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UK names its pick for social media ‘harms’ watchdog
The UK government has taken the next step in its grand policymaking challenge to tame the worst excesses of social…
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Africa Roundup: Trump’s Nigeria ban, Paga’s acquisition and raises — Fluterwave $35M, Sendy $20M
The first month of the new-year saw Africa enter the fray of U.S. politics. The Trump administration announced last week…
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Facebook’s video calling Portal devices add WhatsApp login, new features and content
Facebook is making its line of Portal-branded smart video calling devices more relevant to consumers, including those who don’t even…
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Snapchat Cameo edits your face into videos
Snapchat is preparing to launch a big new feature that uses your selfies to replace the faces of people in…
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Facebook says government demands for user data are at a record high
Facebook’s latest transparency report is out. The social media giant said the number of government demands for user data increased…
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Signal AI taps $25M for public data-based market intelligence that spots trends and risks
Media monitoring — where news sources and other public information outlets are scanned regularly for mentions of specific organizations —…
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Instagram launches a ‘creators’ account to encourage more… creation
Instagram deployed a new tool today that should help it continue to build a more viable alternative to YouTube for…
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Voter manipulation on social media now a global problem, report finds
New research by the Oxford Internet Institute has found that social media manipulation is getting worse, with rising numbers of…
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Meet Facebook’s latest fake
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a 35-year-old billionaire who keeps refusing to sit in front of international parliamentarians to answer questions…
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YouTube overhauls its problematic verification program
YouTube’s verification program is getting a massive overhaul, the company announced today, which will likely result in a number of…
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