Twitter Provides New Ad Placement Controls to Reassure Ad Partners

The new controls will help to ensure their ads don't appear alongside offensive tweets.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

A Look at All the Changes Implemented by Elon Musk at Twitter in his Time as Chief Twit

We didn't think we'd be doing a review of Musk's time as 'Chief Twit' so quickly.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

Twitter Implements New Rules Banning Links to Other Social Platforms

Team Elon has pulled another controversial move, as they continue to re-shape the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2022

Twitter’s Banning of Journalists Could Help to Establish a New Approach to Content Moderation in the App

Elon Musk seems to agree that tweets that could cause real world harm are a problem. Which is the key challenge for moderation teams.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 16, 2022

Meta Shuts Down Cameo-Like ‘Super’ App

Another of Meta's experimental apps is being shuttered as it continues to cut costs.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 15, 2022

Meta Shares a New Overview of its Evolving Efforts to Tackle Mass Manipulation Efforts

Meta continues to evolve its efforts to detect and remove coordinated influence operations.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 15, 2022

Instagram Adds New Measures to Help Users Regain Access to Locked Accounts

The new measures will make it easier to get back into your IG account, while also protecting against impersonation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 15, 2022

Twitter’s New Rules Around Live Location Sharing Could Open Up New Avenues for Political Censorship

Twitter has implemented new rules to outlaw live location sharing, at the behest of Elon Musk.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 15, 2022

Would Self-Classification of Social Posts Improve the Key Problems in Moderating Online Speech?

Being able to control what types of content you see on social is one thing, but is it enough to address the key challenges of moderation?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

YouTube Tests New Emoji Reactions Within Live Streams

YouTube adds to its array of quick response options in-stream.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

TikTok Tests New Horizontal, Full-Width Display for Videos

The larger display format provides more considerations for your TikTok approach.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

Twitter Shuts Down Revue Newsletter Platform Following ‘Twitter Files’ Response from Former CEO

Twitter acquired Revue in January last year, with a view to providing more monetization options for creators.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2022

US Lawmakers Call for Full Ban of TikTok Due to Data Tracking Concerns

Could TikTok really be banned in the US?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022

Meta Looks to Advance Industry Collaboration to Tackle Terrorist Content Online

Meta will work with other technology platforms to develop better approaches to the detection and removal of harmful content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022

Elon Musk Says ‘Ad Free’ Version of Twitter Blue is Coming

Ad-free Twitter? Elon will need a lot of people to sign-up to his $8 verification plan to make this a reality.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022

Snapchat Outlines its Top Lenses, Songs, Locations and Other Trends of the Year [Infographic]

Here’s what Snapchatters were engaging with throughout the year.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022

Instagram Adds ‘Candid’ BeReal Clone, Other New Engagement Elements for the Holidays

Instagram’s looking to lean into engagement trends with some new DM and Stories features.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2022

TikTok Adds New Options to Help Alleviate Minor Frustrations in the App

TikTok's rolling out an option that would enable you to undo a feed refresh.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2022

TikTok Tops Download Charts Again in November, Though its Growth Momentum is Slowing

New trend data suggests that TikTok's download momentum may be slowing after years of meteoric growth. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2022

Twitter Shares Mock-Ups of Longer Tweets and How They Would Look In-Stream

Longer tweets could be truncated in-stream, with users able to expand out the remaining characters.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2022

New App Tracks the Status of Twitter Handles So You Can Snap Up the Profile Name You’ve Always Wanted

Now, you can track the availability of that Twitter handle you want.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2022

Twitter Makes ‘Community Notes’ Visible to All Users Globally

Crowdsourced moderation could be a way to reduce the decision-making pressure on Twitter's internal teams.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 10, 2022

Twitter Announces the Re-Launch of its Paid Verification Plan, with a Price Increase on iOS

The program will now cost $11 on iOS to offset Apple's in-app purchase fees.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 10, 2022

New Report Looks at the Importance Versus Annoyance of Two-Factor Authentication [Infographic]

Yes, it can be annoying to have to check another device or app to log-in. But it's an important consideration for online safety.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 9, 2022

Twitter’s Adding New Ad Placement Controls as it Works to Ease Concerns About Account Reinstatements

As Twitter works to bring back previously banned users, it's also looking to help advertisers avoid unwanted content associations.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 9, 2022