Facebook Is Testing a Large 'F' Button in the Middle of Its Lower Function Bar

Facebook has expanded its test of a large 'F' button in the middle of the lower function bar in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2020

Twitter Will Now Allow Some Brands to Make Reference to COVID-19 in Ads

Twitter has revised its stance on ads that mention COVID-19 in order to cater to use cases which could facilitate social good.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2020

Facebook Provides Location-Tracking Maps, New User Surveys for COVID-19 Research

Facebook is providing location-tracking data to health authories to help them combat COVID-19, while it's also looking to providing insights into symptoms via user surveys.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2020

YouTube Moves to Restrict Videos About COVID-19/5G Conspiracy Theory

YouTube says that it will restrict videos which promote a fringe conspiracy theory that 5G towers help to spread COVID-19.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2020

Facebook Provides Security Tips for Those Working from Home [Infographic]

Amid the mass migration to working remote, Facebook has provided some key tips to help keep your accounts and information secure. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 5, 2020

New Fake Account Removals Highlight Twitter's Bot Problem Once Again

Twitter recently removed more than 20,000 fake accounts linked to the governments of Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Honduras and Indonesia.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2020

Digital Data Tracking and Privacy: The Future Implications of COVID-19

Both Facebook and Google are now contributing location tracking data to help combat COVID-19, but privacy advocates have warned that there are dangers with this approach.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2020

Facebook Adds Gift Card Discovery Tool, Service Impact Listings to Help Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Facebook has announced some extra tools to help businesses dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 shutdowns, including a new listing of gift cards where people can support local stores.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

Twitter Updates Explore, Making its Listings More Location-Specific

Twitter has announced an update to its Explore tab, which will see all your Explore listings become more location-specific.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

Twitter May Soon Change Its 'Lists' Tab to 'Channels' in an Effort to Boost Content Exposure

Twitter's experimenting with a re-naming of its 'Lists' tab to 'Channels', which is more aligned with the way the platform has been promoting lists as alternate feeds.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

Facebook Provides Update on Actions Taken Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior

Facebook has published the March version of its monthly Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report, outlining all the actions it tok against bad actors for the month.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

Facebook Announces Full Launch of Messenger Desktop App for MacOS and Windows

Facebook has officially launched the new Messenger desktop app for MacOS and Windows, providing another way for people to stay connected.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

People Are Spending 20% More Time in Apps During the COVID-19 Lockdowns [Report]

New data shows that people are spending 20% more time in apps amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, while in-app spending hit a new record for the quarter.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

Google Donates $6.5 Million in Funding to Assist Fact-Checking Organizations in Battling COVID-19 Misinformation

Google has allocated $6.5 million in funding to help various organizations limit the spread of misinformation about COVID-19.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

LinkedIn Provides an Overview of Content and Engagement Trends Related to COVID-19 [Infographic]

LinkedIn has provided an overview of how the evolving COVID-19 discussion has dominated its platform in recent weeks, along with some of the key business themes emerging from that. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2020

LinkedIn Offers Free Job Posts to Essential Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

LinkedIn is offering essential services free job postings on its platform in order to help provide assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2020

Snapchat Sees Higher Usage Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns, Outlines Key Trends of Note

Snapchat has provided an update on the usage trends that it's seeing amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, including a 50% increase in video calls and 25% more time spent using Lenses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2020

YouTube is Working on a TikTok-Like Tool to Fend Off Rising Video Competition

YouTube is reportedly developing its own TikTok-like tool, as the short-form video app continues to gain momentum amid the COVID-19 lockdowns.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2020

LinkedIn Provides Free Mindfulness Courses on LinkedIn Learning to Help People Deal with the COVID-19 Lockdowns

With many people adjusting to unfamiliar work/life situations, LinkedIn has outlined a range of LinkedIn Learning courses that people can take, for free, to help them deal with change.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2020

Facebook Outlines How It's Promoting Census Participation, and Monitoring for Census Misinformation

Facebook has outlined how it's working to promote Census participation in the US, and how it's using its election integrity team to monitor for Census misinformation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2020

Facebook Launches 'Community Help' Where Users Can Register to Help Neighbors or Request Assistance

Facebook has launched a new 'Community Help' platform, where people can either offer assistance to others in their community, or request help with tasks.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 1, 2020

Facebook Updates Oculus Quest Controls, Adding New Menu Options and 2D Multi-Window Support

Facebook has announced a new update for its user control options in Oculus Quest, which could help to make VR a more functional, useful space.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 1, 2020

Instagram's Working on a New Filter to Limit Exposure to Sensitive Content

Instagram is working on a new option which would enable users to limit their exposure to sensitive content in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 1, 2020

Facebook Adds New Video Features, Including 'Series' and Updates to Bulk Uploader

Facebook has announced a new set of updates for its video tools which will better enable Pages to build audiences for their video content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 1, 2020

Snapchat Will Now Enable Developers to Integrate Snapchat Stories into Their Apps via Snap Kit

Snapchat will now enable developers to integrate Snapchat Stories into their on apps, which could boost exposure and usage.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 1, 2020