UK confirms social media ban for kids is coming – Meta, YouTube, and Snapchat respond
Keir Starmer says he won't compromise on children's safety, but Australia's experience shows bans are hard to enforce
New York City sues social media giants over youth mental health crisis
Lawsuit says algorithms keep kids hooked and anxious
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel takes a dig at Meta's history of copying Snapchat
Spiegel says he's now "VP Product @ Meta," jabbing at Zuckerberg's imitation strategy
Trolling 101 Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has taken a public jab at Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, updating his LinkedIn profile with an unexpected addition to his job titles. Alongside "loving husband and father of four boys," he now lists himself as "VP Product @ Meta." This tongue-in-cheek update clearly references Meta's history of replicating features that Snapchat first introduced.
EU demands information on content algorithms from YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok
They have barely six weeks to comply
Snapchat adds AI generated selfies called 'Dreams'
Snapchat "Dreams" uses selfies to create an AI model of yourself which you can place in different environments. To give Dreams a spin head to Memories within the app.
Hackers target unsecured Amex and Snapchat sites to steal user data
The new attack uses a not-so-new vulnerability that redirects users to fraudulent sites
Seagate and Snap blame economy for weak financial reports that crash shares
This is becoming depressingly familiar
Snapchat comes to the web after more than a decade of mobile exclusivity
Snapchat chatting and calling is now available on the web
Snapchat launches paid subscription service, but it doesn't remove ads
Snapchat will let you pay to beta test its new features
Snap is testing a paid subscription plan called Snapchat Plus
Reserving premium features for paying subscribers
TikTok ad revenue predicted to hit $11 billion this year, more than Twitter and Snapchat combined
It could rival YouTube by 2024
Social media platforms reportedly lost nearly $10 billion thanks to Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy
ATT effect on individual advertisers is unclear as they shift ad budgets to more effective platforms
Messaging Apps: Encrypted or not? WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord, Zoom, etc.
Using end-to-end encrypted messaging services can make this data inaccessible to third parties and protection from bad actors. So the question is, which popular messaging apps use end-to-end encryption?
Snap CEO is happy to pay the 30% Apple tax, says Snapchat wouldn't exist without the iPhone
Apple has some supporters within the tech world
Snap reveals TikTok-like feature called Spotlight, will offer $1M daily to the most popular creators
Copying TikTok as a feature
Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fact-checks all political ads
Perhaps Facebook will some day decide to copy this feature
I Deleted All My Social Accounts: Three Weeks Without Social Media
To say that a lot of people use social media is an understatement. At last count, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat had more than 3 billion active users combined. In a small experiment to find out just how much social networks impact our lives, I decided to disable all my accounts for three weeks to see what, if any, effect it has on my day to day.
Snapchat added 13 million new daily users in one quarter with a viral filter
The company is getting serious about its global expansion
Snapchat rolls out 'Snap Games,' an in-app social gaming platform
Naturally, there's a battle royale game in the mix
Snap is working on premium Spectacles with dual cameras, $350 price tag
Snap's rumored AR-enabled Spectacles could arrive by year's end
Snap's PR firm sues 'influencer' for failing to promote Spectacles
Despite being paid $45,000 upfront
Snapchat tries to attract more users by adding cat lenses
Cats remain indifferent toward the app
Snapchat goes all-in on original content push with Snap Originals
Each episode is vertically shot and runs about five minutes long
Facebook and Messenger's Stories feature passes 300 million daily users
Advertisers can now run ads in Stories
Data vandals changed New York City to 'Jewtropolis' on Snapchat maps and others
OSM says the label was corrected 20 days ago, but Mapbox didn't update its data in a timely manner