Changes to Snapchat’s Payment Program Prompt Creator Exodus

Snapchat has tried to woo a lot of creators into making content on their platform for a while now, and the creation of Spotlight was a big part of this. Meant to be a response to TikTok’s growing popularity, Spotlight was also a way for content creators to earn a ton of money with Snapchat...

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Reddit introduces a short-form video feed that is quite similar to the TikTok and Reels of Instagram with a new video button available on the iOS app

TikTok is growing steadily and many other social platforms are getting inspired by the concepts of short form video, not only that they are also trying to copy such trends. For instance, Instagram introduced Reels after getting stimulated by TikTok 15-seconds videos and Snapchat rolled out the...

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Twitter brings a pause to its verification program, after accidentally verifying fake accounts

One social network that has always stood apart from all others is ‘Twitter’. While other social media platforms were busy in catering to informal socializing, Twitter came out and introduced itself as a platform where formal conversations, debates and discussions can be done. This allowed Twitter...

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Apple's CSAM proves its levels of audibility through the chief executive's interview

CSAM (child sexual abuse material) in terms of privacy has been a rather debatable topic for a while now with a clear argument on both sides. While Apple has dedicated to create a safe space for kids by initiating its Children Sexual Abuse Material detection program, it isn't a wonder that people...

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Illegal Streaming Sites Earn Over a Billion a Year in Ad Revenue

Piracy is a massive problem for most entertainment industries because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up reducing the amount of revenue they can earn from the content that they have created. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is...

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Facebook causes opposing research on Instagram algorithms to shut down

Victims have had too much and it is finally time to bring Facebook's misdemeanors to light. Facebook has quite a reputation for being the social media 'bully' as not one day passes without a piece of news regarding the platform's activities with none of them being quite positive. This time around,...

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Besides just WhatsApp, Facebook is also extending its encryption process to video and audio calls of Messenger and Direct Messages of Instagram to maintain the privacy of users

These days, people give more importance to the security of their data than anything else and many social media and messaging platforms are introducing the end-to-end (E2E) encryption technology to improve the privacy of users. Despite the strong opposition from the government and many other...

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