Social Media Updates: Page 166
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Retrieved from Facebook on August 26, 2020
Facebook's Hosting New Information Sessions on Engaging Your Community and Hosting Online Events
Facebook has announced some new education sessions to help group managers and marketers make best use of events.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
TikTok Shares Official User Counts as Discussions Continue on Takeover Bids
TikTok has revealed its actual usage data for the first time as negotiations continue over the future of the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 26, 2020
Facebook Renames AR/VR Team to Encompass its Expanding Focus
Facebook has renamed its AR/VR team to better encompass the expanding scope of its projects.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 26, 2020
Facebook Announces Plans to Expand Facebook News into Multiple Countries
Facebook says that it will soon expand its dedicated News tab to multiple regions.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 26, 2020
Facebook Adds Facebook Shop Tab, Expands Facebook and Instagram Shops to All US Businesses
Facebook has announced a range of updates for its new Shops options on both Facebook and Instagram.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 25, 2020
Facebook Develops AI That Can Help Choreograph Dance Moves to Any Music
Facebook has developed a new AI system which can direct users to creative dance moves based on any music input.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 24, 2020 -
TikTok's Taking Legal Action Against the Trump Administration's Attempts to Ban the App in the US
TikTok plans to take legal action against the Trump administrations Executive Order which will essentially force its sale to a US-owned company.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 22, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 23, 2020
Facebook Outlines New, Machine Learning Process to Improve the Accuracy of Community Standards Enforcement
Facebook has rolled out a new system to help better identify community standards violations, which should improve the accuracy of its enforcement efforts.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 22, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 22, 2020
Facebook Provides New Tips to Help Improve Stories and Video Ads [Infographic]
Facebook has provided some new tips on how marketers can maximize the performance of their Stories and video ads.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 21, 2020 -
Facebook Plans for Post-Election Concerns in the US, Explores New Option for Combating Viral Misinformation
Facebook is exploring what it will do if President Trump seeks to use its platform to manipulate voters in the event of an election loss.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 21, 2020 -
Twitter Shares Insights into How Fans Welcomed the NBA and MLB Re-Starts [Infographic]
Twitter has published some new insights into how sports fane reacted to the return of the NBA and MLB, and the role Twitter played in connecting them to the action.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 20, 2020 -
Retrieved from Twitter on August 21, 2020
Twitter Adds More Detail on DMs from Users You Don't Follow
Twitter is giving users more insight into who's DMing them with new details on messages from people you don't follow.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 20, 2020 -
TikTok Provides an Update on its Approach to Hate Speech and Offensive Content
TikTok has shared a new update on its efforts to detect and remove hate speech across its platform.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 20, 2020 -
Reddit Reports 18% Drop in Hateful Comments After Recent Change in Enforcement Approach
After recently updating its approach to hate speech, and banning thousands of subreddits as a result, Reddit is now seeing significant improvements.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 20, 2020 -
Retrieved from Pinterest on August 21, 2020
Pinterest Highlights Black-Owned Fashion and Beauty Businesses in Latest Shop Update
As part of National Black Business Month, Pinterest is highlighting Black-owned businesses in the latest update to its Pinterest Shop.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 20, 2020 -
Retrieved from Vishal Sha/Twitter on August 20, 2020
Instagram Adds New Prompt to Alert Users When They Seek to Share Private Posts and Stories
Instagram has added a new notification which will alert users when they go to share a private post with their connections.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from @schwa23/Twitter on August 20, 2020
Instagram Replaces Nametag Codes with QR Codes to Help Quickly Connect Users
Instagram has added new QR codes for profiles, which will replace Nametag Codes, which Instagram launched in 2018.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Avaaz on August 20, 2020
New Report Finds Facebook is a Major Facilitator of Health Misinformation
A new report from human rights group Avaaz has found that Facebook Pages spreading health misinformation have seen an estimated 3.8 billion views this year alone.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 20, 2020
Facebook Portal Adds Support for Video Calls via Zoom, WebEx and More
Facebook's adding more ways for Portal users to connect into video meetings, with a range of new integration tools.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Facebook Takes Action Against QAnon, Impacting Thousands of Groups
Facebook is removing or restricting thousands of groups, Pages and accounts linked to conspiracy theory group QAnon.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Facebook on August 20, 2020
Facebook Adds New Resources to Support Black-Owned Businesses
Facebook has announced some new measures to help support black-owned businesses as part of its broader efforts to address racial inequality.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Instagram on August 20, 2020
Instagram Rolls Out Suggested Posts at the End of Your Following Feed to All Users
Instagram is officially rolling out a new suggested content listing for when users reach the end of their main feed.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Twitter on August 20, 2020
Twitter Launches New Transparency Center to Better Highlight Actions Taken
Twitter has launched a new Transparency Center to help provide more insight into actions it's taken based on rule violations, information requests and more.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Retrieved from Voicebot.ai on August 19, 2020
TikTok Collaborates with Amazon to Enable TikTok Controls via Alexa Voice Activation
TikTok is now controllable via Alexa voice activation thanks to a new collaboration between Amazon and the app.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 18, 2020 -
Retrieved from Rob Leathern/Twitter on August 19, 2020
Facebook's Updating its Ad Preferences Hub to Make it Easier to Control Your Personal Ad and Data Settings
Facebook will soon launch a new update for its Ad Preferences tool to make it easier to understand each element.
By Andrew Hutchinson • Aug. 18, 2020