[ad_1] The move is notable because Facebook has previously been reluctant to apply its rules to politicians. But on Thursday, the company confirmed the ads’ removal. “There are policies in place to prevent confusion around the official U.S. Census and this is an example of those being enforced,” Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone wrote in a […]
Category: Social Media
Twitter users on Android can now pin lists to their Home feeds
[ad_1] Lists have been a feature within Twitter for a long time, but they’re buried under menus, making them inconvenient to use. However, they can be a great way to find relevant information quickly now that they’re easily accessible. For example, a user could create a list of their favorite bands and quickly check if […]
Facebook pulls out of SXSW amid growing fears over coronavirus
[ad_1] The move isn’t necessarily surprising. Facebook also canceled its biggest annual event, developer conference F8, which draws thousands of attendees from all over the world. And their withdrawal from the Austin festival comes hours after Twitter said it’s pulling the plug on its SXSW plans after the company restricted all “non-essential travel” for employees. […]
Facebookâs rebuilt Messenger is a big step towards unifying its chat apps
[ad_1] In fact, Messenger’s engineers have been steadily stripping features out of it, like the Discover tab, which the company confirmed it was axing last week. (Separately, Facebook notes some features may be “temporarily unavailable,” but no word yet on which specific capabilities may be affected.) More importantly, the redesign lays important groundwork for other […]
WHO joins TikTok to fight coronavirus misinformation
[ad_1] The clips won’t compete with the latest dance tutorials or political commentary clips in terms of style, but they do appear to be getting an audience. The initial video had over 6.5 million views as of this writing, while the second had over 252,000. Gizmodo noted that these aren’t the first worldwide organizations to […]
Pope Francis wants you to give up being a jerk online for Lent
[ad_1] Back in the day when Pope Francis himself was a child, his family didn’t have a television, but they would make it a point not to listen to the radio. Keeping the chatter to a minimum can better help the faithful connect with and hear the word of God, he said. The internet makes […]
Ninja’s Twitter account was hijacked
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Ninja wasn’t fazed either. Besides deleting the tweets, he posted a video (below) blasting an “irrelevant” person for grasping in vain for popularity. “Same script every time,” he said, suggesting this wasn’t a particularly sophisticated hijack. The incident wasn’t the first for Ninja. In July of last year, scammers compromised his Instagram […]
Twitter suspends 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content
[ad_1] Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has been much shorter than his competitors and, so far, much louder. With a huge budget, it’s paid for posts by social media influencers as well as standard advertisements. However, the LA Times reports that on Friday, Twitter suspended some 70-odd accounts for breaking its rules against “against platform manipulation […]
Facebook plans to clarify when pro-Bloomberg posts come from staffers
[ad_1] At the moment, Facebook doesn’t have a way to show when political posts come from paid campaigners, and CNBC’s source didn’t share any proposed solutions. “We think it’s important that political campaigns have the guidance and tools to be transparent,” a Facebook spokesperson told CNBC. “That’s why we recommend campaign employees make the relationship […]
Snapchat’s latest AR filters turn the floor into lava
[ad_1] The filters build on the effects from Lenses like Baby and Time Machine. Yes, you’ll probably only use them sparingly — say, to portray a place as a literal hellscape. They do show how advanced phone-based augmented reality has become, though. They also give Snapchat something else it can lord over Instagram, at least […]