Category: social media
Discord changes course and lowers free upload limit to 10GB – how will that affect you?
In April 2023, I reported on Discord fixing one of its biggest problems: increasing the free upload limit for file sizes in serves. It had been a pathetic 8MB for years for non-paying users but was increased to 25MB. Great news, right? It truly was a sign that the extremely…
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This TikTok lawsuit could change the face of social media forever and it’s about time
Social Media and its Section 230 protection may have met its Waterloo. For most of the two-plus decades we’ve been using social media like X (nee Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others, they’ve operated under protections designed 25 years ago primarily to shield platforms like Compuserve and AOL. Those protections,…
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TikTok finally adds group chat functionality with new safety barriers for teens
TikTok fans, your pleas have been heard. The social video juggernaut today announced that group chat, one of the platform’s most requested features, will finally be introduced in a new update. Group Chat will allow users to share their favorite videos, latest trends, and greatest memes with their friends without…
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Instagram will now let you post up to 20 photos or videos in a gallery – your friends should be thrilled
Whether you’ve dreamed of posting a longer carousel post on Instagram – be it photos and videos of your dog, sharing your latest epic travel adventure, or maybe simply a monthly dump – the latest feature update from the social media giant will make your dream a little closer. Instagram,…
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Google and Meta reportedly skirting their own rules to ad target young teens, shows why tech giants cannot regulate themselves
Google and Meta have reportedly been rolling out ads targeting young teens, which skirt the former’s policies prohibiting such actions. According to a report from the Financial Times (via Engadget), Google created a marketing campaign targeting the 13-17-year-old demographic, advertising Instagram to YouTube users in that age range. To circumvent its…
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Threads is one, and it may be the best social media platform you’re still not using
Threads, the social media platform from Meta I didn’t know I wanted or needed, is officially one year old – and I’m still using it. That’s quite an accomplishment. Threads arrived on July 5, 2023, like an amiable social media savior. It didn’t do a lot, and owed much of…
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