Category: social

Instagram is testing personal fundraisers in the US, UK and Ireland

[ad_1] The personal fundraiser trial starts today on Android in those three countries and it’ll be available on iOS soon. If you’re 18 or older and you’re in an eligible country, you can get started by accessing the Add Fundraiser option from the Edit Profile settings. You’ll be asked to select a photo, fundraiser category […]

Twitter users on Android can now pin lists to their Home feeds

[ad_1] Lists have been a feature within Twitter for a long time, but they’re buried under menus, making them inconvenient to use. However, they can be a great way to find relevant information quickly now that they’re easily accessible. For example, a user could create a list of their favorite bands and quickly check if […]

Facebook’s rebuilt Messenger is a big step towards unifying its chat apps

[ad_1] In fact, Messenger’s engineers have been steadily stripping features out of it, like the Discover tab, which the company confirmed it was axing last week. (Separately, Facebook notes some features may be “temporarily unavailable,” but no word yet on which specific capabilities may be affected.) More importantly, the redesign lays important groundwork for other […]

Mark Zuckerberg still won’t ban ‘political’ ads from Facebook

[ad_1] He added that, while it may be easier for Facebook to “choose a different path,” it is more important to stand up for free speech and free expression. “We need to be careful about adopting more rules that can restrict what people can say,” he said. “I don’t think it’s right for politicians to […]

Instagram is helping users avoid phishing scams

[ad_1] The list displays security-related emails that instagram has sent within the past two weeks. A secondary tab lists emails that aren’t security-related, such as announcements about new features or direct message notifications. If you received an email from Instagram with a subject prompting you to change your password, for example, you could open up […]

Instagram’s Threads is compelling, but kind of creepy

[ad_1] On the surface, Threads is essentially an extension of Instagram’s Close Friends feature for Stories, which was introduced in 2018. Close Friends, in case you’re not familiar with it, lets you share pictures, videos and message only with groups of people you’ve carefully selected. In fact, if you haven’t created a Close Friends list […]

Facebook will test hiding ‘Likes’ on its own site

[ad_1] If you’re a Facebook user in Australia, this means that while your friends and family will still be able to like and add emoji reactions to your posts, they won’t be able to see how many others interacted with it. The same goes if you want to see how many people liked a post […]

Twitter now lets everyone on iOS pin lists to their Home timeline

[ad_1] As pictured above, Twitter has also added a fresh landing page for your lists, which shows a header image and more context about your customizable timelines, including the number of members and subscribers. If you’re using the iOS app, you can tweak your lists by simply tapping on your profile picture and then, in […]

Porn bots are now storming Twitter’s trending topics

[ad_1] One account Tweeted, “Marzia Pewds KickItOut Tusk Will Keane Irish Sea Phil Lynoott Chopra josh kroenke Lavazza Joe Sugg Dulux Nick Timothy Ben Unwin Amy Adams US Steel Little Brother USA Network Congrats Felix.” US Steel was trending on Twitter on Tuesday after reports that the company plans to lay off hundreds of workers […]

Instagram’s 'huge booty' problem keeps getting worse

[ad_1] There isn't a day when I don't come across comments from bots on Instagram. They're all over the place. But there's nothing they love more than to spam high-profile pages with millions of followers. Whether it's LeBron James, Kim Kardashian, ESPN or… [ad_2] Source link