Mosseri confirms Instagram reduces video quality for posts that aren’t raking in views And the best quality goes to ‘creators who drive more views.’ cheyenne macdonald Mon, Oct 28, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters In an AMA this weekend, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared some insight into why some videos on the platform … Continue reading Mosseri confirms Instagram reduces video quality for posts that aren’t raking in views
Spotify is up and running again after a brief outage Listeners on Sunday reported that the app and website had stopped working. cheyenne macdonald Updated Sun, Sep 29, 2024 Spotify Spotify should be working normally again now after a few hours of service issues. The Spotify Status account posted on X Sunday afternoon … Continue reading Spotify confirms it’s having service issues and is working on a fix
Valve finally confirms its next game, Deadlock, with a bare-bones Steam page The not-so-secret upcoming multiplayer shooter is confirmed to be ‘in early development.’ cheyenne macdonald Sat, Aug 24, 2024 Valve It’s seemed like everyone this summer has been talking about Valve’s in-development MOBA shooter, Deadlock, except Valve itself. Thousands of people … Continue reading Valve finally confirms its next game, Deadlock, with a bare-bones Steam page
National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans’ social security numbers The billions of records stolen from the company had been leaked online mariella moon Sat, Aug 17, 2024 Glowimages via Getty Images A data dump that contains 2.7 billion records of personal information for people living in the US, including their … Continue reading National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans’ social security numbers
X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’ The move comes after nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes of the singer went viral last week. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, Jan 28, 2024 Reuters / Reuters X has confirmed it’s preventing users from searching Taylor Swift’s name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the … Continue reading X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’
Twitter confirms upcoming ad-supported and ad-free premium options Radek Zielinski / Oct 21, 2023 Twitter is poised to roll out multiple new subscription tiers in the coming weeks, according to owner Elon Musk. The move aims to boost revenue amid reports of declining ad sales since Musk’s takeover. Two Premium Options In an Oct. … Continue reading Twitter confirms upcoming ad-supported and ad-free premium options
Google Confirms Content Indexing Issues In Search by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 15, 2022 Google has confirmed issues with indexing new content and displaying that content in Google Search. Users need only do a search on the keyword “Google” — setting the tools criteria to the past hour — to identify the issue, which started … Continue reading Google Confirms Content Indexing Issues In Search
The experiment follows Instagram’s recent test to remove “Likes” on its platform. Amy Gesenhues on September 3, 2019 Facebook is following its efforts on Instagram and experimenting with removing “Like” counts from posts. The test was first spotted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. “Currently, with this unreleased feature, the like/reaction count is hidden from … Continue reading Facebook confirms it is considering removing “Like” counts
Ads placed in front of or beside unsafe content triggered a range of negative consumer reactions. Greg Sterling on October 31, 2018 Photo © Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com Brand safety has been an issue since the beginning of the internet. However in the past several years it has gained more importance and urgency, with incidents … Continue reading Study confirms brands’ worst fears about unsafe content
Google Takes Conservative GDPR Approach, Confirms Consent Before Targeting Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 31, 2018 Google continues to take a conservative approach on the European Union’s General Data Protection Privacy Regulations — and it seems to be paying off. While most companies have been scrambling to comply with GDPR, The Wall Street Journal … Continue reading Google Takes Conservative GDPR Approach, Confirms Consent Before Targeting Ads
