Social Media Facebook, Twitter Take Action to Maintain Election Integrity as Vote Counting Continues With the US Presidential Election hanging in the balance, both Facebook and Twitter have been working to stay on top of potential misinformation and reportage, in order to keep people informed of what’s happening in the process. Facebook, as it had outlined […]
Social Media Snapchat Provides Pointers on How to Increase Ad Engagement for the Holidays With the holiday season closing in, and brands looking to maximize their opportunities to make up what they can after an incredibly tough year, this week, Snapchat has provided some new pointers on how brands can get the most out of their […]
Social Media The Companies That Know the Most About You Based on App Data [Infographic] Personal data collection, and the risks of such info getting into the wrong hands, had become a big focus of late, highlighted by concerns around TikTok potentially sharing US user data with the Chinese Government. And that is a serious concern – […]
Social Media Instagram Removes ‘Recent’ Tab from Hashtag Listings to Stop the Spread of Election Misinformation With just days to go until the US Election, Instagram has announced that it will remove the ‘Recent’ tab from hashtag searches on the platform temporarily. For the full article click here Facebook Continues to Add Users, Posts Strong […]
Social Media Zuckerberg, Dorsey Appear Before Senate in Hearing Over Potential Reforms for Section 230 Will Section 230 be reformed, and if so, what will that mean for digital media more broadly? After months of calls for reforms to internet protection laws, today, the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google all faced a US Senate Committee […]
Social Media TikTok Announces New Partnership with Shopify, Another Step Towards In-Stream Commerce As TikTok continues to grow, and remains in operation in the US, despite a White House Executive Order for its sale, it also continues to churn out new stars, its own platform celebrities who themselves continue to grow and expand their audience reach, and become […]
Social Media Snapchat’s Dancing Hot Dog is Making a Comeback to Encourage Voter Participation Snapchat’s continuing its drive to encourage more people to vote by bringing back its popular ‘Dancing Hot Dog’ AR effect, this time in election-themed clothing and bearing a key awareness message. For the full article click here Twitter Launches New Prompts to Reduce […]
Social Media Can Social Media Data Predict the Winner of the 2020 US Presidential Election? A Look at the Latest Trends Can social media data predict the outcome of an election? It’s a key question many have asked, and have worked to decipher from the troves of user data available. But thus far, there’s no […]
Social Media Facebook’s Oversight Board Begins Hearing Cases, Adding a New Element to Content Decisions Back in January 2019, Facebook announced its plans for a new Content Oversight Board, a collection of independent, external experts who would come together to review appeals of content decisions made by Facebook’s moderators. Since then, the coming Oversight Board has been […]
Social Media TikTok Updates Moderation Guidelines Around QAnon and Harmful Targeting of Minorities After a recent report highlighted flaws in TikTok’s approach to removing QAnon-related content, despite the platform’s rules against such, the company has today outlined additional steps that it’s taking in order to combat hate speech, and protect users from manipulation and misinformation. For the full article […]
