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Google will start phasing out third-party cookies in weeks with new feature

Cookieless Targeting

Google is rolling out a new feature in January that will impact 1% of randomly selected Chrome users globally. Nicola Agius on December 14, 2023 Google will begin testing a new feature that restricts third-party cookies by default in the coming weeks. The Tracking Protection tool will be rolled out on January 4, 2024, to … Continue reading Google will start phasing out third-party cookies in weeks with new feature →

Twitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid feature

Twitter Security

Twitter opens its advertising platform to cannabis companies   Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service. The changes makes Twitter the first major social media platform to welcome cannabis ads within the United States. “Going forward, Twitter is allowing advertisers to promote … Continue reading Twitter is making text-based two-factor authentication a paid feature →

Netflix killed its Surprise Me button. Here’s why the shuffle-play feature never made much sense

Streaming Services

  By Mark Wilson February 15, 2023 With very little fanfare, Netflix has sunset a UX feature that was half a decade in development. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company’s Surprise Me feature, which played a randomized movie or show with the click of a button, has been discontinued due to low use. … Continue reading Netflix killed its Surprise Me button. Here’s why the shuffle-play feature never made much sense →

Instagram could be working on a paid verification feature

Instagram Verification

Instagram’s next feature might be a copy of BeReal   Karissa Bell @karissabe Instagram is testing a new feature called Candid Challenges, which bears a striking resemblance to BeReal, a photo sharing app popular among Gen. Z. The currently unreleased feature was spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer known for reverse engineering apps and finding … Continue reading Instagram could be working on a paid verification feature →

Twitter’s Community Notes feature starts rolling out globally

Twitter Community

Elon Musk’s texts with Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal detail tumultuous Twitter negotiations   Karissa Bell @karissabe A tranche of Elon Musk’s private messages have been made public as part of his ongoing lawsuit with Twitter. The messages, revealed in a court filing Thursday, shed new light on Musk’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with Twitter’s leadership, as … Continue reading Twitter’s Community Notes feature starts rolling out globally →

Firefox Turns On New Cookie-Blocking Feature

Cookieless Targeting

Firefox Turns On New Cookie-Blocking Feature by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, June 15, 2022 In its latest attempt to prevent online tracking, Mozilla has turned on a new cookie-blocking tool by default in the Firefox browser. The new tool, “Total Cookie Protection,” aims to prevent ad-tech companies from mingling data collected across websites by creating separate … Continue reading Firefox Turns On New Cookie-Blocking Feature →

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