Facebook Dealt Setback by EU Court Adviser in Privacy Dispute
Facebook was dealt a setback on Tuesday when an adviser to the top European Union court said any data protection authority in the bloc had the power to [Read More…]
Social Media
Instagram Now Lets You Live Stream With a Friend
Instagram on Tuesday announced users can now live stream with a friend. Called ‘going live with a friend’, the new feature can be found in version [Read More…]
Twitter’s Testing a 280-Character Limit for Tweets
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey last year made a definitive announcement about the company’s famous 140-character count amid rumors that the firm would substantially relax the limit. [Read More…]
Instagram Doubles Monthly Active Advertisers to Over 2 Million
Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Tuesday announced it has doubled its advertiser base in the past six months to reach over two million monthly active advertisers. “Our [Read More…]
Facebook Partners Nielsen to Unveil Ad Performance Measurement Solutions
In a bid to provide brands way to compare advertisements performances, Facebook has introduced new measurement solutions that will enable advertisers to see the impact of their [Read More…]
DHS Should Stop the Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice that it is storing social media information on immigrants, including lawful permanent residents and naturalized [Read More…]
Germany’s social media hate speech law is now in effect
A new law has come into force in Germany aimed at regulating social media platforms to ensure they remove hate speech within set periods of [Read More…]
On Social Media, There Is No Difference Between the Real and the Fake
In his The Sublime Object of Ideology, Slavoj Zizek, taking from French humorist Alphonse Allais, presents us with a comic scenario: a married couple, for the sake [Read More…]
Facebook Won’t Make Cars, COO Sandberg Reassures Germany
Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandbergwent on a charm offensive in Germany on Thursday, telling the country’s powerful automakers that the world’s biggest social network does [Read More…]
Facebook Crisis Response Centre Unveiled, Brings Safety Check and Community Help Together
To help its users during disasters, Facebook has created a new centre for crisis response where people can find information about recent crises and access the [Read More…]