Meta Loses Data Scraping Case, Highlighting the Need For Clarified Regulation in a Social Media Context
The legal parameters around online data scraping are once again set to be tested, with Meta losing a court battle to sue a data scraping company for taking Facebook and Instagram user data without permission. As reported by Ars Technica, last January, Meta launched legal action against a company called Bright Data over its scraping […]
Meta Launches New Teen Safety Measures To Limit Unwanted DM Contact
Meta’s looking to build on its teen user protections, with new default DM restrictions, which will further limit who can message teens in its apps, as well as new management tools for parents via its Family Center. First off, on DM restrictions. Building on its default DM controls for teens, which block adults that they […]
Instagram Now Lets You Opt-Out of Read Receipts for DMs
After announcing that it was coming last November, Instagram has this week rolled out the capacity for users to switch off read receipts for their DMs, so you can control when “Read” and “Seen” indicators appear (or don’t) for the sender within message streams. As you can see in this example, you can now switch […]
TikTok Adds New Cutout Option To Change the Background of Your Clips
TikTok’s added a handy new video editing tool which makes it easier to add an alternative background to your clips. As you can see in this example, shared by Jonah Manzano, the new “Cutout” editing option enables you to easily replace the background of your video with an alternative scene, by isolating the focus element […]
Is Threads Catching On? A Look at How the Most Followed X Profiles Are Engaging in the App
While the Threads community is slowly taking shape, which is further solidifying it as a viable alternative to Twitter/X, there are still some signs of growing pains, especially among certain interest areas, many of which are still yet to migrate across to the platform in any significant way. Which could be fine. Threads is already […]
New Report Shows TikTok Usage Is Rising Among Teen Users, While Snapchat Remains a Key Connector
Engagement trends, in all forms, are evolving, with more of us spending more of our time online, and interacting in new environments, be it in AR, VR, through AI-influenced means, and more. Each of which will likely have the biggest impact on the next generation of consumers, in defining how they engage with each other […]
Instagram Launches Live Test of New Flipside Alternative Engagement Space
After experimenting with it over the past few months, Instagram has now rolled out its new “Flipside” alternative profile option to a small subset of users. As you can see in these screenshots, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, Instagram’s “Flipside” option provides an alternative profile space which is only accessible to you and […]
X Is Testing a Dedicated Video Tab in the Lower Function Bar
X is looking to reinforce its new “video-first platform” approach, with a new media tab incoming, that will make it easier to discover the latest video content in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by X News Daily, X is working on a new video tab that’ll be located in the […]
Instagram Launches Live Test of New ‘Flipside’ Alternative Engagement Space
After experimenting with it over the past few months, Instagram has now rolled out its new “Flipside” alternative profile option to a small subset of users. As you can see in these screenshots, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, Instagram’s “Flipside” option provides an alternative profile space which is only accessible to you and […]
X is Testing a Dedicated Video Tab in the Lower Function Bar of the App
X is looking to reinforce its new “video-first platform” approach, with a new media tab incoming, that will make it easier to discover the latest video content in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by X News Daily, X is working on a new video tab that’ll be located in the […]