Tag: social media
Discord testing new features for audio events in shot at rival Clubhouse
Chat platform Discord said on Thursday it will start to test paid tickets for audio events, the first feature where creators can m [...]
Gal Gadot’s message of Middle East peace creates online firestorm
Gal Gadot‘s message of unity amid ongoing rocket attacks in the West Bank created a firestorm from online critics, who contend the [...]
Florida woman posed as high school student to get Instagram followers: cops
A clout-chasing 28-year-old Florida woman is accused of posing as a high school student in a vain attempt to boost her follower co [...]
Woman allegedly used bear spray to abduct infant of mom she met on Facebook
A Canadian woman was arrested after allegedly breaking into a home of a mom she had met on Facebook and blasting everyone inside w [...]
Starbucks weighs quitting Facebook over hateful comments: report
Coffee giant Starbucks is reportedly weighing whether to leave Facebook over a deluge of hateful comments the company has gotten i [...]
Most Americans think social media has made US more divisive, poll reveals
A majority of Americans blame sites like Twitter and Facebook for dividing the country — even as around the same amount admit to [...]
Facebook oversight board co-chair says website wields ‘too much power’
A co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board that temporarily extended the ban against former President Donald Trump said Sunday tha [...]
‘Mukbang’ binge-eating videos are now illegal in China
The internet’s “mukbang” trend is toast.
China has made the decision to outlaw overt gluttony in public and on social media, w [...]
What is Twitter’s new ‘Tip Jar’ and how does it work?
Now you can send money to your favorite content creators on the platform, using services such as Venmo and PayPal.
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Twitter will ask users to review ‘offensive’ tweets before sharing
Will prompts make people play nicer?
In an effort to become a kinder social network, Twitter is testing a function that asks us [...]