Instagram won’t stand for screenshots of its disappearing photos and videos

As part of its recent update, Instagram introduced a feature that notifies someone when you take a screenshot of their disappearing content.

News         November 28, 2016

Twitter mistakenly blocked the account of its own CEO, Jack Dorsey

Earlier today, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was briefly suspended from the platform. When his account was reinstated, it was missing millions of followers.

News         November 26, 2016

Telegram's new publishing platform makes blogging simple, maybe even too simple

Encrypted messaging service Telegram just launched its very own, easy-to-use blogging platform, dubbed Telegraph.

News         November 24, 2016

Twitter vows swift action against devs caught using surveillance tools

Twitter has issued a statement claiming it is expanding its enforcement of its policies violating developers from using its data to spy on its users.

News         November 24, 2016

Report: Facebook planning censorship tool that could pave the way for China entry

Facebook has reportedly developed software that allows third-parties to target posts in certain geographic areas, which is aimed specifically at China.

News         November 23, 2016

Facebook is sending out checks to users as part of lawsuit settlement

Facebook is sending some users a $15 check in the mail. The money is part of the settlement of a $20 million class action lawsuit against the company.

News         November 23, 2016

Facebook drone’s structural failure being investigated by safety agency

An accident involving Facebook’s Aquila drone is being investigated by U.S. aviation safety agency the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

News         November 22, 2016

Get a pair of Snapchat’s Spectacles from an actual NYC shop for a limited time

Snapchat wants to give everyone a chance to get their hands on its video-recording sunglasses, known as Spectacles, via its new pop-up store in New York.

News         November 22, 2016

Here's how Facebook plans to fight the fake news empire taking over its platform

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a public statement detailing how his company plans to stem the rise of fake news on its social network.

News         November 19, 2016

American officials ‘concerned’ by Russia’s decision to block LinkedIn

The U.S. is troubled by Russia's ban on LinkedIn, claiming it creates a precedent that could be used to target other Western sites operating in the country.

News         November 18, 2016

Facebook now lets you fundraise using Facebook Live, offer aid during crises

Facebook kicked off its inaugural Social Good Forum in New York on Thursday by announcing a range of fundraising, and community support updates.

News         November 18, 2016

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apologizes for Neo-Nazi ad, blames automated system

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has publicly apologized for a Neo-Nazi advert that made it on to the platform earlier in the week.

News         November 18, 2016

Twitter just suspended a number of accounts associated with the alt-right

Twitter has suspended a number of accounts associated with the alt-right movement, including those belonging to verified users such as Richard B. Spencer.

News         November 17, 2016

Twitter’s live video app for NFL streams is now available on Android TV

Twitter has launched its live-streaming app on Android TV. The app is devoted to its live video content, including NFL broadcasts, and Periscope streams.

News         November 17, 2016

Facebook updates metrics reporting after more calculation errors

Facebook is doubling down on its metrics reporting with a renewed focus on transparency, following several more miscalculations regarding insights.

News         November 17, 2016

Snapchat’s new partnership with Foursquare could open the geofilter floodgates

Snap is partnering with Foursquare, tapping into its location data to power Snapchat geofilters, opening the graphics up to more places, brands, and users.

News         November 16, 2016

Facebook now lets Pages access Instagram and Messenger interactions in one place

Facebook is finally starting to integrate Instagram with its flagship platform courtesy of its new unified inbox for Pages.

News         November 16, 2016

Snapchat confidentially files for IPO that could value it at $25 billion

Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc. has reportedly filed for its initial public offering. The company could go public as soon as March 2017.

News         November 15, 2016

Twitter has rolled out a ‘muted words’ filter to protect users from abusive tweets

Twitter rolled out a keyword filtering tool that shields its users from abusive tweets, and now the feature has been spotted on its app.

News         November 15, 2016

Pinterest Explore showcases trending ideas and videos from top publishers

Pinterest is taking on Instagram with the launch of its very own Explore tab packed with trending ideas and videos from the platform's top publishers.

News         November 15, 2016

Blaming Facebook for Trump’s victory is ‘crazy,’ but there’s work to do

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come out on the defensive against the accusations that his platform had an impact on Donald Trump's election victory.

News         November 15, 2016

Report: Facebook has the tools to fight fake news but isn’t using them

Facebook reportedly has the tools to stamp out unreliable news on its site but feels like it can’t take action at the risk of being labelled biased.

News         November 15, 2016

Facebook thought a bunch of its living, breathing users were dead

Earlier on Friday, Facebook began mourning the passing of many of its users who were still alive. It now says the "terrible error" has been fixed.

News         November 14, 2016

Why did Facebook buy a social analytics tool used by media companies?

Facebook has repeatedly denied it is a media company. So why did it just go and buy a startup best known for its social analytics tool for media publishers?

News         November 12, 2016

Facebook disables ethnic exclusion tool for housing, employment, and credit ads

Facebook will no longer allow marketers to use its “ethnic affinity” option to exclude certain demographics from viewing housing, employment, or credit ads.

News         November 11, 2016

Singapore government is world’s first civil service on Facebook Workplace

Facebook’s office chat platform Workplace just received a huge boost, thanks to its adoption by the Singapore government.

News         November 11, 2016

Facebook sued over alleged ethnic discrimination in housing, employment ads

Facebook is facing renewed pressure over its “ethnic affinity” ad-targeting option courtesy of a lawsuit that claims the feature is racially biased.

News         November 10, 2016

It’s true — Instagram confirms that it’s working on a live video feature

Instagram live video will soon be a reality. A user of the beta version of the app has spotted a live-streaming button, and live video tiles on Android.

News         November 10, 2016

Facebook’s new modular switch will help its data centers cope with video load

Facebook is strengthening its global data centers with the launch of a 100-gigabit, second-gen modular switch platform, dubbed "Backpack."

News         November 10, 2016

A look at the highs and lows of a record-breaking election night on social media

Twitter once again proved its value as the leading source of real-time interaction on election night. But Facebook may have won the election season.

News         November 10, 2016

Prisma beats Facebook to Live video style transfer rollout

Prisma, a photo and video retouching app, now lets iOS users apply its artistic style transfers to Facebook Live broadcasts in real-time.

News         November 9, 2016

Facebook touts groundbreaking app AI that powers artistic Live video filters

Facebook is betting on artistic video filters, in the vein of the Prisma app, to get more users hooked on its live-streaming tool.

News         November 9, 2016

Snapchat wants you to apply its crazy new lenses to the world around you

Snapchat wants you to start using your phone’s rear camera for more than just snapping selfies all the time, with the aid of its new World Lenses.

News         November 9, 2016

WhatsApp can now transform your videos and Live Photos into GIFs on iOS

WhatsApp has finally introduced GIF support on its iOS app with a slew of new GIF-centric features to help jazz up your messages.

Mobile         November 8, 2016