Twitter could remove like and retweet counts from posts in a move to create a ‘friendlier’ platform, according to the company’s new beta app. The social networking giant hit the headlines at yes…
Dis-Connect: Apple discontinues its music social network
Remember when Apple set up something of a social media network? Nope? No one else does, either. Just three years ago, Apple introduced Apple Music Connect, marketing it as “unique” and pro…
CEO calls Twitter unbiased, but slow in tackling fake news
Few sites must be more symptomatic of the problems of the post-truth era than Twitter. However, in an interview with CNN, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended controversial aspects of the social media…
President Trump could veto Elon Musk’s private plans for Tesla
The President’s new FIRRMA bill gives the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS) sharper teeth. This legislation may put a spanner in Elon Musk’s plans to take his company …
Social media sites add new features in celebration of Pride month
Popular social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have introduced new features in celebration of Pride month. Pride month is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community that takes place i…
Twitter has started taking a tougher stance on fake bots and online abuse
Popular social media website Twitter has said it is taking steps to address fake accounts that are often used to post spam, fakes news, or abuse as well as taking tougher action against online trolls.…
Have you seen Snapchat’s privacy video?
Privacy settings and personal data are both topics of conversation at the moment. It all started with Facebook and Instagram with the Cambridge Analytica disaster. Since then many other services such …
Blocked by Trump? He’s not allowed to do that
Yesterday. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald confirmed that while blocking the President’s access to his @realDonaldTrump account would be a violation of free speech, he may not block Twitter …
Twitter security alert: Have you changed your password?
Twitter issued a security alert to its 336 million users on Thursday urging them to change their passwords. This is the result of a bug that caused some of the passwords to be stored in an internal lo…
Twitter update: New timeline feature
Twitter has always marketed itself as a platform designed to help users to stay up to date with the news. A 2015 study found that nearly 9 in 10 Twitter users use the platform for news and 74% of thos…
Instagram testing a new ‘quote tweet’-style feature
It’s been long-awaited, but the newest Instagram feature is finally here in the style of “quote tweeting”. Thanks to the new ‘see post’ tab, users can now share the publi…
Twitteriffic for Mac has brand new features and updates
Just days after an announcement that Twitter is shutting down their official Twitter for Mac app, Twitterrific 5 has been released, with new profile details, a new design and more. The shut down of Tw…