Tag: social media
Bluesky is the new home for millions of disillusioned Twitter users – here’s how to make the switch
Bluesky has seen a million new users join since the US election Twitter (now known as X) is losing hundreds of thousands of users A Chrome extension lets you to find your friends from Twitter on Bluesky Bluesky may become the micro-blogging social media app of choice for disillusioned Twitter…
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Discord is firing back against MapleStory devs over copyright infringement and users are caught in the crossfire
Behind the scenes of one of the biggest social media platforms has been an epic struggle with a valuable payout — user data. But not just any user data mind you. This struggle allegedly involves Nexon Korea Corporation, a South Korean video game maker, trying to obtain the data of…
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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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