Periscope says users can now add up to three guests as voice call-ins to a stream, “like a talkshow”, and is working on letting the guests share video
Our broadcasters don't just show you the world … Firstpost : Twitter's Periscope now lets you invite up to three guests to a live broadcast Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Periscope Adds Live...
Facebook says it will shut down its private photo-sharing app Moments on Feb. 25; users can export photos until May
time to save your pictures! Stephanie Mlot / Geek.com : Facebook to Discontinue Moments Photo-Sharing App Hagop Kavafian / Android Police : Facebook is retiring Moments, but you can still save your ph...
Facebook takes down 315 Pages, 152 accounts, 4 Groups, and 41 Instagram accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia
Top Takeaways Hillary Grigonis / Digital Trends : Nearly a million Facebook users followed these fake Russian accounts Chris White / The Daily Caller : Here's The Twist Facebook Says Russia Is Putting...
Instagram Shopping launches personalized Explore channel, expands Stories tags after testing them since June, and lets brands add a shopping bag icon to Stories
but here's how it's trying to woo window-shoppers in its current one Kaya Yurieff / CNNMoney : Instagram just made it a lot easier to shop on the app Robert Williams / Retail Dive : Instagram expands ...
Facebook expands fact-checking efforts to photos and videos, targeting those that are manipulated, out of context, or presented with false audio or text
Today, Facebook announced that it's … Paul Hill / Neowin : Facebook expands fact-checking to photos and videos in misinformation crackdown Cohen Coberly / TechSpot : Facebook is using AI to automatica...
Facebook closes down 19% after the disappointing user numbers and revenue growth projections, losing almost $120B in market value in a day
And Will Continue Ben Bajarin / Tech.pinions : Facebook's New Growth Narrative Dan Primack / Axios : Facebook's big fall WRAL TechWire : Facebook's bleak Thursday: Stock tumbles 18% as scandals take t...
Facebook says it's opening Watch to more types of content, including non-episodic long-form, in bid to capture YouTube stars, and is adding polls, quizzes, more
CNBC Hillary Grigonis / Digital Trends : New trivia game shows and video polls on Facebook turn viewers into participants Tim Peterson / Digiday : 'That's YouTube': Facebook opens Watch to all videos ...
WhatsApp refreshes Groups to let admins more easily manage their Groups and users more quickly catch up on missed messages, to better take on Telegram
Groups have been an important part … Surur / MSPoweruser : WhatsApp announce a number of new Group-related features David Cohen / Adweek : WhatsApp Introduced Several New Features for Groups Usman Qur...
Snap announces Snappables, AR lenses that use touch, motion, and facial expressions for single and multiplayer games, rolling out globally with new games weekly
Today, we're introducing Snappables … Kurt Wagner / Recode : Snapchat's new Spectacles show that Evan Spiegel is playing the long game Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair : Snapchat Stock Plunges After Announci...
Facebook to roll out new tool that lets users check if they Liked or followed Russia-linked accounts; users won't be able to check if they saw Russian ads
FACEBOOK IS BUILDING … Alex Hern / The Guardian : Facebook to tell users if they interacted with Russia's ‘troll army’ Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Facebook To Notify Users If They Liked A Fake Russian Acc...