It wasn't quite a Thanos-level extinction event, but the Twitter purge came, it took, and it conquered. On Thursday, Twitter commenced the deletion of accounts it deemed "inactive." That means accounts owned by people who've stopped using the platform and didn't bother to try to reactivate...
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Facebook's fifth diversity report isn't much better than previous years.Image: Thibault Camus/AP/REX/ShutterstockBy Karissa Bell2018-07-12 23:00:19 UTC Surprise, surprise: Facebook is still overwhelmingly white and male. That's the bottom line of Facebook's fifth annual diversity report, which was released Thursday. And while the company may still have...
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It's a Silicon Valley tale as old as time. A company publicly screws up, promises to make things better, and then continues to repeat the same mistakes. But maybe, just maybe, Twitter is delivering some much needed edits to that particular fable. As reported by the...
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Facebook may have some new live streaming features up its sleeve.Image: Getty Images/sean gallupBy Karissa Bell2018-07-06 00:28:07 UTC Who needs a skincare regimen when you have Facebook? Two new patents — which were filed by the Menlo Park-based company last year but made public today —...
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You may soon be able to straight up ask questions in your Instagram Story.Image: lili sams/mashableBy Karissa Bell2018-07-02 23:25:17 UTC Have a burning question for your most loyal Instagram followers? You might soon be able to ask them in your Stories. Instagram is reportedly testing a...
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Expect to hear much more 'transparency' from Facebook.Image: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images/By Karissa Bell2018-06-29 00:27:40 UTC In the midst of Facebook's biggest public relations crisis ever, the social media behemoth wants everyone to know that it's going to start taking transparency very, very seriously. That new commitment,...
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Basking in that sweet, sweet data.Image: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/gettyBy Jack Morse2018-06-28 02:04:20 UTC To hear Facebook tell it, no one at the company is secretly using your phone's microphone to listen in on your conversations for the purpose of ad targeting. But that doesn't mean they aren't...
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Instagram's YouTube competitor is finally here. The company has officially launched IGTV, a new way for Instagram users to create YouTube-like channels that host longer videos within Instagram. But even though IGTV channels will exist within the main Instagram app we all know and love, the company...
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A hazy proposition.Image: Alexander Koerner/GettyBy Jack Morse2018-06-20 19:03:34 UTC You already give Facebook your data, so why not throw a little cold, hard cash into the mix as well. Just bear with me here. So, you're following your favorite creator on the social network created in...
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Facebook announces additional restrictions on firearm-related advertising.Image: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGESBy Johnny Lieu2018-06-18 02:20:34 UTC Facebook is tightening up its rules on advertising gun accessories to minors. The social media giant announced it would restrict the advertising of weapon accessories, such as optics, belt accessories and...
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