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Twitter details how it reviews and enforces rules around hate speech, violence and harassment
Twitter has been under fire lately (slash always) for its methods to deal with harassment and abuse on its platform. In an effort to provide some insight into its thinking, Twitter has added some new articles to its help center that detail how the company reviews and enforces rules, as well as the factors it considers in its decision-making process. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/nZGvxn4H4Pc/
For the next six hours you can guide a robot through a web of miniature Reddit-themed escape rooms
Something weird is about to happen on Reddit. Starting at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, an AI-powered robot the size of a computer mouse will star in a live event that’s part reality show, part interactive puzzle and all an homage to the internet’s premier repository of dank memes. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/unJdOa6fQ7Q/
Twitter launches lower-cost subscription access to its data through new Premium APIs
Twitter tried to mend its relationship with developers earlier this year with the launch of a new API platform which focused on streamlining APIs and the promise of additional tiers of access. Twitter said it would offer free APIs for testing ideas, self-serve access, as well as paid access for increased functionality, in addition to its enterprise APIs. Today, Twitter is delivering on its… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/xCYm8NS81F0/
Facebook says Russia did try to meddle in Brexit vote
BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in which the tech giant admits, for the first time, that some Russia-linked accounts may have used its platform to try to interfere in the UK’s European Union referendum vote in June 2016. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/ZopNdBNztfM/
YouTube is now taking down more videos of known extremists — in major policy change
A spokeswoman told us YouTube has broadened its policy for taking down extremist content: Not just removing videos that directly preach hate or seek to incite violence but also removing other videos of named terrorists, unless the content is journalistic or educational in nature — such as news reports and documentaries. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/FZmxwqQHu7A/
Facebook launches collaborative Stories for Groups and Events
Facebook is combining its Snapchat Stories clone with features Snapchat can’t match. Starting today, users of Facebook Groups and Events will be able to contribute to a Facebook Story visible to the rest of the members and moderated by the admins. In essence, these collaborative Stories will work like a private hashtag so multiple people can add content but only those involved can see it. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/VfPN8sC2_04/
Facebook Stories replaces Messenger Day with synced cross-posting
Facebook is cleaning up the redundancy in its Snapchat Stories clones. Today Facebook is killing off the Messenger Day brand and merging the chat app’s stories feature with Facebook Stories. Now, just called “Stories,” 24-hour ephemeral posts in either Facebook or Messenger will appear in both apps, and viewing will be synced, too. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/bVGAZetzG5U/
Snapchat’s epic strategy flip-flop
It takes courage to say you were wrong about almost everything. But that’s what Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel did this week, and that’s what it will take to save Snapchat. From algorithmic feeds to partnerships to target markets to recruiting adults, Snap is planning a 180-degree turn across the board. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/wBfugaHwG-8/
Spotify expands merch to beauty products, sells out tickets for Who We Be
Spotify, the $16 billion digital music “startup” that is hotly tipped for an IPO, continues to lay the groundwork to diversify its platform beyond basic streaming. In the latest development, the company is going to start selling beauty products. Yes, you read that right, you can now buy makeup on Spotify. The new service is the latest expansion of Spotify’s partnership… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/NII6yeZJui8/
I watched 1,000 hours of YouTube Kids’ content and this is what happened…
What do you get if you endlessly recombine Spiderman and the Joker with Elsa from Frozen and lashings of product placement for junk food brands like McDonalds? Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/WsmdwvZND3A/
Imagining Instagram: Stories-first
Time spent by people watching Instagram Stories — which is temporary sharing with private replies — could someday significantly surpass time spent in the Instagram Feed, which is the permanent stream of photos and videos with comments. Although numbers comparing sharing and time spent between Stories and Feed are not available, there’s more to be done. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/Av_BsQE3UvY/
Instagram could let you follow hashtags soon
Instagram is testing a new feature with a small fraction of its user base. As spotted by Pippa Akram and The Next Web, some users can now search for a hashtag and follow this tag in particular. Ok this is new. What does this do @SimonSocialMM @BizPaul @NatalieTFG any ideas? I've followed 2 but can't find what that means!! pic.twitter.com/LlCBk4Wmfv — Pippa Akram… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/m0S-j60QydU/
Amazon expands its Influencer Program to include Twitter and Instagram, in addition to YouTube
Amazon is expanding its Influencer Program beyond YouTube to also include Twitter and Instagram, the company announced on Thursday. First launched into beta earlier this spring, the program initially targeted YouTube stars by offering them a way to make money from the products they promoted in their videos through an affiliate-like relationship with Amazon.
Many of today’s influencers… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/mdYaBBYnM98/
Facebook relaunches Events app as Facebook Local, adds bars and food
Bad news for Yelp and good news for nightlife lovers. When you want to go out, it doesn’t necessarily have to be to an event. So to help you discover bars, restaurants, and nearby attractions, Facebook is rebranding its standalone Events app as “Facebook Local”. Launching in the U.S. today on iOS and Android, Facebook Local combines events and permanent places to a single… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/ee2wTh_IHsY/
Twitch is finally releasing the nearly 30 million usernames associated with Justin.tv
Justin.tv, the life-streaming service that eventually grew into Twitch, was shut down back in 2014. Since then, many Twitch users have asked when the company would release the old Justin.tv usernames – requests that escalated after Twitch introduced the ability to change usernames earlier this year. As it turns out, Twitch is now doing just that. In an email sent confidentially to… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/FClP58HU-oI/
Facebook defends revenge porn pilot that has people upload nude images of themselves
Facebook Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis has clarified some things about how Facebook’s test pilot to combat revenge porn in Australia works. The strategy entails uploading your nude photos or videos to Messenger in order to help Facebook tag it as non-consensual explicit media. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/NVr-pD8Gmv0/
Essential Phone can now stream live to Facebook from the 360 camera add-on
The Essential Phone just got a camera software update that will allow owners of the device to broadcast live, 360-degree video right from the native camera app, provided they have the Essential 360 Camera, too. The update requires no extra software, and live streaming becomes available as soon as you snap the 360 camera onto the magnetic accessory port on the back of the Essential Phone.… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/EkEjLkP7FVo/
Facebook will teach the unemployed digital/social media skills in 30 cities
Facebook today announced Community Boost. Facebook tells me it’s investing tens of millions of dollars into the program that will travel to 30 cities around the U.S. in 2018. It will teach digital job skills to the unemployed, internet literacy to those just getting online, startup methodology to entrepreneurs and customer growth to small business owners. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/DRWdTZZoTRs/
Pinterest now lets you create sections within your boards to further tidy up ideas
Pinterest serves as a pretty good place for users who are looking to plan large-scale projects, like outfits for big events, home design or even life moments like a wedding or a 50th birthday party — and now the company is looking to make that even easier by introducing a more powerful way to keep those batches of ideas, well, tidy. Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/HJu-1gg8x_Q/
Facebook expands its Marketplace section with housing rentals
Facebook today announced its expanding its Marketplace listings section to include “hundreds of thousands” of housing rentals in a move that seems clearly designed to take on Craigslist. While users before could post their own apartment listings to this section, Facebook says it’s now partnering with sources like Apartment List and Zumper to pull in listings. These partners… Read MoreSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunch/social/~3/14io2IU-l_I/
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