YouTube’s looking to help more people get into college, via a new program, in conjunction with Arizona State University and Crash Course that will enable YouTube users to earn college credits via in-app courses. As outlined by the affable Hank
Data Privacy Day is being held on January 28th, and to mark the event, Meta is urging users to review their privacy settings, while it’s also looking to highlight its various initiatives to help protect users, and give people more
LinkedIn’s looking to make it easier to find relevant newsletters in your niche, by adding a new option that will enable members to view what newsletters another member is subscribed to in the app. As per LinkedIn: “We’ve heard from
Key points: Instagram’s adding a ‘Quiet Mode’ that will notify contacts when you’re offline Instagram’s also adding new manual content controls to improve its recommendations Instagram’s also adding new settings update alerts for parents Instagram’s adding more ways for
This is interesting. Earlier today, Twitter chief Elon Musk replied to a commentator who questioned why he was seeing more ‘right wing’ posts in his feed. People on the right should see more “left wing” stuff and people on the
Meta’s upping its data privacy processes for young users, with new restrictions on how teens can be targeted by ads in its apps, and new control options that will enable teens to opt out of ad topics. First off, on
As flagged by Twitter chief Elon Musk over the weekend, Twitter has today rolled out its new swipeable timeline option, which will make it easier for users to switch between the algorithm-defined main feed (which includes recommended tweets from people
In January 2021, in the wake of the Capitol Riots, and after years of debate over the impact that political content was having on Facebook users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had decided enough was enough. As Zuckerberg noted in
WhatsApp’s looking to help keep people connected, even amid government-mandated communication disruptions, by adding proxy support for WhatsApp users, which enables you to choose a proxy server to remain connected, even if your local network goes down. WhatsApp chief Will
Instagram has added some new tools to help users regain access to their accounts if they find themselves locked out, while it’s also added some new measures to combat impersonation – which feel like a pointed jab at Elon Musk’s
Another key element of Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter 2.0’ reformation plan is now in place, with Twitter opening up its Community Notes tweet context indicators to all users globally. Well, sort of – as of today, all Twitter users can view
Amid ongoing concerns about its data gathering processes, and its possible linkage to the Chinese Government, TikTok’s influence continues to grow, with the platform now a key source of entertainment for many of its billion active users. And it’s not
TikTok is facing yet another legal challenge in the US, with the State of Indiana filing a lawsuit that accuses TikTok and parent company ByteDance of violating the state’s consumer protection laws, and in particular, failing to safeguard young people
Meta’s added some new ways to use your 3D avatar within Facebook and Instagram, as it works to further align users with these cartoonish versions of themselves as a new way to connect. First off, on Facebook, you can now