Elon Musk’s X continues to take an uneven approach to government removal requests, with the platform suspending several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey, as the Turkish government looks to quell unrest. The recent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who’s considered to be the main political rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan’s, has…
Meta has announced a raft of updates for its Twitter clone Threads, including an option to add topics that you’re interested in to your profile, updated topic tagging for posts, reply controls, a video UI update and more. First off, after experimenting with the option over the last month or so, Threads has now officially…
Credit where credit’s due, in the past, I’ve criticized Elon Musk’s X for its lack of willingness to push back on information requests in nations where Musk’s other businesses are also seeking government favor. But this week, it’s countered that, by launching legal action against the Indian government over its use of expanded censorship powers…
After a series of delays in order to ensure compliance with EU’s more complex data usage rules, Meta has now announced the initial launch of its Meta AI chatbot to EU users. Though it will be a lesser form of the AI tools that are available to users outside the region. As per Meta: “It’s…
Okay, this might sound a little confusing to non-Reddit users. Reddit has announced that it’s making a change to its messaging options, by integrating its DM inbox into its Reddit Chat element. Yes, Reddit has two separate messaging-aligned functions. Reddit’s “Chat” tab, which it added back in 2023, is where you’ll find group discussions, and…
For those still confused as to why Meta and Mark Zuckerberg suddenly became fans of Donald Trump straight after the U.S. election, this context might help. This week, Meta was among a range of tech companies, including Google, Apple, and X, which co-signed a request for the U.S. Government to step in to help them…
A handy one for LinkedIn Premium members, with LinkedIn launching a new integration with Calendly that will enable easy meeting registrations via your LinkedIn profile. As you can see in this sequence, with the new Calendly partnership, Premium users can add a custom “Book and Appointment” button to their LinkedIn profile, which will then direct…
TikTok has announced an expanded launch of its AMBER Alerts system in the U.S., which will highlight missing kids in your local area within the app. As you can see in this example, with TikTok’s AMBER Alerts, users will be shown details of the missing child within their main feed, helping to highlight cases, and…
Note: If you’re using AI tools to create art, in any form, you don’t own the copyright to that work, which means that anybody can use it, for any purpose, if they choose, without giving you money or even credit. That’s been reinforced by a new ruling in the case of an AI poetry author…
Have you considered the potential of live video events on LinkedIn? It could be worth a thought. Overall video watch time on LinkedIn increased by 36% in 2024, while live video events in the app increased by 15.3% in Q4 alone. The trends point to this being a format that could help to boost your…
