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X Is Working on ‘Decoupling’ Its DM Functionality
Soon, you’ll be able to use X as your primary DM platform of choice, even if you never post anything else in the app. Which, I guess, you can already do now, but X is trying to make this a more definitive functional split. In another step towards Elon Musk’s “everything app” vision, X is currently working on “de-coupling” DMs…
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Snapchat Faces Lawsuit in New Mexico Over Failure to Protect Young Users
Snapchat’s facing a potential ban in the state of New Mexico, with a new lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleging that Snap has failed protect children from sextortion, sexual exploitation, and harm in the app. According to the filing, Snapchat is now “a primary platform used by criminals to carry out sextortion,” which is one of the…
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Bluesky and Threads Rise Following X’s Brazil Ban
So now that X is banned in Brazil, what apps are Brazilians turning to instead, and will X be able to regain its position as a key social platform in the region if it is eventually re-instated by Brazilian authorities? To recap, at the beginning of this month, Brazilian officials announced a full ban of X due to the platform’s…
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YouTube Develops New Processes to Detect AI Deepfakes
YouTube’s looking to improve its countermeasures to police AI deepfakes, via new detection processes that will be able to alert creators, and/or their publishers, whenever their face or voice is used in another clip. Deepfakes have become a major concern in the evolving generative AI era, with various artists and politicians already being depicted by computer-generated replicants. And now, YouTube’s…
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TikTok Rolls Out Improved Safety Measures for Teens
TikTok’s rolling out some new safety tools for young users, including updated in-app resources for parents, improved advice guides, and a new TV campaign that highlights its safety features. First off, TikTok’s partnered with The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) to develop a new “Digital Safety Partnership” agreement for Families, which is an actual contract-style document that can help parents to…
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All The Key Considerations Around X’s Ban in Brazil
So, X has now been banned in Brazil, after refusing to comply with Brazilian court orders to remove the accounts of seven anti-government commentators which it claims have contributed to ongoing unrest in the region. Though the actual specifics here are in question, with X itself claiming that it hasn’t been given enough information to justifiably action this request. Which…
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X to Vacate its San Francisco HQ on September 13th
After announcing that it would be leaving its San Francisco home last month, X has now confirmed that it’s vacating its iconic Market Street building in two weeks. As reported by Fortune: “In a brief note to staff on Thursday, the company formerly known as Twitter announced that its longtime office and global headquarters in San Francisco will close in…
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Snapchat Reawakens Retro Trends With Latest Update
Snapchat has added some new features, which are actually fairly retro-style, harking back to older trends. First off, Snapchat’s trying to reignite interest in Bitstrips, the originating format of Bitmoji, which, at one stage, was huge on Facebook. As per Snap: “Our community has long loved Bitmoji Stories as a way to stay connected with fun, comic-strip style stories. Now,…
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Threads Adds Option to Rearrange Columns on Desktop
Here’s a simple, but handy update for Threads users on desktop. Today, Threads has added the ability to rearrange the columns for your desktop Threads display. Threads launched the new column display on desktop back in May, which is very similar to the TweetDeck or Hootsuite format, enabling you to monitor separate streams based on keywords, topics, people, and more,…
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Instagram Adds New Text and Sticker Options
Instagram’s adding some new creative options, including a range of new fonts for your Reels and Stories, stickers for photos, text animation, and more. First off, IG has added several new text fonts that you can use in your posts. As you can see, you now have more ways to enhance the feel of your Stories with fonts that better…
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