Category: author_name|Karissa Bell
Instagram is getting ‘parental supervision’ features
Meta is introducing new “parental supervision” features for Instagram and virtual reality. The update will be available first for Instagram, which has faced a wave of scrutiny for its impact on teens and children, with new parental controls coming to Quest headsets over the next few months. On Instagram, the…
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Facebook gives Group admins new tools to block misinformation
Facebook is once again trying to stem the flow of misinformation within Groups. The social network is giving group admins new tools to help prevent misleading information from spreading. With the update, group admins will be able to “automatically decline” posts that have been determined to be false or misleading…
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Twitter tests in-app ‘shops’ for brands and businesses
Twitter is launching another experimental shopping feature, with in-app storefronts for brands and businesses. The feature, called Twitter Shops, builds on the “shop module” it launched last summer. But while the shop module only allows companies to showcase a handful of products on their profile page, the latest update gives…
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Instagram is demoting Russian state media accounts and labeling their posts
Instagram is joining Facebook in its attempt to bury Russian state media in its app. The app will now down-rank posts from state media outlets in its feed and in Stories, and will add prominent labels to discourage other users from sharing their posts. “Instagram believes the account that created…
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Facebook Gaming appears to be overrun by spam and pirated content
Last fall, Streamlabs published a report indicating that Facebook Gaming had overtaken YouTube Gaming to become the second-most popular platform by hours watched, just behind Twitch. In January, StreamElements reported the platform had its best month ever, hitting a new peak of 617 million hours of monthly watch time. Reports…
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Facebook will demote Russian state media across its entire platform
Facebook is taking new steps to curb the influence of Russian state media outlets on its platform. The company, which has already blocked access to RT and Sputnik within the European Union and Ukraine, now says it will demote all Russian state media across Facebook and Instagram around the world.…
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