Add Links to LinkedIn Stories With New Swipe-Up Feature
LinkedIn Stories are gaining the ability to link out to other websites via the familiar swipe-up feature. LinkedIn’s new swipe-up feature works in a similar way to what you may…
Confusion over WhatsApp’s new T&Cs triggers privacy warning from Italy
Confusion over an update to Facebook-owned chat platform WhatsApp’s terms and conditions has triggered an intervention by Italy’s data protection agency. The Italian GPDP said today it has contacted the…
WhatsApp faces legal challenge over privacy in its biggest market
WhatsApp is facing a legal challenge in India, its biggest market, after a petition was filed Thursday before Delhi High Court over the upcoming change in the Facebook-owned app’s data-sharing…
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump’s account
Quite a bit has happened since Snap announced last week that it was indefinitely locking President Trump’s Snapchat account. But after temporary bans from his Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts…
Trump circumvents Twitter ban to decry ‘unprecedented assault on free speech’
Following a comprehensive ban from Twitter and a number of other online services following last week’s assault on the Capitol by his followers, President Trump managed to put out a…
YouTube Analytics Adds ‘First 24 Hours’ Metric
YouTube is adding a new metric that allows creators to analyze the performance of a video within the first 24 hours after publishing. Aside from the public view count, data…
Controversial social media site Parler moves to Sammamish-based web domain
The Sammamish-based domain registrar Epik has made headlines in the past for hosting controversial sites. Sammamish-based domain registrar Epik confirmed social media site Parler has moved its domain name to…
59% of US Adults Do Not Trust News on Social Media
A study on social media as a news source finds 59% of US adults believe the information shared on social platforms is inaccurate. Pew Research Center surveyed over 9,000 Americans…
Social media bans do not violate First Amendment rights
by: Courtney Crown INDIANAPOLIS — There are growing concerns, and some frustrations, over social media accounts and the tech companies deciding who to boot from the platforms. Or, in Parler’s…
Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage
Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company’s co-founder first competed against and then sold his instant messaging…