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Facebook's latest ad ban in the name of inauguration safety is pure performace
Come on. Is anyone buying still buying this crap as an action taken for some nebulous idea of public good?
Facebook bars events close to the Biden inauguration, state capitols
The move is meant to derail any efforts to use Facebook as a staging ground for more violence, following the Jan. 6 domestic terror assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Why Bigo Live is the number one live-streaming application to know
Innovative streaming formats give this platform a leg up.
Jack Dorsey defends Twitter's decision to ban Trump
He says the future is decentralization.
TikTok introduces stricter privacy rules for its youngest users
The social network making its platform safer for kids.
WhatsApp clarifies it cannot see your private messages
But it does share your metadata with Facebook.
Parler left its content, even deleted posts, out in the open — and archivists have saved it all
Parler just left its content unprotected and available for anyone to grab. You didn't need to hack into its administration view to see posts.
By Matt Binder
Facebook vows to remove all 'Stop the Steal' posts, but just look at what happened last time
The company previously blocked #StopTheSteal but the hashtag is now searchable again.
By Matt Binder
Parler CEO says the service will be down 'longer than expected'
The social network probably isn't coming back very soon.
Amazon delivers a killing blow to the pro-Trump social network, Parler
It'll likely be back at some point, but there's no telling how long that will take.
Twitter bans prominent QAnon figures, including Michael Flynn, citing 'potential for violence'
It also banned Ron and Jim Watkins, and more.
By Jack Morse
TikTok's new confetti effect uses iPhone 12 Pro's LiDAR sensor
AR confetti! Fairly precisely positioned on actual surfaces!
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch ban Donald Trump
All it took was an attempted coup.
By Jack Morse
Facebook belatedly removes Trump video falsely claiming election 'was stolen'
Trump posted the video as violent pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol building.
By Jack Morse
How Big Tech failed to stop misinformation in 2020
Conspiracy theories spread rapidly in 2020 along with COVID-19.
By Matt Binder
The privacy wins worth celebrating in an otherwise dreary 2020
There are some things to be happy about in 2020.
By Jack Morse
Twitter lets you 'turn off retweets' for accounts with bad taste
For accounts that drown your timeline with trash RTs.
By Jack Morse
Twitter's election label now acknowledges Joe Biden as president-elect
That means Donald Trump's Twitter account has technically acknowledged Biden's victory as well.
Sex workers fear targeting under Instagram's terms of service
The new terms will be in effect starting Sunday.
By Anna Iovine
Pass the wine and crank the tunes: Twitter tests 'dinner party'-like Spaces
Anyone can join an audio conversation "space," but hosts decide who speaks.
By Jack Morse
Twitter tests 'humanization prompts' in effort to reduce toxic replies
The test will show what you have in common with users before you hit "reply."
By Jack Morse
Twitter explains how to apply for a verification badge
The public application process will open up in "early 2021."
By Jack Morse
This was the year TV figured out technology. Finally.
BREAKING: All fictional characters now know how to use their phones.
By Proma Khosla
