[ad_1] You can keep looking at Stories as long as one side hasn’t blocked or passed on the other. And sharing your Stories doesn’t change your sharing settings in Facebook or Instagram — you don’t have to worry about widening access to your account just to woo someone. This isn’t a novelty. Tinder is incorporating […]
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Facebook may restrict highly targeted political ads
[ad_1] A spokesman didn’t confirm or deny the claims, but did reiterate to the WSJ that Facebook was “looking at different ways [it] might refine” its stance on political ads. If the approach sounds familiar, it should. Google recently limited political ad targeting to age, gender and general location, making it difficult to manipulate specific […]
Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles
[ad_1] The app was still available on the Google Play Store as of this writing, and appeared to be popular with over 500,000 downloads since its April debut. Its presence online might be short-lived. Instagram was clear that Ghosty “violates our terms,” and planned “further enforcement” against the developer on top of the cease and […]
TikTok’s owner may be readying a streaming music service
[ad_1] ByteDance is said to still be in talks with Sony, Universal and Warner to license their music catalogs for the service. However, it might arrive sooner than you think. It’s believed to be launching as early as December in countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia. Service in the US is also coming, the sources […]
Twitter’s political ad ban will also curb ads for hot-button issues
[ad_1] The new rules will restrict ads for contentious subjects like abortion and climate change. Some keywords, such as “conservative” and “liberal,” won’t be allowed as a matter of course. The list of barred keywords will receive continuous updates, Twitter said. The company’s new policies also curb the use of microtargeting, or attempts to skew […]
Facebook Pay lets you buy goods and send money inside Facebook’s apps
[ad_1] Facebook is unsurprisingly aware of the potential security and privacy issues, although its statements won’t be completely reassurance. You can require either a PIN code or biometrics for purchases, while all data is both encrypted and monitored for fraud. Your shopping history won’t be shared outside of the app, and bank and card account […]
Facebook lets you get rid of those annoying notification dots
[ad_1] A spokesperson wasn’t shy about the reasoning for the new options, telling Engadget in a statement “We are rolling out navigation bar controls to make it easier for people to connect with the things they like and control the notifications they get within the Facebook app.” This is about giving you more relevant features […]
Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia
[ad_1] A third man charged at the same time, Ahmed Almutairi, is also facing spying charges but didn’t work at Twitter. Instead, he allegedly served as a go-between for the Saudi government and the Twitter staffers. According to both clues in the indictment and a Washington Post source, the trio supposedly partnered with Bader Al […]
Twitter now lets you follow topics, not just accounts
[ad_1] Future updates will add more topics, Twitter’s Rob Bishop told The Verge. The company has also teased the possibility of “narrow cast[ing]” your tweets to people who follow a particular subject, although we suspect that might take some work. You don’t want your feed to be cluttered with Topics spam. The addition joins a […]
Facebook is testing a facial recognition tool to verify your identity
[ad_1] There’s also mention of an updated process for submitting your ID photo for account verification. It’s decidedly less sophisticated and simply involves snapping a photo of your ID on a flat, well-lit surface and submitting the picture. We’ve asked Facebook for comment. Code like this isn’t necessarily a guarantee that a feature is coming […]