Category: Social Media

Twitter shuts down Saudi state-backed information operations

They formed a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts. Twitter announced it has removed another batch of state-backed Twitter accounts from its platform, this time there were just shy of 6,000 of which a “significant” number of these were from Saudi Arabia. According to Twitter, the deleted accounts represent a “core portion” of a […]

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Twitter Warns Millions of Android App Users to Update Immediately

If endlessly scrolling through Twitter on your phone is part of your daily ritual, you’re going to want to update the app as soon as you can if you’re an Android user. This week, Twitter confirmed a vulnerability in its Android app that could let hackers see your “nonpublic account information” and commandeer your account […]

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Instagram breaking advertising rules

Instagram posts about vaping banned for breaking advertising rules British American Tobacco (BAT) is among four e-cigarette sellers banned from promoting their products on public Instagram pages after adverts appeared alongside pictures of well-known celebrities.  BAT claimed its posts that included pictures of Lily Allen, Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek and other famous faces only “provided information” to users and were […]

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Instagram now lets you upload multiple photos on one Story post with ‘layout’ feature

A third-party tool brought inside Instagram’s newest Stories feature allows users to post multiple photos on one screen. The feature, called Layout, is launching globally today, and people can incorporate up to six photos. It’s a simple feature, but one that’ll likely be popular, especially given the multiple third-party story-editing apps that offer something similar. […]

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Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list

Google employees in Venice joined their counterparts around the world and staged a mass walkout in November 2018 in protest of sexual misconduct at the company. Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO — Big tech companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering […]

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