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TikTok Fixes Missing ‘Filter Video Keywords’ Safety Setting
In July 2022, TikTok introduced a tool called Filter Video Keywords to let users block videos with words or hashtags they did not want to see. Cormac Keenan, Head of Trust and Safety at TikTok, described it as an important safety feature to “help viewers customize their viewing preferences and continue to have a safe…
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Mastodon Has Officially Retired the ‘Toot,’ Its Version of the Tweet
To the chagrin of many Mastodon users, the software’s developer has decided to formally retire the word “toot,” a term long used to describe posts on the decentralized social media service.
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Instagram Is Testing Story Links for All
Instagram is finally testing the ability for those of us without millions of followers to link people to outside content from Stories. The linking feature will be slightly different from the swipe-up methodology you currently see on your favourite influencer’s stories. Instead, it’s a sticker, so your pals can tap to visit the link in…
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Pass The Sick Bag: Emojis And Hashtags Are The New Public Displays Of Affection
Queensland University’s Creative Advertising lecturer, Michael Klaehn, says the word “love” was tweeted more than 2.5 billion times in the past year and today “it will be the hottest word on the Twitterscape, most likely paired with one of the top 10 global love Emojis or hashtags”. Vom.