Facebook Removes Three More Networks of Malicious Accounts, Including Coordinated Business Attacks in Myanmar

Facebook has provided an update on its latest set of account removals due to co-ordinated inauthentic behavior.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 13, 2020

YouTube Tests New 'Applause' Creator Donation Feature, Expanding on 'Super Chat'

YouTube is testing out a new way for fans to donate money to their favorite creators via an 'Applause' animation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 13, 2020

WhatsApp Reaches 2 Billion Active Users

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has reached a new milestone of 2 billion active users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 13, 2020

LinkedIn Publishes 'Opportunity Index', Highlighting Global Workforce Optimism and Potential

LinkedIn has published a new report which looks at career enthusiasm and outlook across the world. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 13, 2020

TikTok Launches New 'TikTok Tips' Account to Share Platform Safety and Well-being Advice

TikTok has launched a new, dedicated account to promote user safety and well-being tips.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 12, 2020

Snapchat Launches 'Here For You' Mental Health Resource for Users

Snapchat is launching a new set of tools to help users who are experiencing mental health concerns.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 12, 2020

Twitter Outlines Measures to Detect and Remove Misinformation Relating to the 2020 US Census

Twitter has announced a new set of measures to help protect users from misinformation about the upcoming US Census.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 12, 2020

Instagram Launches New Appeals Process for Disabled Accounts, Adds Report Tracking In-App

Instagram is adding some new tools to help track reports and appeal account suspensions as part of Safer Internet Day.  

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 12, 2020

Instagram Is Testing a New Trimming Tool for Instagram Stories Clips

Instagram is working on a new video trimming feature for Instagram Stories, which would be a welcome update for creators.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 9, 2020

Pinterest Reaches 335 Million Active Users, Surpasses $1 Billion In Revenue in 2019

Pinterest has continued its steady rise, posting another good result in Q4 2019.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 8, 2020

IGTV Monetization Is Coming, Which Could Make It a Much More Significant Consideration

Instagram is working on a new monetization process for IGTV content, which could give the platform a much-needed boost.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

Instagram Adds New Listings of 'Least Interacted With' and 'Most Shown in Feed' in Following Tab

Instagram has added new filters in your 'Following' tab which will enable you to see which accounts get the most visibility in your feed, and which you rarely engage with.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

TikTok Provides Option to Upload Content via Desktop

TikTok has added a new option enabling users to upload content via the desktop app. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

Reddit Announces New Partnership With Tagboard to Facilitate Connection With TV Broadcasters

Reddit is partnering with Tagboard on a new process which will enable TV broadcasters to make more use of Reddit content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

Facebook Begins Registering News Pages in Europe Ahead of Broader Rollout of News Section

Facebook has this week put the first call out for news organizations in Europe to register their Facebook Pages.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

Twitter Adds More Users in Q4, but Warns of Rising Costs as It Continues to Invest in Improvements

Twitter has published its Q4 and full-year numbers for 2019, showing solid increases in users and ad activity, though rising costs could impede future growth. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 7, 2020

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Will Stand Down to Take on New Role Focusing on Economic Opportunity

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has announced that he's stepping down from the role, and will be replaced by the company's Senior Vice President of Product Ryan Roslansky. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 6, 2020

Twitter Unveils New 'Manipulated Media' Policy to Limit the Impact of Deepfakes

Twitter has released its new policy and approach for detected manipulated media content posted in tweets.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

Instagram Rolls Out Option to Reply to Stories With GIFs

Instagram is now giving users the ability to reply to Stories with GIPHY GIFs. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

TikTok Is Testing a New Instagram-Like Profile Format, While Questions Remain About Moderation Policies

TikTok looks to be going with a more Instagram-inspired look for user profiles, while platform influencers are raising more concerns about content removals.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

Byte - the Revamp of Vine - Was Downloaded 1.3 Million Times in Its First Week

Short-form video app Byte, from the co-creator of Vine, saw a strong opening week, surpassing a million downloads.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

Facebook Adds New Controls and Data Transparency Tools in Messenger Kids

Facebook has rolled out a new set of updates for Messenger Kids which are designed to give parents more control and transparency over their child's activity and data. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

Twitter Uncovers Security Flaw in Phone Number to Account Matching Process

Twitter has uncovered a vulnerability in its account discoverability system which exposed personal information via its network.  

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 5, 2020

Twitter Rolls Out Conversation Threads on iOS

Twitter has rolled out the first element of its 'conversational' update, which has been in beta testing for several months.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 1, 2020

New Report Shows Universal Distrust in Social Media as a News Source

A new report from Pew Research has found that most people on both sides of the political divide, distrust social networks as news providers. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Feb. 1, 2020