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After much chatter and all-around speculation as to its likelihood, Twitter has now announced it has started internally testing an Edit Tweet feature, with plans to expand the tests soon. In a statement shared Thursday, the company said the test is currently being participated in by “our team internally.” In the coming weeks, however, the […]
Instagram has announced new features aimed at protecting users from seeing abusive DMs while also providing the ability to prevent a blocked user from attempting to contact you via a new account. On Wednesday, the Facebook-owned social media platform shared an extended blog post detailing the latest updates and describing the combatting of abuse as […]
Twitter is apparently “exploring” the idea of adding a dislike/downvote button, at least according to its product lead. The subject came up when a user, who Mashable reports is a “cybersecurity expert” for the Biden campaign, pitched the following ideas for the company to focus on instead of adding the newly launched “fleets” (explained here). That person’s […]
According to a report published on Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal top executives at Facebook either weakened or completely threw out solutions that had been proposed after an internal investigation of theirs found evidence that the social media juggernaut had been intensifying divisiveness and polarization amongst its users. This issue (which you probably already […]
On Monday, Facebook unveiled a rebrand, and by that we mean they just typed FACEBOOK with caps-lock on. At times you wonder if some of your co-workers are actually working. This rebrand, which should probably be in quotes but whatever pick your battles, was announced in a company blog post that further stated a new logo […]
If you’ve been seeing a growing number of fake posts floating down your Instagram feed, worry not — Facebook wants to put it a stop to it. The social media giant announced Monday that its users will begin to see labels that read “false information” on posts deemed false by fact-checkers. Facebook users and Instagrammers […]
Tumblr is being sold. More specifically, the microblogging/social network will go from Verizon to Automattic Inc., the owner of the blogging host WordPress. In addition to occasionally housing posts from celebrities looking to reach out directly to fans (like Taylor Swift did via an open letter this past June) Tumblr also brings with it a passionate […]
It’s been nine years since the release of The Social Network, the Oscar-winning movie that explored the events surrounding Facebook‘s creation and rise. Now it’s no secret that a lot has happened to the company since the film’s theatrical debut, which is why Aaron Sorkin is convinced a sequel needs to happen. “First of all, I know a […]
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