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Following two large outages last week, Instagram is attempting to provide greater insight into current malfunctions and issues, while also attempting to be more transparent about account-based actions such as breaching community standards and removing content directly off the app’s home screen. First and foremost, Instagram is experimenting with a new notification type that will provide users with information on …

Facebook is removing a number of location tracking tools as privacy regulations evolve Could this be just another victim of Apple’s recent data monitoring tweak in its iOS operating system? Meta is quietly changing the way it uses location services in Facebook, with the deprecation of several local features in the app including nearby friends, weather alerts, and location history. …

Twitter has begun live testing of a new feature that allows users to unfollow individual users. As part of its broader focus on giving users more control, Twitter today launched the first live test of its new process to remove specific followers from your audience, eliminating the need to block/unblock them. Participants in the new test will now be able …

Meta previews his work on advanced haptic gloves that would facilitate connection in the Metaverse This should excite those looking forward to an all-encompassing Metaverse experience, while also likely chilling expectations of when that next-level experience will become a reality. Today, Meta the company formerly known as Facebook shared some new insights into its work on developing haptic gloves that …

Snapchat wants to expand its e-commerce credentials with a big showcase of its evolving AR tools tied to Black Friday marking the start of the last shopping push of the year. Snapchat has partnered with a number of big-name brands on multiple AR-focused shopping initiatives, the largest of which is the “Snap Holiday Market,” the most immersive AR shopping experiences …

Instagram starts live testing of longer videos in Stories After being spotted during testing last month, Instagram has now officially launched a live test of 60-second videos in Stories, meaning longer video clips will no longer be broken up into 15-second segments and played across different Stories frames. As mentioned, last month app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi shared this message, which …

Twitter’s new NFT profile picture display option is one step closer. Some users will now be notified of the option in the app. As you can see in this screenshot posted by @flytip , some users are now being asked to add an NFT as a profile picture, which will then be displayed in a new hexagonal format, and provide …

How do I customize my YouTube channel visually and in terms of content? What image sizes do I need, where can I add text? We want to go through these and many other questions about the settings of your own YouTube channel with you step by step. The YouTube channel not only serves as a flagship for a company, but …

4 reasons why web videos are great Billions of videos are uploaded to the web every day. Getting involved isn’t worth it? Not correct! Four reasons why web videos are worthwhile. Web videos from your pocket quick and easy Do you have a smartphone? Good. You actually already have everything you need for a web video. Because a quick look …

Create a YouTube Channel The video platform, founded in 2005, is still the absolute leader in the field of video and now also in the field of music. 62% of all companies worldwide have their own YouTube channel. But how do you create your own channel? We explain how to create your own YouTube channel in simple steps. The YouTube …