically remove accounts who cross a threshold of community guidelines violation...
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Dealing with abuse and harassment on Twitter is about to get a lot easier. For users in Canada, and probably only temporarily. Twitter is testing a new feature that will let users hide replies to their own tweets, reducing the vis...
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Last month, Twitter announced it would be taking a page from third-party Twitter apps and introducing customizable timelines via way of lists. Now, the firm has gone a step further with that. In a new update, Twitter will make it ...
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Twitter will now remove hate speech targeted at religious groups on its platform, the firm announced today. While some fear criticism of viewpoints and genuine hate speech may be conflated, Twitter has provided clear examples of t...
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The Trump administration is hosting a social media summit without two key players, Facebook and Twitter. Facebook, which controls three of the largest social media services and Twitter, which forms one of the primary means of comm...
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The Associated Press reported: The provision, part of a bill on internet regulation, targets videos or messages inciting or glorifying terrorism, hate, violence, or racist or religious abuse. Violators could face hefty fines. Face...
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Facebook has been slapped with a 2 million Euro fine by German authorities for under-reporting complaints about illegal content on its website according to a report from Reuters. The firm reported just over a thousand complaints f...
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Twitter has always been one rule for me, another for thee when it comes to enforcing its rules — especially with regards to politicians. The firm has now come up with a way to mark these tweets as problematic and limit their...
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Twitter is testing a new feature for users of its official iOS and Android apps, the ability to allow customised timelines on your home screen. Technically this isn’t a new feature, Twitter has always allowed users to create...
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Social Media has been undeniably toxic to mental health, according to several research studies. Facebook and other companies are taking notice, with Instagram’s Adam Mosseri explaining the firm’s new approach which tak...