Category: Social Media

Facebook users can sue over facial recognition, Court rules

Facebook users in Illinois claim the tech giant violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, which requires companies to obtain consent when collecting their biometric information. A federal appeals court is allowing a group of users to sue Facebook on claims the social network collected their facial data without consent. On Thursday, the U.S. Court […]

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3 UNIQUE WAYS TO USE FACEBOOK TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS

Although it used to be a platform to connect with friends, Facebook is now used globally for businesses to promote their content and grow their following. The platform boasts 1.56 billion daily active users on average, and this number continues to increase as time goes on. If you use the platform to grow and cater to your […]

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Twitter announces full rollout of the platform’s new desktop experience

After testing a new version of its desktop UI with selected users over the past few months, Twitter has this week announced that it’s now rolling out the updated Twitter.com experience to all users. As you can see from the video, the new Twitter for desktop includes a range of updated features, including: More of What’s Happening – We’ve […]

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Facebook emulates rivals’ monetization playbooks to draw more creators

The facts: Facebook is introducing a number of new features to attract more online content creators, some of which resemble tools on rival sites like Amazon’s Twitch, CNet reported. The announcements arrive around a Facebook Creator Day today in Malibu, California, and ahead of the popular five-day VidCon conference for creators, which kicks off Wednesday in […]

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Twitter Launches “Twitter ArtHouse”

Twitter has announced a new creative team that will help brands to produce video content on their own platform: “Twitter ArtHouse”. According to the announcement from Twitter, “advertising creative is the top factor in driving sales, so brands need to create content that drives brand love and business impact.” The platform and GroupM found that video content optimized for Twitter drives 33% more emotional engagement than […]

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