Tag: author_name|Karissa Bell
Twitter will let users send and receive Bitcoin tips
Four months after Twitter first introduced in-app tipping, the company is expanding its “tip jar” feature in a major way. The company is opening up tipping to all its users globally, and for the first time will allow users to send and receive tips in Bitcoin. With the update, Twitter…
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I wish Ray-Ban’s Stories smart glasses were made by anyone but Facebook
I’ve spent much of the last week trying out Ray-ban Stories, the new smart glasses made by Facebook and Ray-Ban owner Luxottica, and I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about them. Here’s what I do know: I don’t hate them. I might actually kind of like them, and…
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Twitter starts rolling out Communities, it’s dedicated space for groups
After 15 years, Twitter is getting dedicated features for groups. The company is now starting to test Communities, “a more intimate space for conversations” on the platform. Communities, which the company first teased back in February, are sort of like Twitter’s version of a subreddit or a public-facing group on…
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Instagram will require users to share their birthday in push for teen safety
Instagram will require users to share their birthday, an update the company says is meant to protect young people using its app. The photo app already asks new users to provide a birthday when they sign up, a requirement that’s been in place since the end of 2019. But people…
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Facebook launches tool to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts
Facebook's introducing new tools to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts’ privacy settings. The “one-click” tool will activate privacy settings for timeline posts, and prevent profile photos from being downloaded or shared, Facebook’s Head of Security Policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a statement. The feature will encourage users…
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Facebook’s first ‘widely viewed content’ report argues political content isn’t actually popular
Facebook really wants people to know that it’s most popular content isn’t political and it’s releasing a new report to try to prove it. The social network released its first-ever “Widely Viewed Content Report,” documenting what it claims is the most-viewed content on its platform during the second quarter of…
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