social networking services
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Meta Proposes Making EU Users Pay If They Don’t Want to See Targeted Ads
Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products. Last month, a separate report…
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The Threads Web App Is Now Live
After rumours of an incoming web version of Meta’s struggling Twitter-clone Threads, the web app for the social media platform is now live. Beginning this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern, Threads users will be able to post, view their feed, and interact with Threads all from the comfort of their desktop. The release comes after…
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Olivia Rodrigo Unveils Instagram’s New Musical Carousel Feature
Capitalism may breed innovation, but Instagram is no stranger to ripping off TikTok. The social network’s newest feature is a rotating carousel of images set to music, delightfully similar to TikTok’s own. Instagram tapped zoomer singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo to use the feature to promote her new song “bad idea right?” on her profile, and announced…
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Threads Update Finally Brings a Proper Following Feed to the ‘Twitter Killer’ App
Threads users are asking for new feature updates and it seems Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking their opinions into account. The app’s update will include a “Following” feed and “Translations” which will register the original language and translate it to the language settings of the user reading it, Meta announced on Tuesday. The announcement…