Tag: Social Media

Reddit Hits $10 Billion Valuation
Reddit has secured another round of funding, bringing the social media company’s valuation to $10 billion. Reddit has been the darling of the s...
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Russia Passes Law Forcing Social Media Companies to Have Local Office
Vladimir Putin has signed a law that forces social media companies to have an office in the country. Russia has a long history of trying to con...
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Facebook Poised for Slowest US Growth Ever in 2021
Facebook is poised to experience its slowest US growth ever in 2021, dropping to a mere 1%. Facebook is the 800-pound gorilla among social medi...
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YouTube Shorts $100 Million Fund Aims to Take on TikTok
YouTube has established a $100 million fund in an effort to attract creators to its YouTube Shorts TikTok competitor. TikTok has taken the soci...
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Twitter Uses Prompts to Encourage Nicer Tweeting
Twitter is rolling out a feature that prompts user to be more considerate, with iOS and Android English-speaking accounts first to see it. One...
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Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Ban
Facebook’s Oversight Board has decided Donald Trump’s fate, upholding the ban imposed after the January 6 insurrection. Then-President Donald T...
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Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone: Platform Has ‘Scary Amount of Power’
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is the latest to weigh in on the increasing power of social media, labeling it “scary.” According to...
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Instagram Testing the Ability to Hide Likes
Instagram is testing a feature that will allow users to hide Likes, both in other users’ posts and in their own. One of the downsides of social...
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Twitch Updates Policy to Address Severe Off-Service Misconduct
Twitch has announced it will start addressing severe cases of misconduct that impact its community, even if they occur off-service. Social medi...
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Twitter Fixes Bug That Locked Out Users Who Tweeted ‘Memphis’
In a strange turn of events, some Twitter users found themselves locked out of their accounts for tweeting the word “Memphis.” Twitter, like mo...
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Reddit Hires Drew Vollero As First CFO On Road To IPO
Reddit has hired Andrew (Drew) Vollero as its first CFO as the company prepares to go public. Reddit has been steadily working towards an IPO,...
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Slack Joins Chorus of Companies Wanting to Challenge Clubhouse
Slack is the latest company looking to cash in on Clubhouse’s popularity, with plans to include similar features in its own app. Clubhouse is a...
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Twitter Testing In-Line YouTube Viewing
Twitter is testing a new feature that will let users watch YouTube videos in-line, without leaving the Twitter conversation. Traditionally, cli...
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India Wants to Block WhatsApp Data Change
India is asking a court to block WhatsApp from sharing data with Facebook, saying the change violates local laws. Facebook made waves in Januar...
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Facebook Cracking Down on Posts Praising Atlanta Shooting
In the latest test of its moderation efforts, Facebook is cracking down on posts praising the Atlanta shooting. Eight people were...
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