Twitter Adds Scheduling for Spaces, Reminders to Attendees

Twitter has added a new option to schedule an audio Space broadcast, along with new reminder prompts for attendees.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 20, 2021

Twitter Is Testing a New 'About' Tab on User Profiles To Provide More Context in Various Fields

Twitter is testing a new 'About' field on user profiles to provide more context into who they are and what they're interested in.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 20, 2021

TikTok Adds New Bulk Comment Deletion and Reporting Tools To Help Improve the User Experience

TikTok has added a new bulk comment deletion tool to help users manage their in-app experience.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 20, 2021

Twitter Re-Opens Public Applications for Profile Verification

After a four-year pause, Twitter is re-opening public applications for profile verification.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 20, 2021

Snapchat Announces New Features at Partner Summit, Including AR-Enabled Spectacles and Brand Profiles

Snapchat has announced a range of new tools and features at its second Partner Summit, including fully AR-enabled Spectacles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 20, 2021

WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Update Faces Resistance in India, Europe

The Indian Government has called for WhatsApp to abandon its new privacy policy update, which would see it share some additional data with Facebook.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 19, 2021

Facebook Looks To Expand Paid Events Tools to Host Pay-per-View Local Sports

Facebook is looking to expands its paid events tools into minor league and local sports, with a view to creating a new revenue stream.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 19, 2021

Snapchat Adds New Lenses and Stickers in Support of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Snapchat has added some new creative tools in support of API Heritage Month.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 19, 2021

Twitter Outlines Changes to Image Posting Process, and Addressing Algorithmic Bias in Visual Previews

Twitter has provided some new insight into how it changed its image display process in order to address concerns around bias.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 19, 2021

Facebook Publishes Latest Update on Content Removals, Fake Accounts and Hate Speech

Facebook has published its latest overview of content removals due to rule violations in its Community Standards Enforcement Report.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 19, 2021

TikTok Partners with TSPA on New Initiative to Provide Support and Training for Content Moderators

TikTok has announced a new partnership to provide additional support and training for content moderators.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2021

Pinterest Shares Latest Progress on Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Pinterest has shared its latest Inclusion and Diversity report, which outlines the progress it's making in addressing various elements.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2021

Google Announces New eCommerce Tools, Including Improved Shopify Integration and Image Discovery

Google has announced some new eCommcere discovery tools, including improved Shopify integration and new image search capacity.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2021

Facebook Launches Live-Stream Shopping Events, the Next Stage in its Evolving eCommerce Push

Facebook is taking the next step in its eCommerce push with the addition of live-stream shopping events.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2021

Pinterest Launches 'Idea Pins,' a Revamped Variation on Stories

Pinterest has re-named its Story Pins to 'Idea Pins' and re-launched the tool with new features.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2021

YouTube Previews Upcoming Improvements for YouTube Studio, Including Auto-Generated Title Suggestions

YouTube has previewed a range of upcoming improvements for its YouTube Studio management platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2021

Clubhouse Outlines Plan for Next Stage of Android Roll Out

Clubhouse for Android is expected to be fully rolled out to all regions by the end of this week.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2021

Snapchat Outlines Progress on Social Good Initiatives in New CitizenSnap Report

Snapchat has released its latest CitizenSnap report, which outlines the company's various social good initiatives.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2021

Twitter Is Now Showing Users New Prompts Asking Them Not to Switch Off Data Tracking

Twitter is calling on users to leave iOS data sharing on following Apple's recent iOS 14.5 update.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2021

Instagram Tests New Upload Options in the Desktop Version of the App

Instagram is looking to add new desktop posting options, both for feed posts and IGTV.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2021

Twitter is Reportedly Working on a New Set of Paid Tweet Options Under a Monthly Subscription Model

Twitter is reportedly working on a new tiered subscription model with new tweet features - which could end up netting a lot of extra cash for the company.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2021

Twitter is Working on New Folders Within Bookmarks to Categorize Your Saved Tweets

Twitter is working on new folders within its Bookmarks section, which will enable users to save tweets into separate categories.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2021

Pinterest Provides New Overview of its Evolving Scam Detection and Deactivation Processes

Pinterest has provided a new overview of its evolving spam and scam detection and deactivation processes.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 14, 2021

Pinterest Tests Coming Live-Streaming Functionality with New Creator Event

Pinterest is moving into live-streaming, with a new event to showcase its own, on-platform streaming format.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 13, 2021

Twitter Launches DM Username Search Tools to Android, Flags Coming Option to Search by Message Text

Twitter is looking to improve DM search with a coming option to search your message content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 13, 2021