All posts tagged "Social Media"
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/ 2 minutes agoWhatsApp makes securing your chats as easy as unlocking your phone
WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > End-to-end Encrypted Backup.
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/ 4 days agoInstagram rolls out Reels watch history feature
In your Instagram settings, head to Your Activity → Watch History
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/ 4 weeks agoInstagram tests making Reels the new home feed
The layout looks like a mash-up of old Instagram and TikTok.
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/ 4 weeks agoInstagram chief denies mic-spying myth
Meta’s recommendation engine uses advertiser data and lookalike profiles to figure out what you’ll click.
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AI
/ 1 month agoMeta launches Vibes, an AI-generated TikTok nobody asked for
The top comment on Zuckerberg’s announcement simply reads: “gang nobody wants this."
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Social
/ 1 month agoTrump gives TikTok a lifeline with $14B US buyout deal
Trump’s order effectively puts the ban on ice for 120 days while the divestiture plan moves forward.
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/ 1 month agoInstagram hits 3 billion monthly users
The rocket fuel behind Instagram’s growth is clear: direct messages, Reels, and algorithmic recommendations.
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/ 1 month agoFacebook is getting an AI cupid
Facebook Dating’s 18–29 user base is up 10 percent year over year.
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/ 1 month agoTrump reveals TikTok’s potential investors
Trump didn’t clarify whether the Murdochs were opening their personal wallets or bringing Fox Corp into the mix.
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Social
/ 1 month agoTikTok’s US deal delayed again: same drama, new deadline
ByteDance has to sell off its US operations or pack its bags.
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/ 2 months agoMeta’s $725 million privacy payout is finally hitting wallets (yours too)
The payouts rang from $4.89 on the low end to $38.36 on the high end.
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AI
/ 2 months agoSam Altman says social media is just bots talking to bots
The irony: Sam Altman's company develops the AI that is supposed to talk like human beings.
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/ 2 months agoFacebook Poke returns to your notifications
Every time you poke a friend, your count grows, unlocking emojis like a fire icon or the classic “100.”
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Social
/ 3 months agoInstagram copies even more TikTok and Snapchat features
It’s drifting further from what it originally was: a simple way to share photos with friends.
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/ 3 months agoElon Musk is reviving Vine’s archive
While the Vine archive may come back online, it’s unclear whether Musk plans a full reboot of the app.
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/ 3 months agoYou will now need 1,000 Instagram followers to go live
Meta didn’t explain why smaller accounts supposedly hurt the experience or how limiting access actually helps.
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/ 3 months agoTikTok launches Footnotes to let users add context to videos
Footnotes allow everyday users to add helpful, factual context to videos that may be unclear, misleading, or missing important information.
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/ 3 months agoJack Dorsey’s Bitchat app is now on the App Store
There’s also a “Panic Mode” that lets users delete all their data from the app instantly with just a triple tap.
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/ 3 months agoX will use Community Notes to find which posts are well-liked
This method helps reduce bias and keeps the process from being influenced by only one side of a debate.
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/ 3 months agoInstagram updates privacy settings to protect kids from adults
Meta says most accounts featuring children are used in innocent ways, such as by parents sharing family life or managers promoting...
