Twitter Enlists Academic Researchers to Reduce Offensive Tweets
Twitter recently announced that it will enlist academic research groups to help in its project on conversation health. The researchers
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Facebook Reveals ‘Privacy Principles’ in Preparation for New Data Protection Laws
Facebook is taking more steps to improve privacy for its users. For the first time, the social media giant will
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Snapchat partners with 4 news discovery platforms to help push content beyond the app
Storyful, NewsWhip, SAM Desk and Tagboard will now be able to share Snapchat content via the app’s Story Kit API.
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Instagram launches Topic Channels in Explore, video chat in Direct & new camera effects
Instagram is now rolling out updates first announced at Facebook’s F8 Developers Conference in May. Last month, at the F8
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Twitter now removing 214% more spammy accounts YoY as it ramps up efforts against bad actors
After announcing it acquired Smyte to help improve safety initiatives, Twitter outlined new ways it is fighting malicious content and
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Facebook starts showing all ads a Page is running
Facebook Pages now include an ‘Info & Ads’ section listing all ads a Page has run across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
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Facebook enables marketers to set up app event tracking without having to add code
The Codeless Event Setup feature in Facebook’s SDK Marketing kit gives marketers a point-and-click tool to track app events. App
Read moreFacebook to limit weapon accessory ad targeting to users 18 & over
Starting June 21, advertisers promoting weapon accessories will have to restrict ad audiences to users 18 years and older. Starting
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Facebook updates Custom Audience list requirements to create more ad transparency
Facebook is making changes to the way advertisers manage their Custom Audience lists to give users more transparency about why
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Facebook takes fight against fake news to more countries & ups machine learning efforts around bad actors
The company announced a number of new initiatives to stop the spread of misinformation on the platform. Facebook is continuing
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