[ad_1] No more fake videos on FacebookImage: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesBy Patrick Kulp2017-08-17 23:19:06 UTC Say goodbye to annoying fake Facebook videos. The social network is tweaking its algorithm so you'll see static memes disguised as videos and images with fake play buttons way less often. Spammers have...
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[ad_1] Zuck has weighed in on Charlottesville.Image: AP/REX/ShutterstockBy Karissa Bell2017-08-16 23:13:11 UTC We can now add Mark Zuckerberg to the growing list of CEOs and public figures who have weighed in on the events of Charlottesville. Writing in a Facebook post Wednesday, the CEO said white...
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[ad_1] Lorde's performance at Outside Lands in San Francisco was used for Snap's first public test of Crowd Surf.Image: TIM MOSENFELDER/Getty ImagesBy Kerry Flynn2017-08-14 18:23:27 UTC Having FOMO about not seeing Lorde at Outside Lands? Well, Snapchat just released a feature that could help alleviate...
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[ad_1] Autoplay can be annoying.Image: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesBy Patrick Kulp2017-08-12 22:22:50 UTC Autoplay videos can be one of the most frustrating parts of social media feeds. Facebook and Twitter turn this setting on by default to juice the view numbers for publishers and advertisers. But for...
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[ad_1] Image: Stephen Lam/Getty ImagesBy Patrick Kulp2017-08-09 15:29:49 UTC Facebook is taking aim at scammers who use bait-and-switch tricks to sneak sketchy ads past its inspectors. Hackers have long been able to bypass the social network's rules against ads for things like diet pills, pornography, and...
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[ad_1] Facebook has killed yet another one of its Snapchat clones. The social network quietly yanked Lifestage, the bizarre Snapchat-like app that was only for high schoolers, from the App Store last week. The app was launched less than a year ago but, like Facebook's many other...
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[ad_1] Get ready for a whole new obnoxious class of Twitter users. Twitter is testing a subscription program that will promote accounts and tweets for $99 per month. The program appears to differ from regular ads in that it is an all-in-one offer in which Twitter will...
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[ad_1] Thanks a lot, Twitter.Image: brittany herbert/mashableBy Karissa Bell2017-07-26 18:00:39 -0400 Twitter is adding more useless clutter to its notifications. The company quietly added a suite of new alerts to the notifications section of its apps and website. Now, instead of just seeing notifications when people...
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[ad_1] My new roommate.Image: Mashable/Chloe BryanBy Chloe Bryan2017-07-21 21:08:11 UTC When Snapchat introduced the objective perfection known as the dancing hot dog filter, I was immediately smitten. Right away, I knew Dancing Hot Dog was wholesome. It was smiling. It was wearing green headphones, probably purchased...
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