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According to a Wall Street Journal article, Facebook, Google and Twitter have hired censorship teams to remove user posted content that German law prohibits. As of January 1, 2018 a new law in Germany puts tech companies that allow user posted content at risk of fines of up to...

Twitter is a platform that has always encouraged—perhaps unwittingly—competition in terms of user popularity. These days, fellow users of the social media platform will gauge your online status based on the number of likes your tweets generate, the number of times they are...

If you are starting to feel that the Facebook Messenger app seems to be too overloaded with features, then you are not the only one. Apparently, even Facebook’s vice president of messaging products David Marcus had to admit that, indeed, the app became too cluttered. In a blog...

Most accounts with significant follower numbers lost less than 3% of their following, although some lost up to 5%. Last week, Twitter made a grand gesture to show its commitment to improving the health of its platform by removing locked accounts from follower lists. The purge...

Shortly after CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the EU Parliament, Facebook shared multiple announcements outlining its safety and security efforts. Following Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the EU Parliament on Tuesday to address the company’s...

The company says it will use thousands of behavioral signals to filter search, replies and algorithmic recommendations. In its latest attempt to improve the health of its platform, Twitter says it will be modifying the way conversations happen based on the behavior and conduct of...

Along with its latest AR ad developments, Snapchat is rolling out goal-based bidding around conversions for e-commerce advertisers. During its earnings call for the first quarter of this year, Snapchat said one of its key priorities was to grow its online sales business. “In...

Tapping the shopping bag icon will display more details on the products featured on Instagram Stories from brands. Instagram is giving a select number of e-commerce brands a new feature to help with their e-commerce efforts on the platform. Starting today, certain advertiser...

After halting app reviews following the Cambridge Analytica crisis, Facebook is reopening its process — but will people trust the apps? After hitting the pause button on app reviews following the Cambridge Analytica firestorm, Facebook has announced that it is reopening the...

With more than half of its ad revenue now attributed to video, Twitter announces more than 30 video content deals at this year’s NewFronts event. Twitter is going all in on video at NewFronts this year, announcing more than 30 video content deals with a number of media...